Toasty Turkeys Solar Ventilation Make-up Air for MN Turkey Industry

Rural Alliance 2330 Dancing Wind Rd. SW, Ste 2 Pine River, MN 56474

The Value of Transpired Solar Air Heat for Commercial and Agricultural Applications

Photos Courtesy of Solarwall What is transpired air? How does it work? Schematic Courtesy of Dept. of Energy Typical temperature rise is 20-70°F

• Heats fresh air 30-70°F on sunny days • Improves by filtering out • Low Maintenance with typical lifespan of 30+ years • De-stratify industrial space for additional energy savings • Can also be used for process drying • Building integrated with a variety of colors available  Close-up of perforated metal cladding MN Turkey Industry • Nation’s largest producer of Turkeys • 250 turkey farms • 46 million birds per year • 2 billion dollar industry • Second largest producer in nation: N. Carolina • Barn temps relatively for max. production • Huge ventilation loads for animal health • Huge propane bills Annual heating degree-days

Prime area due to long winters Energy delivered by solar collector

Good area due to the amount of sunshine Payback Period Who wants to partner with this? Project info:

 Install and monitor a transpired air system on a regional turkey barn in 2014

Project goal:

 Demonstrate the effectiveness of transpired air systems in saving turkey producers on their heating bills while also meeting the fresh air needs of the birds Producer Description:

Located in Becker, Otter Tail, Hubbard, Cass, Wadena, Morrison, Crow Wing or Todd counties

 Willing, eager, and cooperative participant

 Appropriate building and solar site

 Introducing Eddy Max and Velo Farms Results very encouraging!

Data acquisition ongoing! Thank you for your support and interest!