The photo is sourced from AEP
In addition to solar generation modules, the standard configuration with EUR 125 thou cost includes an inverter (the device converting the direct current into alternate current), an AD marshalling box and an energy storage unit. The installation, i.e., placing the panels on a solid surface at an angle of 15 degrees, will take 30-45 minutes. The portable power plant may be used not only for self-generation of energy, but may be connected with a low-voltage or medium-voltage system. The advantages of this novelty also include the easiness of transportation and the scalability: the customised configuration for industrial users its total capacity may achieve 5 MW, allowing for using it to supply energy to big construction sites and manufacturing sites.
The possibility of using the portable power plant for supplying energy to industrial site may facilitate its commercial distribution in the countries having energy shortage. Ethiopia is an example, where 24 industrial parks are operating, each of them consisting of hangars with the footage of 6 thou and 11 thou square metres. “Just give me the chance to install solar panels on the roofs of those hangars, and I will provide for energy generation in the volumes exceeding the needs of the industrial parks”, Mikael Alemu, the co-founder and CEO of 10 Green Gigawatt for Ethiopia, stated at the conference “Regional to Global: Africa” organised by the Global Energy Association in February 2023.
Mobile solar units may be of demand to supply energy to remote territories. Rosseti company is using the combined solar and diesel generating units for these purposes: diesel generators cover the demand for electricity during the peak hours in the mornings and in the evenings, and photovoltaic panels – during the daytime accumulating excessive energy in the batteries, which provide electricity during the nighttime.
