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Add Battery Storage to Your Farm’s Existing Solar
Keep the daytime generation you currently export for pennies and use it when the farm needs it — through evening milking, overnight shed ventilation, milk cooling and water heating. Novalux retrofits AC-coupled storage to any existing farm solar system.
Commercial battery systems typically qualify for 100% capital allowances — a year-one tax deduction. Ask us for the figures for your business.
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Send us your site details and current solar setup. We respond within 24 hours.
WHY RETROFIT
Why livestock farms are adding storage now
Solar only pays while the sun is up — but milking, cooling and ventilation don’t stop when it sets. A battery lets your farm use its own energy around the clock, cut expensive grid import and keep stock safe when the network drops.
- Run evening milking on stored solar, not peak-rate grid import.
- Keep milk cooling, bulk tanks and cold stores running overnight on energy you generated that afternoon.
- Protect stock through power cuts — shed ventilation, water pumps and biosecurity keep running through outages.
- Stop exporting cheaply — store surplus generation instead of selling it back at a fraction of what you pay to import.
- Beat rising standing and red-band charges by shifting import away from the most expensive periods.
THE APPROACH
Retrofit to the solar you already have
Our AC-coupled systems add a battery to almost any existing installation without replacing your panels or inverter. We size storage to your generation profile and how the farm actually uses power across the day and seasons — including the evening milking peak. Where the grid is limited or absent, we design off-grid and hybrid systems with generator backup.
- A battery sized to your farm’s real load profile, not a generic figure.
- Nova AI energy management to optimise charge, discharge and tariff use automatically.
- Full support with your G99 / DNO paperwork.
- MCS-accredited installation by our own team — with no disruption to milking or feeding routines.
- A Quick Quote within 24 hours and a full technical proposal within 5 days of survey.
SMART ENERGY MANAGEMENT
Powered by Nova AI
Your battery is only as good as the intelligence running it. Nova AI is our energy management platform that turns your solar and storage into a self-optimising asset — automatically buying, storing and discharging energy against live tariffs and grid signals to earn its keep every day.
- Energy arbitrage — buy low, store, and use or sell when prices peak.
- Automated peak shaving and load shifting against your live tariff.
- Virtual power plant ready — access grid services and VPP trading revenue.
PROVEN ON FARMS
Delivered across working UK farms
Novalux delivered over 1MW of solar and 200kWh of battery storage across the R.S. Cockerill three-farm programme in Yorkshire, and an 81.27 kWp off-grid solar, battery and backup-generator system at Link Hall potato farm.
Novalux were always very transparent about how they were putting together proposal costings around our requirements. They were absolutely safe, and they didn’t disrupt our operations.
Sam Cockerill, R.S. Cockerill
QUESTIONS
Farm battery retrofit FAQs
Yes. Our AC-coupled retrofit works alongside your existing panels and inverter, whatever the brand.
Battery systems typically qualify as plant and machinery for capital allowances — often a 100% deduction in year one via the Annual Investment Allowance. We set out the exact position for your site in your proposal.
No. The battery installs alongside your existing system, and we plan the switchover around your routines. Most retrofits involve only a brief, scheduled changeover.
It depends on your generation and overnight use. We size every system individually after reviewing your consumption during the free survey.
Most commercial battery retrofits pay back in around 2 to 4 years, depending on tariff and usage. Your proposal shows the figures for your site.
GET STARTED
Get your farm battery quote
Send us your site details and current solar setup. We respond within 24 hours, with a full technical proposal within 5 days of a free site survey.