Seamless integration of solar panels, generators and a battery
Key results
Bridging grid delays
Many companies struggle to do their work effectively because they do not get sufficient power from their current grid connection. You can easily apply for a grid reinforcement but be prepared to wait months or even years for it to be implemented. In the meantime, you need a temporary power solution.
A recycling plant in Peterborough, England, had this exact problem. The plant recycles waste into aggregate used for construction and landscaping. They had to wait months for their grid reinforcement and had switched to two 500 kVA diesel generators to produce the necessary extra electricity in the meantime. However, these consumed more than 1,000 litres of diesel per day. An absolute waste of emissions.
Meanwhile, the customer had a whole array of solar panels generating 350 kWp, which was left unused because they couldn’t connect them to the generators. Greener was brought in to provide a seamless integration.
Solar, battery, and generator
The client came to Standby Power Solutions for temporary backup power, who then asked Greener to help set up a sustainable, hybrid solution.
We installed two 422 kWh batteries on-site. With our in-house developed Energy Management System (EMS), we could easily connect our batteries to the solar panels and to two 300 kVA generators provided by Wernick Power Solutions. This hybrid setup allowed for optimal use of energy. The plant was able to operate using a combination of solar power, battery power, and generators, using only a fraction of the diesel previously required.
A sustainable, clean solution to bridge the gap until the grid reinforcement was implemented.
We’ve also done this for temporary housing, a restaurant that wanted to expand and for supermarkets.
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