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Peter Bulanyi

Off-grid adventures: Building Sri Lanka's largest hybrid solar and storage system

June 15, 2016 by Peter Bulanyi Leave a Comment

When the opportunity presented to bid on a solar, wind and storage project on the island of Eluvaitivu, 4km offshore from the Northern Sri Lankan town of Kayts, Peter Bulanyi didn’t hesitate. Here’s how the project – 46kW PV array, six 3.5kW wind turbines, and a 100kWh lithium-ion battery bank – unfolded.

Filed Under: Battery/Storage, Other Renewables, Solar

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