New York State Case Study

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New York State Case Study

This is the site of a ground water collection and treatment system located at an inactive hazardous waste landfill.

Alpha Energy was asked by Greenstar Engineering to build a photovoltaic system that would provide power to a remote site, a quarter mile from the nearest cable company or utility power access point. Greenstar was contracted to develop SCADA software to allow for real time monitoring and system control of a groundwater collection and treatment system. They successfully created the software, but needed an Internet connection and power to run the equipment. Three options arose to connect the system to the cable access point: Pursue a long-term utility pole access agreement with the local power company, dig a quarter mile trench from the street, or utilize a private radio link. The first two options were not economically feasible, so the private radio link option was selected. Greenstar then turned to Alpha Energy to create a solar power solution to provide "wireless" solar power for this application.

After the cost of solar power to operate the equipment 24/7 was determined to be uneconomical, Alpha Energy integrated the PRC1000 programmable relay controller into the solar power solution. The PRC1000 from SimpleCom Tools allows Greenstar to remotely control the equipment operating schedule, turning on the SCADA system and radio only when it is needed. This reduced energy consumption resulted in a much smaller and less expensive solar power solution.

The solar power solution designed and built by Alpha Energy is a fully integrated system including the photovoltaic panels, panel mounting system and powder-coated aluminum enclosure housing the breakers, solar controller, lightning protection, and batteries.

Alpha Energy's dedication resulted in delivering to the end customer a reliable, cost effective remote solar powering solution.

New York State Case Study

System Specifications
Solution Components:	XYZ Private Wireless Radio
	Alpha Energy PV System SPS12-246/324G
	PRC1000 Programmable Relay Controller
Solar Array:	246W
Battery Bank:	324Ah
System Voltage:	12Vdc

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Title	Type	Version	Date
Remote Solar System - New York State Case Study	Case Study	049-238-15-002	November 30, 2009