5 degrees.What's the lowest temperature anyone is getting the milk into the tank? Through an ice builder
My PR department will be releasing a statement in due courseSame, around 5 degrees with Ice builder and bore hole water through the plate cooler. @pellow a little birdie said youight be going back in to milking?
Do you have 3 phase at the pole.Thanks for the replies, just trying to work out what's possible, and calculate energy use for the cooling. I'd like to use solar panels to run the ice builder but Western power say I can only feed 4KW into the grid
My PR department will be releasing a statement in due course
We have decent 3 phase and they only allowed us 28kw of solar. Still worth doing. You can put in more panels and limit the amount you export to the 4kw by tech, battery storage or simply not connecting to the grid.Do you have 3 phase at the pole.
In. The long term I don't see how a farm will manage without so bite the bullet now. Your export then will probably be 100kw ish
We have decent 3 phase and they only allowed us 28kw of solar. Still worth doing. You can put in more panels and limit the amount you export to the 4kw by tech, battery storage or simply not connecting to the grid.
never been convinced that ice building on solar in the heat of the day is the right thing to
Because it's heat transfer it's remarkably efficient.Anyone actually just worked out if cooling the milk in the tank is any cheaper? Surely cooling water to then cool milk must take more energy than just cooling milk?
Yes but surely that only matters on the first milking as the next three the milk in the tank will act as an ice builder? so the savings are negligibleBecause it's heat transfer it's remarkably efficient.
Plus the electricity is economy 7.
Making ice to cool milk at another time would be far more efficient than a conventional battery. It's probably the most efficient battery if cooling is what you need.
No you need a refresher course on thermodynamics.Yes but surely that only matters on the first milking as the next three the milk in the tank will act as an ice builder? so the savings are negligible
Yep, got heat recovery on the last grant scheme. Got 3 compressors connected. Water is usually about 60 degrees, which we use to fill wash boilers.Anyone recover the heat pulled from cooling milk? I had a renewables engineer here recently and apparently milk source heat pump is a viable thing. Recover the heat from the milk to produce plenty of hot water for your wash down....
When is the big announcement? Will it get mentioned it the queen's speech!?My PR department will be releasing a statement in due course
I have not spoken directly to her Majesty regarding my plansWhen is the big announcement? Will it get mentioned it the queen's speech!?