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Why retrofit
Why livestock farms are adding storage now.
Evening milking on stored solar.
Not peak-rate grid import — the afternoon generation carries the parlour.
Overnight cooling covered.
Milk cooling, bulk tanks and cold stores run 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 charges.
Shift import away from standing and red-band periods — the most expensive electricity you buy.
Up to 100% year-one tax relief.
Qualifying plant typically attracts up to 100% first-year relief through capital allowances — your accountant confirms the treatment; our proposals itemise the equipment.
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The approach
Retrofit to the solar you already have.
- AC-coupled retrofit to almost any existing installation — panels and inverter stay.
- Battery sized to your farm’s real load profile across the day and seasons, including the evening milking peak — not a generic figure.
- Off-grid and hybrid designs with generator backup where the grid is limited or absent.
- Nova AI energy management optimises charge, discharge and tariff use automatically.
- Full support with G99 / DNO paperwork; MCS-accredited installation with no disruption to milking or feeding routines.
Nova AI
Your battery is only as good as the intelligence running it.
Nova AI is our energy-management platform. Every 30 minutes it makes the call for your battery — buy energy while it’s cheap, use it, store it, or sell it against live tariffs and grid signals — so the system earns its keep every day without anyone touching it.
- 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 revenue.
Proof
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, an 81.27 kWp off-grid solar, battery and backup-generator system at Link Hall potato farm, and a 417.6 kWp grain-store system with 250kW / 276kWh of storage integrated with the site's existing generator.
Questions
The questions asked before every retrofit.
Can I add a battery without replacing my solar panels?
Yes. Our AC-coupled systems add a battery to almost any existing farm 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.
What about sites with weak or no grid connection?
Where the grid is limited or absent, we design off-grid and hybrid systems with generator backup — like the 81.27 kWp off-grid solar, battery and generator system we delivered at Link Hall potato farm.
Will installation disrupt milking or feeding routines?
No. Installation is MCS-accredited, planned around your routines, and typically complete in around 2 weeks for a retrofit.
What is the payback period?
Commercial solar-plus-battery systems typically pay back in 2–5 years. Your Quick Quote includes 25-year cashflow and the payback figures for your farm.