

Otteh Edubio will present Okra Solar’s DC meshgrid technology. Service/project delivery team lead, OKRA Solarĭirect current (DC) meshgrids present a vast untapped opportunity to provide the next level of energy access to millions of people around the world residing in communities with populations too small to be economically served by alternating current (AC) microgrids.

HOMER® Pro was utilized to run a detailed simulation of the existing installation, validate the parameters against measured values of the system, emulate the existing system’s behavior and analyze the viability of adding a wind turbine.

Managed by the National Utility of Uruguay (UTE), the microgrid was deployed several years ago to reduce the previously existing diesel power system’s fuel consumption.įollowing several years of operation, UTE expressed an interest in considering the inclusion of wind generation to increase both renewable energy penetration and load consumption. Natalia Bitenc will present a case study focusing on an existing solar PV-diesel microgrid at Cerros de Vera, Uruguay-the first isolated rural village in Uruguay to be supplied autonomously with renewable energy. Renewable and sustainability analyst at Mercados Aries, UPM – CIEMAT – UTE
