Copec, Luxmeter Energy, and Ventisqueros have commissioned a system at the Quintupeu salmon farming center in Hornopirén, a remote area of southern Chile. The installation features a 48 kW photovoltaic plant paired with a 109 kWh battery storage system, enabling the facility to reduce its reliance on diesel generators in this off-grid aquaculture operation.

During its first month of operation in October last year, the solar system covered around two-thirds of the energy demand for the photoperiod control system, with the diesel generator supplying the remaining 33.4%. Photoperiod control regulates the light and dark cycles to which farmed salmon are exposed, influencing their biological processes.