Walking into the greenhouse in the morning, sunlight shines on the plants

Countless cherry tomatoes have already grown on the branches

For José, this is a familiar harvest moment

He has witnessed

such growth processes here countless times

This is Almería, Spain

With low rainfall and arid conditions, it boasts one of Europe's highest annual sunshine durations

The stable and intense sunlight

enables agricultural production to operate at high frequency year-round

This 80,000-square-meter plantation is entirely dedicated to tomato cultivation

For eleven months of the year, production is ongoing

This means the greenhouse hardly ever "shuts down"

The entire cultivation process employs trellis farming

allowing plants to continuously grow and fruit within limited space

Irrigation, fertilization, and climate control are fully achieved through automated systems

Sensors are constantly activated based on the plants' condition

Temperature, humidity, mist cooling—

every aspect requires electricity

If there’s a power shortage, it’s not merely an inconvenience

the entire system grinds will be disrupted

In the past, energy was a major hassle

For a long time

this area was not connected to the public grid

All electricity came from diesel generators

Maintenance, breakdowns, noise, and costs

became part of daily operations

Especially during the day, when crop demand is highest

energy supply remained unreliable

"We didn't want to change our current farming methods,

we just hoped that during the most critical times,

the power supply wouldn't fail."

After thoroughly assessing electricity needs, the plantation installed a PV system

104 Tongwei modules, with a total installed capacity of approximately 54 kW

bring more power generation

within the limited roof area

Power generation begins in the morning, perfectly aligning with daytime production rhythms

It precisely covers irrigation, fertilization

and powers those intervals most dependent on energy

Sunlight truly became part of the system's operation

Energy turned into something that "appears on schedule"

The change is also reflected in costs

Before installing Tongwei modules

diesel generators were the sole power source

Fuel consumption, maintenance, and downtime due to failures

have long occupied a portion of operational costs

Now, all the farm's electricity

is entirely solar-powered and diesel is no longer used

with related expenses ≈0

Costs are reduced and uncertainty is eliminated

The rhythm of production returns to being dictated by sunlight and the crops themselves

José glances up toward the outside of the greenhouse

The modules lie quietly spread under the sun

Light is captured and electricity is fed into the system

Water, temperature, and humidity

continuously flow to where tomatoes need them for growth

Tomatoes continue bearing fruit and ripening at their own pace

For this plantation, what Tongwei modules accomplish

is ensuring sunlight persistently arrives and gets transported

to every single growing tomato