www.solaredge.com | info@solaredge.com CASE STUDY Volkswagen Group South Africa (VWSA) used SolarEdge technology for its first Solar PV installation on the rooftop of its Engine Plant. The primary driver for VWSA to invest in a solar installation was to offset the electricity expenses incurred in operating the manufacturing plant on a three- shift basis. Increasing energy stability, and reducing…
Case Study Cable theft is a common problem in South Africa. Apart from the disruption to transport, water and telecommunications, it causes power outages leaving homes and businesses without electricity and working security alarms. Dr. Chetty decided to install an energy storage solution in his home because of the high frequency of electricity outages due to the cable theft in the area. SolarEdge…
Case Study Solving South Africa’s Interrupted Power Supply Problem with SolarEdge/Victron Integration The Challenge Rotational load shedding has become a way of life in South Africa since December 2014. Scheduled periodic blackouts, intended to relieve some of the pressure on the country’s aging electric utility infrastructure, are having a devastating impact on the economy. The good news is that…
Case Study The Marlenique Estate is a picturesque fruit farm and wedding venue in Western Cape. Over the past few years, the farm has been affected by rising energy prices. Powering irrigation pumps, the packhouse, cold storage, and the wedding venue has resulted in direct production costs to escalate above sales revenue. Adding to the energy burden was the impact of load shedding, and the ever-…
SolarEdge | Case Study | Harry Perkins Institute www.solaredge.com I australia-info@solaredge.com Sustainable Power for the Harry Perkins Institute for Medical Research “The installation’s design flexibility, 25-year power optimiser warranty, and panel-level monitoring platform, are what helped to win the tender.” Ben Emery, Project Director The Harry Perkins Institute decided to install a solar…
Analysing panel damage after a hailstorm PV installers and system owners can face the challenge of identifying internal panel damage caused by extreme weather, such as a severe hailstorm. Large, fast-moving hailstones can cause considerable impairment to a solar panel’s inner cells, without creating any visible signs of damage to its exterior. This is known as micro cracking, and it can degrade a…