Geoff, I'd like to know a little more about your project, I may have a solution
on the turbine side that we've used you could sell them and couple it with the
solar......
Contact me off-list
Max Balchowsky
SEE Systems
760-403-6810
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From: Geoff Greenfield <ge...@third-sun.com>
To: RE-wrenches <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 7:35:28 AM
Subject: [RE-wrenches] grid tie sync with big stiff genny?
Undoubtably many of us are getting interesting project requests as folks want
to sprinkle magic stimulus dust on things to make solar panels grow...
We have a project with a huge electrical load, pumping water for a medium sized
city. They want solar... great. Easy.
They had a power outage and kept running with 2.6 MW of diesel generators.
They are interested in solar's ability to do "backup". I don't think that many
batteries will fit in my pickup truck, and I hate working with 300/0 wire.
QUESTION: (and maybe its an easy one and the SMA guys will say, sure, we did
that in Greece). Is it viable to set up a micro-grid in this scenario and run
an island-mode, with available solar reducing the genny plant demand? Should I
just say "forget it" or, at this MW scale, would the switchgear and effort be
practical?
Thanks.
For a brighter energy future,
Geoff Greenfield
President
Third Sun Solar & Wind Power Ltd.
340 West State Street, Unit 25
Athens, OH 45701
740.597.3111 Fax 740.597.1548
www.Third-Sun.com
Clean Energy - Expertly Installed
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