BoxPower provides clean, reliable, and affordable energy to rural consumers. They are partnering with New Sun Road to offer remote monitoring and management to meet the requirements of their utility customers. From energy audits to operation, BoxPower provides turnkey engineering, construction, and management services.
New Sun Road’s Stellar platform is monitoring and controlling Nuru’s 1.32 MW hybrid microgrid. Inaugurated in February 2020, the plant consists of four thousand 335W panels, batteries and a backup generator with a total capacity of 364kW. This microgrid serves about 750 households.
Digital Community Centers Microgrids and Internet in the Guatemalan Highlands Project Summary Partners USAID, Microsoft, DAI-Digital Frontiers, United Nations Women, Mercy Corps, World Food Program, Plan International,Club Rotario de la Asunción de Guatemala, and local communities Sites 10 communities in Alta Verapaz in the Guatemalan highlands Commissioned Sept 2021 Description 2-8 kW of PV with …
Energy Audits Upgrade with Clean Energy Project Summary Partners Ol Pejeta Sites 15 off grid sites on 90,000 acres Commissioned 2018 Description Data collection and analysis to reduce diesel usage and plan for renewable energy expansion Results Analysis showed a potential carbon savings of 50 tons/year and a reduction in fuel costs by almost $50,000 …
With energy costs accounting for 50% or more of a tower sites’ operating cost, innovative monitoring and control enables telecom companies to deploy and manage remote, critical power infrastructure more reliably and cost effectively.
PowerGen Renewable Energy implements hybrid power systems with solar, battery storage and generator back-up to supply electricity to underserved communities where grid expansion is not an option. PowerGen has established microgrids in over 120 communities across Africa, with New Sun Road’s technology providing remote power management solutions to ensure seamless operations and optimization of its power assets across the continent.
In 2020 New Sun Road helped bring together a coalition to upgrade existing solar infrastructure in rural Puerto Rico to improve these communities’ connectivity and resilience. Microsoft Airband, Blue Planet Energy, Red Verde (VPNet), Por los Nostros, and New Sun Road came together to make improvements to local systems. These included advanced controls, energy storage, internet access and reliable power for critical services such as pumping well water and communications.
BoxPower installed a two stand alone hybrid power systems equipped with New Sun Road’s Stellar Microgrid OS(TM). The Stellar platform provides the intelligence – the remote data collection, real-time monitoring, and controls – that enables BoxPower to significantly reduce generator usage. This cuts the cost of operations by thousands of dollars a month while improving the air quality at the shelter.
BoxPower provides clean, reliable, and affordable energy to rural consumers. They are partnering with New Sun Road to offer remote monitoring and management to meet the requirements of their utility customers like PG&E (Pacific Gas and Electric). From energy audit to operation, BoxPower provides turnkey engineering, construction, and management services.
