GRID
A COST EFFECTIVE SOLAR POWER SOLUTION
As energy costs continue to rise, residential and commercial property owners are tapping into on-grid solar power systems to make significant savings on energy costs and carbon emissions. Suitable for almost any type of site – from commercial and industrial premises to individual homes – a grid solar system will deliver reliable power supply and ongoing savings.
Grid-connected solar is an ideal solution for just about any situation. Businesses operating during the peak daytime periods will find grid-connected solar panels dramatically decrease power bills and deliver swift payback periods.
Grid-connected solar does not require batteries, making it a more cost-effective system compared to off-grid solar. As you produce power, it is either consumed at your property or sold back to the grid.
Our team of solar experts can help guide you through the process of sourcing or designing the right solar heating system, as well as finding the right electricity company and feed-in tariffs.
From making it look good to making it pay, we’ll help you find the right grid-connected solar solution for your energy efficient building.
OFF-GRID
WHY CHOOSE AN OFF-GRID SOLAR SOLUTION?
Ideal for rural or remote locations, an off-grid solar system is completely independent of the main utility grid. Custom designed to meet site-specific energy needs, off the grid systems use batteries as back-up to ensure a continuous electricity supply.
Off-grid solar systems utilise batteries to store electricity for use at night or on low sunshine days. These batteries are custom-designed to meet your specific energy requirements and ensure reliable and consistent energy supply.
It is important that your off-grid system is sized correctly to compensate for the variation in sunshine hours. Power Technology has more than 10 years’ experience designing and supplying off-grid systems for both residential and commercial use. We will guide you through the process to ensure your energy supply is reliable at all times.
As well as batteries, off-grid systems also require an off-grid inverter, charge controller and backup generator. Power Technology provides two options for off-grid systems: Direct Current (DC) coupled or Alternating Current (AC) coupled.
An AC coupled system uses an extra grid-connect inverter to supply the site’s load before charging the batteries for later use. A DC coupled system directs all the power generated by the photovoltaic panels to the batteries. Power is then drawn from the batteries via a single inverter.
Common concerns over off-grid systems are usually around the longevity of the battery bank. Working with our design and engineering team, you can ensure your system is designed accurately and can confidently expect your off-grid solar system to last 15 years or more.
hybrid
HYBRID SOLAR POWER SYSTEMS FOR HOME AND BUSINESS
24/7 reliability and intelligent design. A hybrid solar power system delivers all the cost-saving benefits of a grid-connected solar panel solution, along with the reassurance of backup batteries.
No business can afford the downtime that a power outage brings. Hybrid solar helps solve that problem. With batteries, solar and connection to the grid, hybrid solar delivers significant solar savings as well as 24/7 reliability.
At home, that added reliability means you’ll have total peace-of-mind about your alternative energy supply.
Our solar tech experts can advise, design and analyse load requirements for the right hybrid solar panels system for your commercial or residential property. We’ll talk you through battery banks, critical loads in times of grid failure and how backup generators can be incorporated as a fail-safe solution in the event of a prolonged power outage.