What is a solar photovoltaic power station?
A photovoltaic power station uses solar panels to convert sunlight into electricity, providing power to homes, businesses, farms, and cities.
Why should farms use solar photovoltaic power station?
1. Areas with unstable power grids or power shortages: In areas with incomplete grid infrastructure, unstable power supply, or even frequent power outages, solar photovoltaic power stations can provide a reliable source of electricity.
2. Remote areas and off-grid users: For villages, farms, islands, mountainous areas, and other areas far from the power grid, laying transmission lines is prohibitively expensive. Solar photovoltaic power stations are the optimal power supply solution for achieving energy independence.
Retech’s photovoltaic power generation solution for a 30,000 laying chicken house
Benefits of installing a solar photovoltaic power station on a poultry farm
1. Environmental protection and energy saving
Photovoltaic power generation is a clean, renewable energy source that produces no pollutants or greenhouse gases, helping to reduce environmental damage and aligning with the principles of sustainable development in modern society. Furthermore, it can effectively reduce fossil fuel consumption, lowering energy costs for poultry farms and improving economic efficiency.
2. Generate additional income
By selling excess photovoltaic power to power grid companies, chicken farms can generate additional revenue. This not only increases revenue streams for chicken farms but also helps improve overall operational efficiency.
3. Resource complementarity
Chicken farms typically occupy large plots of land with ample sunlight, making them suitable for installing photovoltaic panels. This allows them to utilize solar power while also achieving dual land utilization, improving the overall efficiency of the land.
4. Policy support
Many regions provide policy support and subsidies for solar power system. Chicken farms installing photovoltaic systems are expected to receive relevant subsidies and preferential policies, further reducing investment costs and increasing returns.
5. Regulate indoor temperature
While photovoltaic panels absorb sunlight and convert it into electricity, they can also effectively regulate indoor temperature, keeping poultry warm in winter and cooling them in summer, creating a comfortable environment for their poultry.
These benefits make photovoltaic power generation an ideal energy source for chicken farms.
When setting up photovoltaic equipment on a farm, ensure that the equipment is 1 to 1.8 meters above the roof. The advantages of this approach are:
1. This height allows the photovoltaic panels to receive better sunlight;
2. It ensures sufficient ventilation space beneath the power plant.
3. Consider installing auxiliary equipment such as water tanks beneath the power plant to lower the ambient temperature through water evaporation, further enhancing the cooling effect.
4. It facilitates cleaning and maintenance, preventing dust and debris from clogging the vents and affecting ventilation.
Solar Power Generation System + Poultry Farming
Photovoltaic Hybrid Solar System farms, as an innovative model that combines agriculture with photovoltaic power generation, not only provide farmers with a reliable source of income but also bring numerous benefits to agricultural production. After gaining a deeper understanding of the advantages of photovoltaic farms, let’s explore how much income solar power can generate for farmers.
1. Reduced Farming Costs and Improved Economic Efficiency
1.1 Energy Savings
Photovoltaic panels can directly power the chicken house’s lighting, ventilation, temperature control (such as fans and water curtains), and other equipment, reducing reliance on grid power. This can significantly reduce electricity bills, especially in large-scale farming operations. Excess electricity can be connected to the grid for additional revenue. (Refer to local electricity prices for calculations.)
1.2. Reduced Farming Inputs
When chickens roam beneath photovoltaic panels, they can eat weeds and insects, reducing manual weeding and pesticide use, and lowering farming costs other than feed. Furthermore, chicken manure naturally fertilizes the fields and provides nutrients for vegetation surrounding the panels, creating an ecological cycle.
1.3. Increased Product Added Value
Photovoltaic farming models are often integrated with green, ecological, and zero-carbon concepts. The resulting “photovoltaic chickens” and “photovoltaic eggs” are more easily accepted in the market, creating distinctive brands and increasing sales prices.
2. Environmental Protection, Supporting Sustainable Development
2.1. Energy Saving and Emission Reduction
Photovoltaic panels replace traditional thermal power generation, reducing the consumption of fossil fuels such as coal, and lowering emissions of pollutants such as carbon dioxide and sulfur dioxide, aligning with the development trend of green agriculture.
2.2 Intensive Land Utilization
Achieving “rooftop power generation and under-shed farming” on the same plot of land improves land utilization. This is particularly suitable for areas with limited land resources and avoids competition between photovoltaic power stations and livestock farming.
2.3 Circular Ecological Chain
Chicken manure can be used as organic fertilizer for surrounding crops or vegetation. Photovoltaic panels block sunlight and reduce water evaporation, promoting vegetation growth. This creates a virtuous ecological cycle of “power generation – breeding – planting,” reducing environmental pollution.
Looking for reliable solar photovoltaic power generation solutions and chicken farming equipment for poultry farms? Contact Retech!
Email: director@retechfarming.com
Post time: Oct-24-2025
