20.5.2008 / ML Koivunen

Naps Systems supplies Micronesian islets with mini-grid installations

Naps Systems has delivered its first project to the Federated States of Micronesia. The off-grid solar powered systems provide electricity for public facilities and are designed to withstand extremely salty and moist oceanic climate. These independent ac mini-grids systems are installed on several islets in three of the four different Micronesian states. The delivery consists of 17 different solar power systems ranging from 2,5 kWp up to 28 kWp in size.

“Our ability to design and deliver complex systems to remote places, supported by a quarter of a century long experience doing so, is one of the most important customer benefits of our solutions. Extra added-value derives from the state-of-the-art technology of all components in the system which enables them to resist extreme conditions, such as the ones encountered in Micronesia. Our expertise and the quality of our components contribute to the overall high-performance of the system as well as its cost-efficiency” says Jyrki Leppänen, Director of Sales at Naps Systems.

These installations are significant in the sustainable path taken by the Federated of Micronesia, where electrical power relies mostly on imported oil. The states suffer regular power cuts due to overload of the grid. Solar electricity systems will increase the reliability of the electrical supply and make it possible for the local utilities to use the most-spread natural resource: the sun.

Funded by the European Union, this project will also promote more widely the understanding of the use of solar energy and related sustainable technology in schools, which is a subject Naps Systems will foster even more in the future.

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.

For further information, please contact: communications@napssystems.com