First SolarNexus Systems Installed by SolarAid Tanzania

October 6, 2010

We’re happy to announce that the first 10 Solar Nexus Systems for SolarAid Tanzania have been installed on schools in southern Tanzania. These systems were shipped as complete kits, similar to the one shown on this YouTube video.

Mason at SolarAid sent me this series of pictures from one of the installations on a rural school about 100 km from Iringa, which itself is 500 km west of Dar es Salaam. This is a LONG day’s trip on rough roads, some paved and many not. This installation was completed in a single day but it takes a full day to get there and get back so its extremely important that the system works reliably and does not break down and require a trip out by SolarAid or a technician.

This kind of project is a perfect example of expedition style solar power system installation. The installers need to know they have every component and small part they’ll need to complete the installation, which in most cases includes wiring all the load circuits for the buildings in addition to the solar power system. The Solar Nexus System makes the installers job easier by including all the parts needed for the energy generation and storage side of the system. The electricians just need to pack the wire, conduit, lights, switches and outlets for the load circuits. The nexus is the center of the system and contains the power conditioning electronics, meter, circuit breakers and load distribution bus bars for 230VAC and 12VDC circuits.

The Solar Nexus System is a whole system approach to off-grid PV system installations in remote places.