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PV SYSTEM SUPPORTS DIESEL
GENERATOR IN CANADA‘S
EXTREME NORTH
A SAVING OF 80,000 EUROS
IN 20 YEARS
Sachs Harbour, Canada: The inhabitants of Sachs Harbour source the diesel for their local power generators from 523 km away.
The fuel can only be delivered by air or by sea and therefore, the costs are well above average.
ANNUAL SAVING OF
4,100 EUROS
Up until a few years ago the entire mains supply of this off grid
community, with a population of 130 people, came from a single
diesel generator. In autumn of 2015, the local energy supplier decided to install three Fronius Primo inverters, with the aim of reducing the financial costs. Grid parity of the PV energy is set to be
achieved faster than anticipated due to high diesel costs in Sachs
Harbour. Consequently, they will have a very low payback time of
less than six years, following which the system will be paid off
enabling the residents of Sachs Harbour to save more than 80,000
euros in diesel costs in the first 20 years.
TEMPERATURES IN SACHS HARBOUR CAN DROP TO -37°C:
BUT THE FRONIUS PRIMO TAKES IT ALL IN ITS STRIDE.
DIESEL SAVING 3,600 LITRES P.A.
COST SAVING 4,100 EUROS P.A.
PAYBACK TIME ~ 6 YEARS
COST SAVING
OVER 20 YEARS ~ 80,000 EUROS
OPTIMUM PERFORMANCE
IN EXTREME CONDITIONS
Depending on the time of year, temperatures in Sachs Harbour normally range
between -18°C and -37°C. Yet the Fronius Primo has once again shown that it
thrives in these extreme conditions. The inverter is designed to withstand ambient temperatures between -40°C and +55°C, meaning that it can be used in extreme conditions ranging from the Canadian Arctic to the Kalahari in Namibia.
“We used a modular mounting system which is designed for permafrost locations, is
perfectly scalable and works very well with the 5 kW Fronius inverters. We like the
dual MPPT because it matches the system‘s dual row design.”
SYSTEM DATA SACHS HARBOUR, CANADA
Size of insta llation 15 kWp
System type
Inverters 3 x Fronius Pr imo 5.0-1
Commissione d Fal l 2015
Special feature Extreme temperatures up to -37° C
Ground mount P V system connected to micrgrid
with diesel generator
/ Klaus Dohring
CEO von
Green Sun Rising Ing.
EN v01 Sep 2019
Fronius International GmbH / Froniusplatz 1 / 4600 Wels / Austria / pv-sales@fronius.com / www.fronius.com
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