Special: Low-cost solar electricity for self-consumption for farms

More and more farmers want to avoid rising energy costs by producing solar power for self-supply. How to do this, you can read in our special "Low cost PV for self-supply". It shows concepts and solutions for reducing operating costs on farms.

The demand for electricity on farms is growing. Automation has long since found its way onto agricultural estates. From milking robots and automatic feeding systems to electric heating and ventilation equipment - more and more power loads on farms are causing consumption to rise. In order to keep the resulting costs in check, it is possible to produce own electricity with the sun.

Also hedge against power outages

On the one hand, photovoltaics is now the cheapest way to generate electricity. On the other hand, storage and energy management offer the possibility of even operating the agricultural business almost self-sufficiently - by day and by night, in summer and in winter. In addition, farmers are given the opportunity to insure themselves against power outages.

Tips for self-sufficiency

How such concepts of self-supply with solar power can look like, which advantages they have and what you should pay attention to when planning and designing the systems, you can read in the new special "Low cost PV for self-supply", which the editorial team of the online magazine pv Europe, the trade magazine photovoltaik and the German Agricultural Society (DLG) has created. Here you will also find tips on how to drive self-supply upwards - also in combination with electric mobility on farms.