Hybrid Solar Power at HoogeKraal Boedery: A 121 kWp Success for the dairy farm
Nestled in South Africa’s Western Cape, HoogeKraal Boedery, a thriving dairy farm, grappled with power shortages and soaring energy costs.
Seeking a solution, they partnered with Specialized Solar Systems commercial team and implemented a hybrid solar system, featuring a commercial hybrid solar system with a 100 kVA HPS Attess inverter, 2,427.8 square meters of ground-mounted Canadian solar panels with a solar array of 122.85 kWp, and 80 units of available storage capacity.
This innovative energy landscape ensures not just power but also reliability, affordability, and sustainability for the farm’s vital operations.
| Project Name | HoogeKraal Boedery |
| Country and Province | South Africa, Western Cape |
| Location | Hoekwil, WC |
| System Type | Hybrid system |
| Inverter Type | 100 kVA HPS Attess |
| kWp | 122.85 |
| Storage (kWh) | 80 |
| Panel Mount Position | Ground Mount 2: 427.8 Square metres |
| Problems faced by Client | Power shortages & cost-related issues, while their dairy farming business value proposition requires constant, reliable and affordable power supply |
| Solution Provided | Specialized Solar Systems proposed 121 kWp Hybrid system System metrics: Module DC 122.9kW kW and Inverter AC 100 kW |
| System Description | 100kVA Atess 120KWP 100/80 FW Canadian Solar, CS3W-455MS (1000V) (2022) (455W) 270 (122.9kW) |
| System average annual energy production (MWh) | 206.9 |
| System Payback Period | 5.45 |
| System Life span (Years) | 20 |
| Annual Carbon dioxide Savings (tons) | 148.968 |
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