Solar Remote Monitoring Unit: Providing remote sensing monitoring services for solar power systems

<p>Key Outcomes</p>\n<p>• Manufacture of 50 monitoring units</p>\n<p>• 27 monitoring units supplied to Zambia to monitor solar home systems (SHS). 2 units implemented within SHS. Other units to be implemented when sold.</p>\n<p>• Training session with local installers in Zambia for monitoring unit installation.</p>\n<p>• 2 monitoring units supplied & installed onto projects in Malawi. Monitoring mini-grid battery banks.</p>\n<p>• 2 prototype units have been shipped to Aboriginal Energy, India. One of these has been installed on a SHS.</p>\n<p>• 2 prototype units installed at microgrids in Uganda.</p>\n<p>• 2 prototype units have been shipped to Mzuzu University, Malawi.</p>\n<p>• Economic analysis of 6 different business models.</p>\n<p>• Minimum viable product design produced for future cost reduction.</p>\n<p>• Cloud-based data storage implemented on LU account.</p>\n<p>• Web-based reports created for different users and applications (including high-level overviews & detailed technician reports).</p>\n<p>• Public facing website showing reports has been implemented.</p>\n<p>• Project added to Research group activities of CREST.</p>\n<p>• Review of competitors and potential future markets.</p>\n<p>• Conference paper written.</p>\n<p>• Environment monitoring prototype unit has been developed for Jonathan Millet, LU, to monitor irradiance and soil moisture for woodland monitoring project.</p>