The future of farms is electric. This report details current wind and solar power innovations that are helping transform farms from energy users into renewable-energy generators. It covers the challenges of transitioning farms from centralized power generation to...
Month: May 2021
Minnick Farm
From Leasing to Wind Farms to Owning His Own Cosmos, Minnesota (USA), sits along the South Fork of the Crow River. Grain is the lifeblood of the small city, having been founded in 1867 by a pair of wheat farmers. With 1,500 acres of grain and seed in production, the...
Isle of Harris
Tamed Wind Energy for Microgrids The West Harris Community Centre sits in the heart of Horgabost on the Isle of Harris in the Scottish Islands (UK). In 2016, Eocycle installed an EOX M-21 (100kW) wind turbine here to satisfy local electricity consumption. The grid in...
Enersol
Giving Solar a Boost Based in Battice, Belgium, Enersol specializes in renewable distributed energy resources (photovoltaic, solar thermal and now distributed wind), delivering clean electricity to residential, commercial and agricultural markets. Their headquarters...
DEME Dredging
Making the Best of Low Winds 2016 had been a measly wind year: the annual wind index showed a 20% below-long-term-average value. The Eocycle EOX M-21 (100kW) at the DEME Group headquarters in Zwijndrecht (Belgium) made the most of it though. With an average wind speed...
Port of Oostende
Delivering Wind Power to Offshore Wind Plants The Port of Oostende in Belgium has become a leading wind energy hub, providing training and accommodation for maintenance crews and serving as a sail-out port for the installation of offshore farms in the North Sea. In a...
Pratt Hatchery
Matching the Agricultural Load with Wind Pratt runs a poultry hatchery in West-Flanders (Hulste, Belgium). The chicks are bred at a controlled room temperature with continuous ventilation—which consumes a significant amount of electricity. To run their farm in the...
Champion Valley Feedyard
A Cattle Operation with Two Goals Erick Farmer owns and operates Champion Valley Feedyard in Yuma, Colorado (USA). He’s always looking for ways to cut costs and improve his business operations. He’s also looking for ways to be more sustainable, since his customers are...
