Former tech co-founder Mike Casey launches New Zealand's first fully-electrified farm near Otatgo. El ex cofundador tecnológico Mike Casey lanza la primera granja completamente electrificada de Nueva Zelanda cerca de Otatgo.

Mike Casey, a former software engineer and co-founder of GradConnection, has established New Zealand's first fully-electrified farm near Otatgo on the South Island. Mike Casey, un ex ingeniero de software y cofundador de GradConnection, ha establecido la primera granja completamente electrificada de Nueva Zelanda cerca de Otatgo en la Isla del Sur. Casey's cherry orchard, Electric Cherries, features 9,300 trees and produces 80 tonnes of fruit annually. El huerto de cerezas de Casey, Cerezas Eléctricas, cuenta con 9.300 árboles y produce 80 toneladas de fruta anualmente. The farm, powered entirely by electricity, uses solar panels and batteries to operate its tractors, irrigation systems, and frost fans, eliminating diesel use and reducing costs and environmental impact. La granja, alimentada enteramente por electricidad, utiliza paneles solares y baterías para operar sus tractores, sistemas de riego y ventiladores de heladas, eliminando el uso de diesel y reduciendo los costos y el impacto ambiental.