Our first project with Sky Light Pvt Ltd — the outcome they were looking for was to solve the power quality and disruption problems they faced daily, while maximising the run-time of their renewable energy system.
Peak Power broke this work into phases. On the first phase we installed a new PV array with Victron power components but maintained the old battery bank based around 12V cells, which provided more energy and inverter capacity as well as remote administration capability and observability of the electrical conditions. It kept the cost manageable, as battery storage is 60% of the cost of a system. We provided training on battery care to squeeze the last life out of the 12V battery bank.
Once the batteries grew tired, Sky Light kicked off the second phase and installed a much better battery bank based around deep cycle 2-volt cells, which improved reliability and increased autonomous runtime for their busy office. Sky Light has a lot of people working in their office, and a sophisticated digital workflow which relies on reliable power, network and IT equipment — small interruptions disrupt productivity and delay their projects.
We also worked with Sky Light on energy efficiency improvements and IT consolidation on the third phase, helping to reduce their overall load and get more autonomy out of the same battery capacity.