Category: Case Study
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Rural property using SoNick batteries for grid independence – Domestic Case Study
This domestic installation was designed to run as a grid minimisation installation. Although the grid remains available it is actually switched off. The house is a rural property and is completely electric so electricity usage is higher than it could be for a normal suburban house. Water pumps, electric fences and all electric cooking can…
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Mobile Renewable Energy Systems for emergency services
A recent joint project between GridEdge, Earthworker Energy and DEECA was to build 3 prototype portable renewable energy systems to supply renewable power for replacement of large diesel generators in emergency response settings supporting DELWP, CFA and SES The prototypes were; – 58 kWh battery energy storage, 20 kVA inverter capacity, single phase and 15…
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SoNick battery replaces lead acid batteries in off-grid installation – case study.
People install battery systems for many reasons and likewise people choose battery technologies for various reasons. For many years people have used lead acid batteries as a known battery technology, particularly in off grid installations. A battery of choice has often been used Telecom batteries which are replaced regularly from telecom installations that need guaranteed…
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Stability of SoNick battery – case study.
An installer recently contacted us to talk about the performance of a SoNick battery he had bought 8 years ago. Originally it was purchased as part of a portable trailer system. The battery was utilised in this capacity for a number of years. It was used to supply power in power outages and at events,…
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Radial Renewable Energy Park at Yarram Sawmill
GridEdge is currently involved in a project to create a Renewable Energy Park at the Radial Timbers Sawmill in Yarram. The project will establish a “Bioenergy Cell” that incorporates the GridEdge SoNick Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) and The Earth Systems Charmaker Pyrolysis Unit and solar installations. Stage 1 of the Renewable Energy will be…
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Brackenridge – Domestic Case Study using SoNick batteries
This domestic installation was designed to run as a grid minimisation installation. Although the grid remains connected it is rarely used. This is an area with frequent power outages, often for many days so the ability to have power in an off-grid installation when the grid wasn’t available was a major requirement. Sodium Nickel Chloride…
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Off grid office – Commercial Case Study using SoNick batteries
Portable commercial office running in off grid situation. Situated at a crushing plant used to crush concrete blocks for road fill. The portable office is placed near the weighbridge which didn’t have a grid connection to that particular part of site. Connecting to the grid was going to be very expensive and the portable off-grid…
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Domestic Case Study using SoNick batteries – SA
This domestic installation in rural South Australia was designed to run as a grid minimisation installation. Although the grid remains connected it is rarely used to power the house, although excess power is exported to take advantage of the feed in tariff available. Before the battery installation this household had a 5 kW solar PV…
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Trailer and fixed installation – Domestic Case Study using SoNick batteries
This domestic installation was on a farm. Initially a portable trailer was purchased. This trailer was used to take out on the farm to provide lighting where needed. This trailer had 1 x 7.7 kWh SoNick battery, a 5 kVa Victron Multiplus inverter and 3 x 250W solar panels. 3 panels are not enough to…
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MIGROS gets the largest salt battery storage facility in Switzerland
This installation is a 540 kWh salt battery storage system and now stands in the basement of MIGROS Schlieren/ZH. The molten salt batteries are 620V SoNick batteries supplied by FZSoNick