Energy Magazine April 2015 | Page 21

THE TRUE COST OF SOLAR ENERGY
Many manufacturing facilities use solar-diesel powered back up systems
the U . S . in 20 or 30 years . This is spreading within this decade . Maybe even sooner !”
Global Efforts Two corporations working out of Dubai , Adenium Energy Capital ( present at last week ’ s International Renewable Energy Storage Conference , held in Düsseldorf , Germany ) and Enerwhere are collaborating and ready to deploy their fleet of mobile , solar-powered systems around the Middle East . These mobile systems will provide renewable solar power to industrial locations , worker accommodation facilities and construction sites on a rental or Power Purchase Agreement ( PPA ) basis .
“ This addition of solar power to our diesel-powered mini-grid will provide fuel plus emissions savings of up to 40 percent . There is no upfront investment for our customers ,” said the Enerwhere rep . “ The solardiesel hybrid solutions are providing 15-20 percent financial savings above their diesel only systems .”
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