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Massive $5 million solar power system pays off for Australia’s largest free-range chicken farm – ABC News
This 10-million-bird chicken farm has slashed its power bill and reduced its CO2 emissions by 1,500 tonnes after installing one of agriculture’s most extensive…
The country’s biggest free-range meat chicken farm has slashed its power bill after installing one of agriculture’s most extensive solar and battery systems.
Key points:
- A large-scale free-range meat chicken farm has invested in extensive solar and battery systems
- It is also turning straw and manure from chicken sheds into profitable compost
- The investment group that owns the farm believes the sustainable model can be rolled out to all areas of agriculture
“Before we put the system in, our cost of…
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