Tesla Energy, through its Tesla Power Walls Solution will power Affinor Growers’ operations in Vancouver, British Columbia; which focus on vertical farming technologies to grow fruits, vegetables and cannabis.
Firstly, Affinor Growers was the one who chose Tesla as its supplier for the solar system, in order to offset electrical consumption; and also lowering operations costs throughout the year.
Secondly, the company’s 15,000 sq ft greenhouse vertical farming site in the region is scheduled for lettuce and strawberry production this summer. It is also waiting for a license from Health Canada for cannabis micro cultivation, within a walled off section of the greenhouse.
Thirdly, Tesla Power Walls will provide the electricity for the greenhouse vertical farm; and also with the water irrigation system; it will continuous power during outages so watering cycles will not fail and crop loss risk is minimized.
Moreover, the choosing of Tesla energy as the power provider came as the company continues to grow across Canada; and as it works toward full ESG compliance. The company is indeed feeding British Columbia with automated vertical farming technology.
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Tesla Energy to push sustainability of Affinor Growers
In addition, with Tesla’s alternative energy products, Affinor Growers will also push its composting technology for onsite soil remediation.
Furthermore, the whole solution from Tesla Energy; which includes solar panels as well as a battery storage system, will be installed in Affinor Growers’ site by Terratek Energy Solutions. This company is the approved and exclusive supplier of Tesla in British Columbia.
In fact, all of its staff is registered as electrical journeymen and apprentices; also, they are LEED Accredited Professionals; Certified Energy Managers and members of the Applied Science Technologists & Technicians of British Columbia.
On the other hand, Nick Brusatore, Affinor Growers CEO, said. “This vision of sustainability through combined technology is an honor to be part of. Our Abbotsford operation is the culmination of decades of research and technology development.”
Finally, he concluded. “I believe we are finally getting to the core and addressing the true economics required for sustainable, automated, mass production of food and plants.”
