Thanda Island currently runs off of a 250kVA Kehua Tech Inverter based BESS System linked to 0.820MWh SolarMD Modular Lithium Ion Battery and 226.8kWp of Canadian Solar Panels. 58% of the Solar Panels are positioned at the Helipad area, following the same pitch and orientation as the original installation, and 42% of the panels are installed in the center of the island near the network tower in an East West Configuration to maximize the Summer Sun which goes into a southern facing angle in the peak summer months. The system has been designed for future growth, positioning both the inverters and the batteries in such a way that the system can be doubled in storage and yield capacity in future if the need arises.
226.8kWp Groudmount Solar System
4 x Sungrow SG50CX inverters,
1 x 250kp Kehuatech BCS,
820kWp Solar MD Batteries
420 x 540W PV Modules,
total of 226.8Wkp.
The Goal of this project was to run the island completely off-grid as there is not utility infrastructure.