FREMONT, Calif., January 16, 2025 — Trinasolar, the global leader in photovoltaic (PV) modules and innovative energy solutions, is proud to announce the release of its new white paper TrinaPro Agrivoltaic Solutions: A Cost-effective Solar and Storage Solution for Agricultural Operations. This comprehensive paper serves as a critical resource to showcase the opportunity for agricultural producers to integrate renewable energy into their operations to reduce costs, strengthen resilience, and achieve environmental targets.

Energy Challenges, Market Trends, and ROI Analysis: Key Insights from White Paper

The white paper uses poultry operations as an example to demonstrate the benefits of a solar plus storage solution with a review of this sector’s current landscape of energy demand, costs, challenges, and risks. The poultry industry is one of the key drivers of the U.S. agricultural economy, supporting more than 168,000 farms across the country and generating a production value of more than $67 billion in 2023. However, this sector faces mounting challenges around rising energy costs, regulatory pressures for sustainability, and the constant need to maintain optimal conditions within poultry houses.

Recognizing these pressures, Trinasolar’s new white paper provides a detailed return on investment (ROI) analysis, incorporating federal incentives like the Investment Tax Credit (ITC) and Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) grants. The ROI analysis shows that a 250 kW solar PV system paired with a 200 kWh battery storage system can offset up to 91% of a poultry facility's energy usage with a payback period of approximately 8.6 years. In the white paper’s example system located in Southern Arkansas, this setup could save poultry operations more than $37,000 annually.

Additionally, with the growing risk of power outages due to extreme weather events, solar plus storage systems can provide an uninterrupted power supply (UPS), which is crucial for maintaining optimal conditions within poultry houses. Solar energy also significantly reduces the use of fossil fuels and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, aligning operations with sustainability goals and regulatory pressures for greener practices.

Beyond the energy challenges, market trends, and ROI analysis, the white paper explains how a TrinaPro Solution is a one-stop shop for system components and pre-engineering design. The total solution also leverages Trinasolar’s capacity as a highly bankable original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and its vast network of connections in the solar and financing sectors to identify investment and installation partners for end users.

“TrinaPro’s one-stop-shop approach enables us to offer agricultural producers streamlined procurement, widespread component compatibility, faster installations, and optimized system performance for maximum solar plus storage system value,” said Melissa Cavanagh, Marketing Manager for Trinasolar US.

Visit Trinasolar US at IPPE to Learn More

Trinasolar US will exhibit at the upcoming International Production and Processing Expo (IPPE), the world’s largest annual display of technology, equipment, supplies, and services used in egg, meat, and poultry production and processing. IPPE will occur at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, GA from January 28 – 30, 2025.

Trinasolar US invites attendees to visit booth #B39010, where our experts will be available to answer questions about setting up solar plus storage systems, tackling financial challenges, navigating grants and tax credits, and optimizing energy usage for poultry houses and other agricultural operations.

Download the White Paper

From family-run poultry farms to more extensive commercial operations, this resource is a practical guide for agricultural operations that walks through the planning, installation, and long-term benefits of a cost-effective solar plus storage solution.

To take a closer look at the numbers and installation details, click here to download Trinasolar’s newly released white paper, TrinaPro Agrivoltaic Solution: A Cost-Effective Solar Plus Storage Solution for Agricultural Operations.