REMOTE RURAL - OFF GRID ELECTRIFICATION SOLUTIONS
Power supply is one of the first requirements to keep a house, settlement, business or irrigation system running.
Networking versus local power supply
As you can see today, the networking of the power grid at the EU and global level brings with it more and more disadvantages and uncertainties for the end user. The expensive energy transition with volatile generators, increasing taxes, digitization with the risk of hacker attacks, shows the vulnerability of large networks.
This makes it clear that the self-sufficient generation of electricity in small local networks will become a trend that will reduce electricity costs.
As you can see today, the networking of the power grid at the EU and global level brings with it more and more disadvantages and uncertainties for the end user. The expensive energy transition with volatile generators, increasing taxes, digitization with the risk of hacker attacks, shows the vulnerability of large networks.
This makes it clear that the self-sufficient generation of electricity in small local networks will become a trend that will reduce electricity costs.
In Sibiu-county, Romania, the pilot plant KX was first installed in an extremely hostile environment with an undersized water course. It managed to charge the batteries, ensuring 5 kWh/day.
In Brasov-county, Romania, the pilot plant was then brought up, after the first assignment in Sibiu, and is now installed in an environment that ensures a sufficient amount of water, from a secondary channel of a creek. Today, the needs of a large household can be produced in an off-grid system with this pilot plant who managed to charge the batteries, ensuring 9 kWh/day.
A problem, but also a huge potential - the remote off grid localities and settlements.
In developing countries where the term "development" plays an important or significant role, it is required that the off grid localities receive electrification. That is a minimum requirement to economically promote the undeveloped regions. Most of these places are located in isolated regions that are far away from electrical networks. And this is why investments for the energy services are delayed in these places. Rural electrification involves high production and transmission costs.
On the one hand, there are isolated households that need small, self-sufficient energy supplies, on the other hand, there are the large KW2 systems who can supply entire localities or settlements. In this case, the powerplants are closer to the rural populations, who consume electricity at the point of production.
Another problem, but also another huge potential – high energy requirements and/or expensive electricity.
Many companies are close to a stream, river or canal and the company's production process often requires a lot of energy from the grid, with huge expenses.
Below, you can find the best presentation about off-grid power plants. The low yield obtained from huge costs is obvious. Any hydro solution will therefore be cheaper and more profitable, from which our hydro solution is the best!
The graphic below shows the conditions very well. It is probably surprising that the diesel generator is the most expensive solution.
