30.3.2008 / ML Koivunen

Naps Systems supplies a hybrid solar-wind system to Belize

Naps Systems has delivered a complete solar-wind hybrid system for the Institute of Marine Studies (IMS) at the Calabash Caye field station in Belize. The system consists of a 3.84 kWp solar power system and 1 kW wind generator and provides increased efficiency and security of energy supply. The marine research station is remotely situated on an islet in Turneffe atoll and has hosted student groups and researchers both from Belize and abroad for almost fifteen years. Previously all electricity was supplied  by a diesel generator, but the new hybrid system now reduces diesel fuel consumption to a minimum, and uses clean technology to increase the reliability of power supply.

“A key factor for off-grid systems is cost-efficiency, and the operating costs of off-grid solar electricity systems are lower than if diesel generators are used.  The rising price of diesel fuel makes solar electricity systems such as the ones supplied by Naps Systems even more attractive propositions. This is without considering the usual side benefits of solar over diesel generators in terms of noise, smell, space allocation, maintenance, etc.” says Jari Enontekio, Director for Sales at Naps Systems.

Nowadays almost all energy in the Calabash Caye station is produced by clean renewable energy.

Naps Systems is a specialist in customized and innovative solar electricity solutions, based on state-of-the-art photovoltaic technology. The company has delivered more than 250,000 solar systems to over 120 countries worldwide since 1981. Naps Systems solutions cover a very wide range of applications: from telecommunications, cathodic protection for oil and gas pipelines, and solar-powered obstruction light systems to rural electrification and building-integrated photovoltaics for public buildings and housing.

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