Off-Grid School - Large Solar PV System - Benoni, JHB

This project was designed and installed by AM Solar. The system is now fully commissioned and functioning.
The school is Woodlands International School in Impala Park, Benoni.
System configuration is Grid-Tied between PV Panels and School load but is completely Off-Grid, thus there is no Eskom Connection.  The school is completely independent of the National Grid and 100% self-dependent for all their own power.
Coupled with intelligent Building Design (using passive principles), Low-Energy Lighting and a Building Automation System (managing priority loads and occupation based load requirements).
 
The school is very sustainable in it;s overall energy demands and is NET-ZERO Energy!!

PV Array - 46 x 240W Trinasolar Photovoltaic Panels

3 x 8kva Victron Quattro Inverters (3-Phase) with 3 x Sunnyboy PV Grid Inverters.

Happy Client with his new batteries (above) with Alastair (from AM Solar) programming the system. Happy kids at the school that is 100% Solar Powered.

PROJECT FINANCIALS:

PAYBACK PERIOD:                     2.6 Years
OPERATIONAL SAVINGS:          R1.6 Million (after payback over 5 years)
PROJECT CAPITAL:                     R728 000 (incl VAT)
RENTAL PAYMENT:                    R18 340 per Month (for 5 years)
EXPECTED ESKOM BILL:           R30 000 - R40 000 per Month.
IMMEDIATE SAVINGS:               R11 660  -  R21 660  (per Month)


Contact AM Solar - Professional Energy Solutions, for more information.

Update on Off-Grid School Project - Benoni, JHB

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Does a Solar Power (PV or Wind) make Financial Sense?

Is it worth the investment?
Consider the following....!!

We doubt there are many investment opportunities in the world that offer such attractive returns..... [read on]

So here it is, a Commercial Size project:
 

Project Capital:                R700 000.00  (this is a large commercial project)

Monthly Electricity Bill:       R 20 000.00    (Average) 

Annual Electricity Bill:        R240 000.00    (Average)

                                       (incl 15% electricity increase for 5 years)...

PAY BACK PERIOD:                           31.6  Months     or     2.6 Years            

Operational SAVINGS over 5 years:    R1 584 897.23    (R1.58 Million)

Note: This is an actual commercial scale project, designed and installed by AM Solar (2012).

Typical Residential Size project: 

Notes: This is an actual residential scale project, designed and installed by AM Solar (2012).
This time scale (15 years +) includes Battery replacement at 12 years.
Average electricity cost increase of around 6% per year.
 

Contact AM Solar for more information. info@amsolar.co.za
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Our First PV Installation in Waterfall Estate

Photovoltaic (PV) system being installed at Waterfall Estate in Kyalami, Johannesburg by AM Solar.

In a Grid-Tie configuration with a fail-over battery bank.

Equipment used:

• Victron Grid-Tie (Main) Inverter - 5kW  48V
• SMA Sunnyboy PV-Grid Inverter - 2.5kW
• Trinasolar 240W PV panels
• Northstar Solar Cells 170AH

Contact AM Solar - Professional Energy Solutions for more details

Contact AM Solar - Professional Energy Solutions for more details 

A Professional Solar Power (PV) Installation by AM Solar

AM Solar is an accredited and highly experienced renewable energy supplier and system integrator.
AM Solar specialise in Energy Efficiency, Energy Usage Reduction and Energy Co-Generation using various forms of Renewable Energy (incl. Solar Geysers, Heat Pumps, Photovoltaic/Wind Powered Systems, EE Lighting, Power Quality Correction & Energy Monitoring).

Here are a few pictures of an installation done by AM Solar in Kyalami, Gauteng, South Africa.

A large Photovoltaic (PV) array using 230W SolarWorld Solar Panels and using the SolarWorld mounting racks.  Installation & Design by AM Solar.

The Power Room:  incl. Hoppeke 2v Battery Cells, Victron 15kW Grid Inverters, SMA SunnyBoy PV String Inverters. Installation & Design by AM Solar.

Contact AM Solar for more information on this installation.

Challenging Roofs

As far as challenging roofs go... this one must take the cake!! 
AM Solar installation in Hennops River area, Johannesburg, South Africa.

This gives you an idea of the slope the 
building is built on, making the roof that more 
challenging.

Busy securing the 240W PV panel onto the frame and the roof.

Peter and Phistus (from AM Solar) moving one of the panels into position.

Welgevonden Game Reserve - Energy Audit

Looking at the Welgevonden Game Reserve in the Waterberg, a 5-Star multi-lodge estate with the Big-5.  The reserve needs to reduce their dependency on the grid from a visual and cost of use/maintenance perspective.
AM Solar conducted an initial Energy Audit with intention to implement the solution.

Mark Tiepelt (AM Solar) with one of the Lodge Managers.