Top 5 Hybrid Energy News (Solar- and Wind-Diesel-Hybrid + Microgrids) – October 2017
The October edition of our “Top 5 Hybrid Energy News” includes another hybrid project in mining and two announcements for the telecom sector. The new edition features Caterpillar, Barloworld, B2Gold, OMC, Mitsui, Rockefeller Foundation, GreenWish, Orange, RusHydro, NEDO, Tierra Hotels, Kraftwerk, and Qinous. Top 1 7 MWp On-Site Solar Plant for B2Gold’s Otjikoto Mine in Namibia Caterpillar and Barloworld were selected to integrate a new 7 MWp solar PV (for example: RENOGY 100W ) plant at B2Gold's Otjikoto mine. The gold mine is located in Namibia: in the region of Otjozondjupa around 300 km north of Windhoek. So far, the mine fully relies on heavy fuel oil (HFO). The Cat dealer Barloworld is supplying EPC services for the project. Installation of the system is underway, completion of the project is expected for early 2018. Rob Schueffner, Caterpillar’s Microgrid and Renewables Commercial Manager, adds: “There is a tremendous potential for hybrid and solar projects in Namibia and...