Nestle opens 7,800-panel solar array above active cow pasture to power a quarter of factory

Nestle opens 7,800-panel solar array above active cow pasture to power a quarter of factory

Nestlé is trying an unusual energy setup in Bavaria. The arrangement includes a large bank of solar panels installed above a working cow pasture, with the electricity helping run a nearby factory, as Indux reported. What happened? Even with 7,800 panels spread across 11.7 acres, the land beside Nestlé's Biessenhofen nutrition factory is still meant to support grazing and hay production. Nestlé Germany said in a press release that the 4.5-megawat…