Bruce and Catrin Jones had made a major investment on renewable energy at Braich yr Alarch, near Clawddnewydd, only to see rapidly rising energy bills threaten ...
The Braich installation will generate more than 100,000 kilowatt hours of electricity a year, enough to power 25 homes, and is one of more than 100 farms Hafod have installed systems at across North and Mid Wales as well as in Cheshire, Shropshire and Staffordshire. A MASSIVE solar array on the roofs of a Denbighshire egg farm is keeping 30,000 hens happy and laying as energy prices soar. Bruce and Catrin Jones had made a major investment on renewable energy at Braich yr Alarch, near Clawddnewydd, only to see rapidly rising energy bills threaten the business. The team from Hafod Renewables braved a cold, wet December to install the new system at Braich yr Alarch in two weeks over Christmas so that it was up and running on January 1 and capable of providing up to 70 per cent of the farm’s power. A MASSIVE solar array on the roofs of a Denbighshire egg farm is keeping 30,000 hens happy and laying as energy prices soar. Bruce and Catrin Jones had made a major investment on renewable energy at Braich yr Alarch, near Clawddnewydd, only to see rapidly rising energy bills threaten the business.
David Jones, left, of Hafod Renewables, with Bruce and Catrin Jones at Braich yr Alarch. Pictures: Steve Rawlins.
A MASSIVE solar array on the roofs of a Denbighshire egg farm is keeping 30,000 hens happy and laying as energy prices soar. They have also taken on four extra staff and two vehicles in the past 12 months and set up a team in Gwynedd as well as increasingly operating across the border in Cheshire, Shropshire and Staffordshire. Bruce and Catrin Jones have made a major investment on the venture at Braich yr Alarch, near Clawddnewydd, only to see rapidly rising energy bills threaten the business. A MASSIVE solar array on the roofs of a Denbighshire egg farm is keeping 30,000 hens happy and laying as energy prices soar. “But the new solar system has cost us £80,000 and has been running for a few weeks but it will pay for itself in four years and it’s guaranteed for 25.” Bruce and Catrin Jones have made a major investment on the venture at Braich yr Alarch, near Clawddnewydd, only to see rapidly rising energy bills threaten the business.
Telus Corporation signed a 25-year power purchase agreement with Capital Power for the energy produced by the sheep-plus-solar installation in Alberta.
The installation in Alberta, owned by Capital Power, is located on 320 acres of leased land owned by the Town of Strathmore, and it consists of 109,174 LONGi bifacial solar panels mounted on a DuraTrack HZ v3 horizontal single-axes tracking system. The sheep will be kept in 1-5 acre paddocks via electric fencing, and will move throughout the site through a series of mapped out paddocks via adaptive multi-paddock grazing (a form of rotational grazing). This will ensure adequate grazing, trampling, and management of the grass. We have been practicing this on our 100 acre ranch for the past 4 years using a grid system and rotational grazing,” Janna said.