PowerCrate (Standalone Hybrid Power)
Details
- Product Type Plant and Equipment
- Regions Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin, Hamilton, Lower Hutt, Napier & Hastings, Nelson, New Plymouth, Palmerston North, Queenstown, Rotorua, Tauranga, Wellington
Contact
- Tim Mepham 6421999828
- Website Visit
- Email tim.mepham@powerhousewind.co.nz
ISupplier
- Company Name Powerhouse Wind
- ISupplier Profile Visit
About
PowerCrate® is a turnkey hybrid renewable energy-based SAPS from Powerhouse Wind, with 6kW of rated solar and wind generation. With the 2kW wind turbine able to generate energy also during night and on overcast days, PowerCrate increases green energy security reducing the need to turn on diesel generators for base loads. With its sizeable Li-ion battery (28 to 56kWh) and hybrid energy harvesting, PowerCrate is ideal for any application using about 15-20kWh/day but can be supplemented with a 10kVA diesel generator for additional security. All the generation, storage and delivery components are housed in a 20ft container frame deliverable by HIAB and other standard freight logistics services. Once on site, PowerCrate is deployed on flat ground in under 2 hours. It can remain permanently or, when the project is over, be packed up in 2 hours and taken on to the next site. PV and Wind only modules can be daisy-chained to expand utility.
Sustainability Outcomes
PowerCrate® is an architectural innovation combining several commercial components in a new way to create a solution, in this case, for remote energy users. By combining wind and solar renewable energy generators PowerCrate offers a resilient renewable energy alternative for some of the applications typically served by diesel generators. PowerCrate is ideal, for example, for a construction compound base which requires energy for office and construction worker support services. Wind and solar are used to maintain the battery state of charge with 10-15 kVA AC output delivered from grid compliant inverters. If neither sun or wind energy is available, a diesel generator is autonomously operated at its most efficient load point to charge the onboard batteries.
Applicable Credits
| IS v1.2 | Ene-1 , Ene-2 , Inn-1 , Inn-1 |
| IS v2.1 | Ene-1 , Ene-2 , Inn-1 , Inn-1 |
| Inn-1 (ISv1.2) | The use of PowerCrate® product contributes to Innovation Challenge 8: Sustainable Suppliers and ISupply |
| Inn-1 (Isv2.1) | The use of PowerCrate® product contributes to Innovation Challenge 4: Sustainable Suppliers and ISupply |
| Ene-1 (ISv1.2) | PowerCrate® uses wind and solar energy to maximise the generation of green electricity at any one time in a small footprint. Its portability is similar to a large generator and it can be used for temporary or permanent applications throughout the life cycle of a project. Renewable energy and diesel-based energy is monitored, and data stored in the onboard-energy management module and uploaded to the cloud for immediate analysis. An application example is a temporary project office compound, or a permanent grid connected office that still needs energy resilience. |
| Ene-2 (ISv1.2) | The fast, no fuss deployment of a PowerCrate® module makes for the particularly easy uptake of renewable energy during the construction phase of remote projects. By using hybrid generation modes we help maximise the harvesting of green energy in any particular location. |
| Ene-1 (ISv2.1) | PowerCrate® uses wind and solar energy to maximise the generation of green electricity at any one time in a small footprint. Its portability is similar to a large generator and it can be used for temporary or permanent applications throughout the life cycle of a project. Renewable energy and diesel-based energy is monitored, and data stored in the onboard-energy management module and uploaded to the cloud for immediate analysis. An application example is a temporary project office compound, or a permanent grid connected office that still needs energy resilience. |
| Ene-2 (ISv2.1) | The fast, no fuss deployment of a PowerCrate® module makes for the particularly easy uptake of renewable energy during the construction phase of remote projects. By using hybrid generation modes we help maximise the harvesting of green energy in any particular location. |