We just completed a great install at our first solar thermal dairy in Ada County – Idaho. The installation went great and was accomplished in 4 days construction time. The 18 solar panels are mounted on the roof of the milk barn.
When we were doing our performance testing we were able to heat the solar water up to 195 degrees both days of our performance testing. We also improved the efficiency of the free heater and the milk chilling operation was reduced be 2 hours per day of chilling time.
The dairy is pleased with the performance of the system. We look forward to installing more of these commercial installs helping Idaho business and employing Idaho folks with living wage jobs that create long term business success.
