{"id":116518,"date":"2014-03-24T10:19:34","date_gmt":"2014-03-24T09:19:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sma-sunny.com\/?p=116518"},"modified":"2020-12-23T12:13:43","modified_gmt":"2020-12-23T11:13:43","slug":"raise-a-glass-of-cider-three-cheers-to-solar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sma-sunny.com\/us\/raise-a-glass-of-cider-three-cheers-to-solar\/","title":{"rendered":"Raise a glass of cider \u2013 three cheers to solar!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Orchards come in a variety shapes and sizes, but few knew they also come in the form of a solar system. Outside of Bridport, Vermont, this new style of orchard is harvesting power from the sun for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.woodchuck.com\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Woodchuck Hard Cider<\/a>, offsetting between 10-15 percent of their power demands.<!--more--><\/p>\n<h5><b>Keeping tabs on the sun<\/b><\/h5>\n<div id=\"attachment_6387\" style=\"width: 272px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sma-sunny.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/image4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6387\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6387 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sma-sunny.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/image4.jpg\" alt=\"Crews prepare the third of 26 AllSun Trackers for installation.\" width=\"262\" height=\"196\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 262px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 262\/196;\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6387\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Crews prepare the third of 26 AllSun Trackers for installation.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This orchard\u2019s got moves\u2014moves that follow the sun. The more than 245,000 kWh of energy produced comes from 26 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.allearthrenewables.com\/our-product\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AllSun Trackers<\/a> from Vermont\u2019s-own <a href=\"http:\/\/www.allearthrenewables.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">All Earth Renewables<\/a>, producing up to 45 percent higher energy\u00a0yields than fixed array.<\/p>\n<p>The trackers used 624 solar modules and 26 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sma-america.com\/en_US\/products\/grid-tied-inverters\/sunny-boy\/sunny-boy-5000-us-6000-us-7000-us-8000-us.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sunny Boy 6000-US<\/a> inverters, one for each AllSun Tracker. Mounting an inverter with each tracker allows AER increased site design flexibility and maximum system efficiency.<\/p>\n<h5><b>Making hay with solar<\/b><\/h5>\n<p>Open area around Woodchuck\u2019s cider factory is scarce at best, so they looked for neighbors with open land to partner with when they got serious about solar. The site is approximately 10 miles from the cider factory on land owned by a longtime dairy farmer. The 1.5 acres of open dairy pasture used for the solar orchard is a key aspect of land-use diversification that many Vermont farmers are now interested in.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6388\" style=\"width: 272px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sma-sunny.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/photo-21.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6388\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6388 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sma-sunny.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/photo-21.jpg\" alt=\"Flat during daytime peak sun, the trackers significantly increase energy yields.\" width=\"262\" height=\"196\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 262px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 262\/196;\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6388\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Flat during daytime peak sun, the trackers significantly increase energy yields.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Despite having a 149 kW solar system now sitting on part of the farm, the land will continue to be used for hay, serving dual uses and maximizing its useful capacity.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about the solar orchard or Woodchuck Hard Cider\u2019s other renewable energy endeavors, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.woodchuck.com\/blog\/new-woodchuck-orchard-harvests-the-sun\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">visit their blog<\/a>. 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