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Scaling up SPS

As technology redefines the delivery of network services, grid operators in remote areas the world over are searching for more cost-effective and reliable alternatives to traditional poles and wires. Standalone power systems are the solar application that is at the forefront of the switch, and they’re ramping up fast.

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David Carroll

09 Aug 2021

Standalone power systems have been demonstrated to be cheaper, more reliable and safer than maintaining remote electricity networks in parts of rural Australia. | Image: Western Power

In Australia’s far west, home to one of the largest isolated energy networks in the world, standalone power systems (SPS) – self-sufficient power installations combining solar PV and battery technology, backed up by diesel generators – have emerged as a more efficient and more economical alternative to replacing traditional overhead network assets in many particularly …

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