AGRICULTURAL SOLAR – RISSEEUW 750kW SOLAR FARM

IN 2016 TELENETIX CONSTRUCTED THE 750kW RISSEEUW SOLAR FARM A MEGA AGRICULTURAL ENTITY IN THE LIMPOPO PROVINCE, SOUTH AFRICA.  THE SOLAR FARM GENERATES UP TO 1,4 MWh PER YEAR, SUPPLYING SUFFICIENT CLEAN, RENEWABLE ELECTRICAL ENERGY TO POWER THE CUSTOMERS BUSINESS.

DISTRIBUTION OF THE ENERGY GENERATED IS RESOLVED THROUGH BANKING DIRECTLY WITH ESKOM. THE OUTPUT OF THE SOLAR FARM IS THEREFORE STEPPED UP TO MEDIUM DISTRIBUTION VOLTAGE AND FED INTO THE ADJACENT ESKOM SUBSTATION, TO BE CONSUMED AT A NUMBER OF PRE-EXISTING CONSUMPTION POINTS. ALL ENERGY GENERATED BY THE FARM IS THEREFORE CREDITED BY ESKOM AND DEBITED UPON CONSUMPTION, ESSENTIALLY CREATING SHELF-LIFE FOR SOLAR ENERGY BY DELAYING CONSUMPTION WITHOUT PENALTY OR THE REQUIREMENT FOR EXPENSIVE ENERGY STORAGE.

AGRICULTURAL SOLAR – THABA THOLO 750 kW SOLAR FARM

CONSTRUCTION HAS STARTED AND IS ONGOING ON THE 750kW THABA THOLO SOLAR FARM.  THIS RENEWABLE ENERGY INSTALLATION WILL ASSIST THABA THOLO TO IMPLEMENT GREEN ALTERNATIVE ENERGY IN THIS WILDLIFE BREEDING AND CONSERVATION FOCUSED FARM.

THE EXISTING ESKOM NETWORK IS USED TO DISTRIBUTE THE ENERGY GENERATED, WHICH IS SUBSEQUENTLY CONSUMED AT EXISTING METERED POINTS OF CONSUMPTION.

ALL EQUIPMENT REQUIRED TO MANAGE AND RUN THE THABA THOLO FACILITY IS INSTALLED IN SPECIALLY CONVERTED SHIPPING CONTAINERS, INSULATED AND COOLED TO PROLONG LIFETIME AND PROVIDE SECURITY ON SITE. EQUIPMENT REMAINS EASILY SERVICEABLE, HOWEVER THROUGH INSTALLATION IN A CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT, EQUIPMENT SERVICE INTERVALS ARE INCREASED. BY UTILIZING MODULAR INFRASTRUCTURE TO HOUSE ALL REQUIRED EQUIPMENT, CONSTRUCTION TIME (AND THEREFORE COST) IS ALSO MINIMIZED AND SITE DESIGN IS SIGNIFICANTLY SIMPLIFIED