A 760 kW rooftop solar array and 1.6 MWh battery energy storage system deployed across three off-grid island resorts in Fiji has already slashed diesel use by 35% and is expected to deliver a 50% diesel cost saving in the first year of operations.
Three off-grid island resorts in Fiji’s remote Yasawa archipelago have drastically reduced their reliance on imported diesel following the deployment of an off-grid commercial solar and battery system comprising 760 kW of PV generation backed by 1.6 MW of battery energy storage.
New Zealand solar company Future Energy installed more than 1,700 solar panels across the Paradise Cove, Blue Lagoon and Octopus resorts and deployed eight Aelio battery units developed by SolaX Power Australia, a wholly owned subsidiary of global energy storage leader SolaX. Each Aelio unit is a 50 kW / 60 kW hybrid ESS cabinet, IP66-rated inverter and IP55 cabinet, built for coastal heat, humidity and salt air.
The solar and battery system, which is designed to allow for future expansion, also includes SolaX battery management software that delivers real-time data on generation, consumption and battery state across all three resorts. Auckland-based Future Energy monitors performance remotely and intervenes if alerts flag a system issue.
