Microgrid Powers Indoor Farm to Deliver Reliable and Sustainable Food
Source: Schneider Electric Microgrid Team · SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC · | January 29, 2020
Source: Schneider Electric
Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, and Scale Microgrid Solutions, a vertically integrated distributed energy and microgrid platform, are working together to design, build and finance a microgrid for indoor farming pioneer Fifth Season. Scale Microgrid Solutions, will design, build, own, and operate the system for Fifth Season, utilizing its standardized microgrid modules. The microgrid will leverage Schneider Electric battery storage, switchgear, and advanced controls technology to deliver sustainable and dynamic energy management for Fifth Season's newest, highly autonomous vertical farm in Pittsburgh, PA.
Indoor vertical farms offer vast improvements compared to traditional agriculture – using zero pesticides, 95 percent less water and increased footprint productivity – but there are untapped opportunities to make them more productive, sustainable and energy efficient. The Fifth Season microgrid combines distributed energy resources, including a rooftop solar array, a battery energy storage system, a natural gas generator equipped with advanced emissions control technologies, and Fifth Season's precision agriculture platform to help the company reach its goal of efficiently producing 500,000 lbs. of local produce during the new facility's first year of full operation.
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Pratap Revuru
Director of Micro-Grid Solutions and Strategic Partnerships
Schneider Electric
pratap.revuru@se.com