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Is solar electricity a good option for tillage farmers?

Published: Aug. 26, 2022, 5:19 a.m.

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Solar electricity from Photo Voltaic (PV) panels can be suitable for tillage farmers who are using a lot of energy such as potato or grain stores and on this week\\u2019s Tillage Edge podcast, Barry Caslin, a Bioenergy Specialist in Teagasc, discusses how PV can be useful to tillage farmers.

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Barry explains that to get the best from these systems, self-use of the generated electricity will give the best paybacks.

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Barry also chats through figures on the capital outlay, expected outputs and paybacks.

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