{"id":116232,"date":"2012-10-01T09:25:28","date_gmt":"2012-10-01T07:25:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sma-sunny.com\/?p=116232"},"modified":"2021-01-05T15:19:06","modified_gmt":"2021-01-05T14:19:06","slug":"off-grid-paradise-monitored-by-sma-sunny-portal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sma-sunny.com\/us\/off-grid-paradise-monitored-by-sma-sunny-portal\/","title":{"rendered":"Off-Grid Paradise Monitored by SMA Sunny Portal"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Hakai Beach Institute<\/a>(HBI), a former fishing lodge, is now a teaching, conference and science research facility located on a remote island halfway between the northern and southern borders of British Columbia, Canada.<\/p>\n

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Photo credit: Sean Fenzl
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The HBI is a place for scientists, archaeologists, students and artists to come and work within the incredible biodiversity located within its 215 acres. The HBI lives completely off-grid, producing its own electricity, treating its own water and managing its own waste.\u00a0 The HBI is an extremely sophisticated off-grid site that is dedicated to finding innovative solutions to sustainable living and leaving a minimal impact on the beautiful nature that surrounds it.<\/p>\n

Choosing SMA Products and Service<\/strong><\/p>\n

When looking for a reliable source of energy, solar integrator Jason Jackson of Hakai Energy Solutions<\/a> chose an SMA solution. The SMA Multicluster<\/a> Box was chosen because it provides 24 hours of power in remote settings.\u00a0 The system consists of nine Sunny Island 5048-US<\/a>, five Sunny Boy 6000-US<\/a> inverters, one Multicluster Box and the Sunny WebBox<\/a>for communication. HBI is also in the process of installing three more Sunny Boy inverters. It has been quite a pleasure to support the HBI system while working on the SMA Service Line. The WebBox connected to this system enables the SMA Service Line to analyze the<\/p>\n

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Photo credit: Sean Fenzl
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HBI system while being on the phone with Jason 1,500 miles away.<\/p>\n

Access to Real Data<\/strong><\/p>\n

The HBI is willing to share information and has therefore made all of its Sunny Portal<\/a> pages public. Any customer with the Sunny WebBox and Sunny Portal can also opt to make their pages public. This can be an extremely useful tool when monitoring a customer\u2019s site or selling a system in their neighborhood. Using the publicly available plants also gives designers and installers access to real market data. \u00a0To view the Hakai Beach Institute Sunny Portal page click here<\/a>. For more information on installed systems similar to the Hakai Beach Institute: \u00a0AC vs. DC coupling\u00a0<\/a> For more information on SMA Off-Grid Solutions click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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