The Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum (CREF) awarded its 2023 prize for “Best Microgrid” to Solar Island Energy and the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) for a project on the Caribbean Island of St. Kitts that was designed using HOMER Pro® software. Key features of the microgrid include its …
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Better to Build Solar Energy or a Microgrid Now or Later? What is the Best Financial Decision?
The first time I ran this analysis was 10 years ago in 2014, then again in 2018. Now let’s look at the picture for 2024 and beyond; although the conclusion might be obvious. (Note that I will call a solar-energy electric system a “PV” System, from “photovoltaic”, and solar panels are actually PV …
Microgrid System Sizing & Performance Modeling
Making electricity with diesel fuel is expensive, pollutes the environment, and is difficult to budget because of the exposure to global markets. Solar energy is a great alternative for communities or islands that make electricity by burning diesel fuel. Here are the top-3 questions we get from …
