Island Electrification

Grid Forming & Black-start

  • Brando Island, French Polynesia
  • August 2018
Brando Island, French Polynesia

Sustainable PV-Diesel-Battery plant

Altenso has been contracted to provide a PV-Diesel-Battery plant on an island in the French Polynesia. The plant features the grid-forming battery inverters from SMA. allowing diesel-off operation during the day time. The project aims to achieve a renewable fraction of over 60% on a 24 h basis. The control and battery inverter system allows for grid-forming and black-start of diesel generators.

Project Figures

  • Power

    1.3 MW

  • Components

    1 x SCS 2200 / 1 x MVPS 2200 , 16 x STP60 , 6 x STP 25000TL-30

  • Monitoring

    Fuel Save Controller

  • Battery capacity

    2.7 MWh

  • Role

    Integrator

  • Application

    Island Electrification

SMA System Technology

Our power conversion units and battery containers are manufactured in a serial mass production in Kassel (Germany). We keep highest production standards and deliver worldwide even to very remote and secluded locations.

  • 20 foot Medium Voltage Power Station (MVPS)

    containing SMA Sunny Central Storage inverter technology

Island electrification

Solar power for the island of Marlon Brando

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