off grid energy malaysia

off-gridenergy Malaysia

SUBARASHI WORLD TRADE (M) SDN. BHD No. 16, Jalan Gigih 25/41, Seksyen 25, Taman Sri Muda, 40400 Shah Alam, Selangor D.E. Malaysia.

Tel: +603-51213163 Fax: +603-51223163 Email: [email protected]

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Profile Stand Alone Energy Specialists

Off-Grid Energy Malaysia is a designer, installer and supplier of Remote Area Power Systems and Grid Battery Backup Solutions.

We combine wind turbines, PV solar thin film and battery storage technology to independently power a range of applications with dependable, clean and cost effective electricity.

Off-Grid Energy, brings together more than 20 years of specialist experience in designing and installing standalone power systems (SAPS) throughout Malaysia. Off-Grid Energy prides itself on delivering robust, reliable and technically leading and compliant technologies for Malaysia domestic and commercial applications.

"When you live off-grid, you have to be able to depend on your system to deliver hassle free power rain, hail or shine. You also need the reassurance that there is specialist support available to help keep the lights on if the unthinkable happens!"

Our Partners

Off-Grid Energy Malaysia operates nationally through a network of qualified industry partners and installers. We are proud that many grid connect solar companies consider Off-Grid Energy to be their preferred supplier of Standalone Power and Grid Battery Backup products. We work closely with our partners to ensure our products are commissioned at the highest standard of workmanship and technical compliance.

Off-Grid Energy Malaysia Values

Off-Grid Energy Mission:

To be specialist national leaders in implementing, promoting, and supporting renewable standalone power systems, battery backup and power system components. To provide our customers and partners with cost effective advanced power systems of high quality and design while providing excellent backup support, products and services that exceed their expectations

To continually seek innovation and advancement of our products and services while maintaining focus on clean, decentralized power generation.




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Off-Grid Energy Malaysia's Vision:

To work toward the scaled national and international implementation of socially appropriate clean renewable stand alone and battery backup power. To encourage and assist stand alone power adoption in regions where no public electricity is available.

For these new electricity applications to encourage and help facilitate improved living standards, self-sufficiency, social stability, education and improved public health.

How Does It Work?

Stand alone power systems supply electricity to properties that are not connected to the public electricity network.

Electricity generated by solar panels, wind turbines or fuel powered generators either directly powers your electrical loads or charges storage batteries via an inverter/charger controller. At night, the inverter supplies the energy stored in the battery bank. When the sun comes up the next day, the cycle begins again.

There are two different ways of configuring a remote area power system, these are known as AC-Coupling and DC-Coupling, each having their unique advantages. The configuration type will have an impa ct on the life expectancy, efficiency and flexibility of your system.




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Essential System incorporates:

Reliability: high quality components; dependable grid quality power, day & night. Simple Operation: user friendly, automated set & forget operation Low Maintenance: sealed gel, maintenance free batteries Proven Performer: tried and tested technology in Malaysia

Safe: exceeds applicable safety standards; concealed wiring; sealed batteries Monitoring: easily monitor battery health and your energy consumption.

The Off-Grid Energy Advantage

When you buy all of your power upfront, your system needs to last. OEA systems have superior life expectancies which are the best in the market. This longevity is achieved through the following fundamentals:

Quality Only – it’s not wise to compromise when you are electrically self-reliant! When it comes to batteries, inverters, solar panels and wind turbines, there is a world of difference out there. We source only the very best components.

Expert engineering and design – the most common issues we see with inferior standalone power systems include poor sizing, mismatched equipment and unsafe/non-compliant design. The result is frustratingly insufficient or unreliable electricity, and a costly short service life.




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Our expert technicians will spend time with you ensuring these pitfalls are avoided - helping you to understand your energy needs and to choose the right equipment.

Advanced Battery Management Technology – our battery management systems are advanced. Many other standalone systems have simplistic or crude methods of charge control, resulting in poor battery maintenance regimes, battery abuse and compromised service life.

Our battery inverter systems have the advantage of full preconfigured integration ensuring the batteries receive the right attention at the right time, equating to longer service life. Our Essential system has a very useful state of charge percent indicator and last recharge time indicator built in to help you get the best life expectancy and performance out of your battery bank.

Living Off The Grid

Living off the grid doesn't have to mean you have to go without all those comforts you get from living with mains electricity. In fact many people seek properties that are not connected to the mains power and live off grid by choice. Modern day stand alone power system provide regular 220V -240V electricity for all of todays regular household electrical appliances.

Fridges, T.V.'s, computers and almost every other electrical appliance can be powered without trouble with an Off-Grid Energy Malaysia standalone system.

Off-Grid Energy stand alone power systems are built and designed so that the quality and reliability of electricity supplied is similar to that provided by the national electricity network. We specialize in leading technology; high quality equipment that is designed to last beyond and outperform competitors' products. Our knowledgeable consultants will help guide you through the off-grid power process.

You can confidently rest assured a correctly sized and professionally installed Off-Grid Energy system will help you attain a comfortable lifestyle on your regional property with no need for grid connected electricity or large changes to your lifestyle.

Once installed you will be happy to own your own equipment knowing you will be immune from ever increasing grid installation cost; increasing high grid quarterly supply charges and electricity kilowatt hour rates.

Living off-grid can encompass many areas including water self-sufficiency, food self- sufficiency, electricity self-sufficiency and much more. An Off-Grid Energy Malaysia standalone power system once installed is environmentally friendly because, power is generated and consumed locally greatly reducing power transmission losses, it displaces most of the 24 hours a day fossil burning needed to sustain the national grid or run a local source generator plant in the case of an existing local generator plant the cost of fuel transportation is greatly reduced or eliminated.




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What You Need to Go Off the Grid ? Off-grid solar PV systems are expensive, so find any means you can to reduce the energy requirements. Most off-grid houses use a wide range of energy resources, in sharp contrast to the typical all-electric suburban home. Solar hot water heaters are always good candidates because they're cheaper per kilowatt-hour than an off-grid photovoltaic system, and solar lighting systems are always wise. This variety can be an advantage in that you aren't completely disabled by power blackouts. In fact, you'll be completely impervious to power outages, and even if one of your resources goes down, the majority of your lifestyle will still be intact.

Here are the functions of each part:

• Charge controller: The charge controller feeds current into the battery bank at the required voltage. Good charge controllers draw the best performance out of the batteries and are very important for economics because they influence efficiency.

• Battery bank: The battery bank is typically made up of six or more individual batteries connected with stout cables in either series or parallel arrangements.

• Inverter: The inverter changes DC to AC voltages suitable for use with household equipment. An inverter is optional if you use DC loads exclusively.

• DC loads controller: You may be using both DC (boat, RV, and auto appliances) and AC loads (standard household appliances). The DC loads controller maintains the proper currents and voltages into the DC loads.

• AC generator: As a backup power supply, the AC generator isn't strictly necessary but is usually part of any off-grid system in order to prevent blackouts when the sun is weak for extended periods.

• Transfer switch: The transfer switch alternates the power source between either the inverter output (when battery power is available) or the AC generator.

Off-grid solar electrical systems all use the same basic components, with other elements added according to need.




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• AC loads controller: This device includes appropriate fuses and switching means and maintains the voltages and currents used by the AC appliances connected to the system.

Which type of current you choose depends on what you want to run. If it's just a few lights at night, with a coffee maker and a fan or two, DC is fine. However, the market for DC appliances is far smaller than 240VAC, so you may go for AC if you're using standard household appliances (which is the most common way to go and is cheaper and better because of the widespread availability of AC appliances compared to DC appliances).

DC, which is more efficient because batteries use direct current, is usually the choice for small cabins and small power systems. You can use DC appliances for RVs and boats, so envision your cabin like a big RV, and you get the picture. But DC also requires larger wire diameters, which can be very costly if you need to run lengths of more than 50 feet or so.

After you install a PV intertie system, you can completely ignore it for the most part. Keeping the solar panels clean is about the extent of your maintenance, and you don't really need to do that.

But when you install a system with batteries, you have to stay on top of things. The battery or battery pack is the core of any off-grid system, and it drives the system's cost. All action comes and goes from the battery, and much of the safety and control equipment is designed to protect either the battery or the balance of the system from the battery. You absolutely have to understand batteries, or you'll end up paying an arm and a leg for new ones all the time and you won't get decent performance out of the ones you have.

Why a feasibility study? Solar power is part of every smart modern building but it is only a part. You must do a full energy audit and save energy in many other ways, before you look at the PV system. You must look at the whole building.

You may buy any system you require without checking or you can save a lot of money and energy and reduce costs by doing a full feasibility study. A feasibility study costs nothing but you will pay your deposit of RM10,000 plus expenses first and is well worth it, saving you a 100 times this cost in the long run.

As you know, in Malaysia, 90% of PV systems fail because the systems were not chosen correctly in the first place and went ahead without a feasibility study to compare all the other options. There are many additional options such as Solar thermal systems. These will reduce the cost of your BIPV system by saving electricity on heating water.

If you do a full feasibility study, you can probably SAVE 50% of your energy usage BEFORE you add the Solar Power. That will reduce your use from 500amps to 250 amps for example. This will half the cost of your Solar Panels.




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Emergency Back-up Power

Assure your family's safety Battery-stored backup power allows you to keep essential electronics and appliances running during blackouts. Choose which electrical loads are necessary to power, such as:

• Lights • Refrigeration • Fans • Cell phones • Computers • Sump pumps • Security systems Then rest easy knowing the next blackout won't grind your business to a halt or leave your family in the dark. The Emergency Backup Power packages below are designed to provide power for home or business when the grid is knocked out by natural disasters like hurricanes, tornadoes and thunderstorms or when there are rolling blackouts.

Battery Backup Power can also be added to an existing grid-tied solar power system. Any of the systems below can work alongside your existing grid tied solar system.




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Energy Cost Control For Business And Environmental Responsibility

BOOST YOUR BUSINESS BOTTOM LINE

Solar energy can benefit any business operation. With the cost of conducting business on the rise constantly, business owners are looking for method to boost efficiency and reducing operating expenses.

As solar energy investment is a government promoted activity, corporate solar investment could qualify for lucrative tax benefits only available to commercial customer. With payback duration of less than 5 years, investing in solar energy makes serious financial sense.

With the continuously increasing demand for electric power, the significantly high price of oil and the growing concern for the environment, many businesses are resorting to alternative sources of energy. Among the renewable energy sources, solar energy is a sustainable choice and one that can be used in various applications. Many businesses are now tapping into this alternative source of energy, hoping to benefit from its numerous advantages.

REDUCED OPERATING COSTS

Solar power systems will reduce or even eliminate your office building’s electric bill. For big and small businesses, this money savings can have a tremendous impact. The cost per unit of your current energy costs is likely much higher than what you would spend for solar power. This results in further savings for your business.

Over 25 years, a typical 3kWp Solar Energy System will offset the following:

81,650kg of CO2 (greenshouse gas) 272kg of NOx (smog) 227kg of SO2 (acid rain) 482,803km driven in an average car (19,312km a year) It's like planting 1.5 acres of Trees It will prevent over 40,823kg of Coal from being burnt!




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Government Incentive In 2005, the Malaysian Government, under the support from the United Nation Development Programme (UNDP) and Global Environment Facility (GEF) has created the Malaysian Building Integrated Photovoltaic (MBIPV) with the target to implement Grid Connected PV installation in Malaysia.

Under this successful programme, the MBIPV team, under Pusat Tenaga Malaysia (now Malaysia Green Technology Corporation), has put into effect various subsidies and incentives programme to promote the usage of PV in Malaysia. Working together with the Ministry of Energy, Green Technology and Water (KETTHA), the team has formulated the Feed-in-Tariff (FiT) programme which is a policy mechanism designed to accelerate investment in renewable energy technologies.

This widely successful programme has been implemented in over 50 countries around the world as of 2011.

The FiT is a programme that allows renewable energy producer to sell back the 'green' energy they produce to the utility grid at a premium rate. The government will facilitate a long term energy purchase contract between the energy producer and the utility company (think IPP!). Anyone is eligible to participate in the FiT programme which can include homeowners, business owners, farmers, as well as private investors.

As of 28th April 2011, the Renewable Energy Bill 2010, which enforces the FiT, was passed by the Dewan Negara. Under FiT, the solar energy producer will be paid a fixed tier rate for a duration of 21 years.

Our design team can also customize a complete system unique to your specific application. We are here to help! With

over 20 years experience we can help you find a solution that fits your needs.

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