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—ABB microgrid technology to power Robben Island
Microgrid and wireless technologies to integrate solar energy and reduce the use of fossil fuels to solar power World Heritage site in South Africa
Driving energy efficiency & sustainable growth75% reduction of approximately 600,000 liters of annual fuel consumption and carbon emissions
High penetration of renewables 9 months of the year – minimum, solar power will be run with this innovative technology
ABB Ability™ Microgrid solution500 kVA/837 kWh ABB Ability PowerStore™ battery with a Microgrid Plus dedicated control system and cloud-based remote operations, connects to the solar plant using wireless networks
World Heritage Site 18 years in prison, former South African president Nelson Mandela spent during the apartheid regime
Remote area4.8 square km and located in Table Bay about 9 kilometers north west off the coast of Cape Town
Reliable power667 kW peak photovoltaic field together with ABB’s solar inverters have been installed
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