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. The R Brush Farms 129.8 kW project in Blenheim is an example of a building-roof installation supporting a greenhouse operation — the modules sit on the adjacent processing building roofline.
Key points
What this means in practice.
- Greenhouse roofing is typically transparent or translucent — not a candidate surface for solar modules
- Adjacent buildings — packing houses, processing facilities, headhouses, workshops — frequently have suitable roof area
- Ground-mount installations are often the best option for greenhouse operations with available land
- The R Brush Farms 129.8 kW project in Blenheim demonstrates building-roof solar supporting a greenhouse operation
- The R Brush Farms modules sit on the adjacent processing building roofline — not on the greenhouse itself
- Available land adjacent to greenhouse structures is assessed as part of the site evaluation
When this applies
Best-fit environments.
- You operate a greenhouse facility and want to understand whether solar can be installed on or adjacent to your structures
- You have been told solar is not possible for greenhouse operations because of the roof material and want to understand the alternatives
- You have adjacent processing buildings or outbuildings and want to understand whether they are suitable solar surfaces
- You have available land adjacent to your greenhouse and want to understand ground-mount solar as an option
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