Power Empowers Technology-Driven Agriculture for a Bumper Harvest
Power Empowers Technology-Driven Agriculture for a Bumper Harvest Energy Central
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Power Empowers Technology-Driven Agriculture for a Bumper Harvest
NINGBO, China, Aug. 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ —
On the morning of August 4th, staff from the State Grid Zhejiang Electric Power Ningbo Zhenhai District Power Supply Company visited the Prosperity Fruit and Vegetable Test Demonstration Base in Zhuangshi Subdistrict, Zhenhai District, Ningbo, providing “one-on-one” electricity services to ensure the smooth operation of the farm’s intelligent equipment. Under the care of modern technology, organic vegetables and fruits grow, develop, and yield abundantly, meeting the high-quality needs of the market “vegetable basket”.
Walking through every corner of Prosperity Farm, one can feel the strong presence of technology. Around 2000, the farm began promoting pollution-free planting. In 2012, it introduced intelligent facilities and equipment such as smart drip irrigation control systems, temperature and humidity control systems, and soil testing labs. In 2019, an intelligent IoT system was officially put into use, integrating all fruit and vegetable greenhouses into a cloud platform for management.
Besides Prosperity Farm, it’s not uncommon to see farms across Zhenhai’s vast fields fully implementing intelligent processes for fertilization, irrigation, temperature control, and humidity regulation. Smart agriculture has undoubtedly become the “locomotive” for modern agricultural development, with reliable power support being crucial. The State Grid Zhejiang Electric Power Ningbo Zhenhai District Power Supply Company has deployed a combination of measures to support agriculture precisely, injecting strong momentum into agricultural modernization with robust electricity supply.
To ensure reliable power supply in the region, the State Grid Zhejiang Electric Power Ningbo Zhenhai District Power Supply Company combined urban power grid upgrades with beautiful countryside construction. Over the past three years, they added 379.29 kilometers of 10 kV medium-voltage lines, 654 new public transformers, and installed 278 new intelligent switches, effectively automating over 99% of cable lines, providing strong power support for local economic development and rural revitalization.
Focusing on agriculture, rural areas, and farmers, the company has taken targeted actions to promote the comprehensive upgrading of agriculture, comprehensive progress of rural areas, continuously delivering the driving force of prosperity to farmers.
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SDGs, Targets, and Indicators
| SDGs | Targets | Indicators |
|---|---|---|
| SDG 2: Zero Hunger | 2.4: By 2030, ensure sustainable food production systems and implement resilient agricultural practices that increase productivity and production, that help maintain ecosystems, that strengthen capacity for adaptation to climate change, extreme weather, drought, flooding, and other disasters, and that progressively improve land and soil quality. | The implementation of intelligent facilities and equipment such as smart drip irrigation control systems, temperature and humidity control systems, and soil testing labs. |
| SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy | 7.2: By 2030, increase substantially the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix. | The deployment of measures by the State Grid Zhejiang Electric Power Ningbo Zhenhai District Power Supply Company to support agriculture and provide reliable power supply. |
| SDG 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure | 9.5: Enhance scientific research, upgrade the technological capabilities of industrial sectors in all countries, in particular developing countries, including, by 2030, encouraging innovation and substantially increasing the number of research and development workers per 1 million people and public and private research and development spending. | The integration of all fruit and vegetable greenhouses into a cloud platform for management through the use of an intelligent IoT system. |
| SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities | 11.a: Support positive economic, social, and environmental links between urban, peri-urban, and rural areas by strengthening national and regional development planning. | The combination of urban power grid upgrades with beautiful countryside construction by the State Grid Zhejiang Electric Power Ningbo Zhenhai District Power Supply Company. |
| SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production | 12.2: By 2030, achieve the sustainable management and efficient use of natural resources. | The promotion of pollution-free planting and the use of intelligent processes for fertilization, irrigation, temperature control, and humidity regulation in farms. |
Source: energycentral.com
