PHNXX deployed modular solar power and battery storage to power four Vegeponics grow containers in Singapore, reducing reliance on grid electricity while supporting continuous farm operations. Installed in just four days with no civil works, the system delivers approximately US$75,600 in annual energy savings.
Vertical farming enables fresh produce to be grown close to where it is consumed, but maintaining controlled growing environments creates significant and continuous energy demand.
For container farms, energy can account for 70–80% of operating costs, making electricity one of the biggest factors affecting commercial viability.
Vegeponics also operates its modular grow containers on leased land, where investing in permanent energy infrastructure often does not make commercial sense. A fixed installation can require significant upfront investment while limiting the flexibility to relocate or scale the farm as site requirements change.
The solution therefore needed to reduce energy costs, support continuous farm loads and avoid the need for permanent infrastructure and lengthy civil works.
The live Singapore deployment is delivering approximately US$75,600 in annual energy savings across the four grow containers.
For each S70i-SG system supporting two grow containers, the reference configuration delivers:
These figures are based on the performance of one S70i-SG system supporting two grow containers. The live site operates two systems across four grow containers.
The Singapore deployment demonstrates how modular energy infrastructure can support the changing needs of controlled-environment agriculture.
By combining solar generation and battery storage in a rapidly deployable system, Vegeponics can reduce its exposure to grid energy costs without committing to permanent infrastructure on leased land.
As the farm expands or relocates, its energy infrastructure can move and scale with it — bringing the flexibility of modular power to modular food production.
Singapore reference case based on solar energy at US$0.02/kWh compared with grid electricity at US$0.29/kWh. Actual results vary by site and load.