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Andy Champ wrote:
charles wrote:

No it really happened - but the story only briefly mentions the "back up
diesel generation".


Umm yes: "Various renewable sources distributed around the island have
been incorporated to allow diversity of energy supply, - a 9.9kWp PV
system, three hydro generation systems (6 kW, 6 kW & 100 kW) and a 24
kW wind farm supported by standby diesel generation and batteries to
guarantee continuous availability of power."

I ssupect that last "100kW" is morelikely to be 10kW. There isn't that much
water available.


To me that reads as a system with 112kW of hydro and 34kW of everything
else put together.

I have no problem with Hydro, except there is a lack of sites. Even
with 30% of "other" they have to have batteries and backup diesel;
hardly practical for an entire nation, even if it's fine for 87 people
on a small island.

Wind is OK up to a point; but it's a small point.

Andy

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