GRIPS
The Grid Resilience through Intelligent Photovoltaics and Storage (GRIPS) project deployed a smart solar-storage microgrid in a residential apartment block in Kathmandu, Nepal.
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We successfully demonstrated that intelligent battery control can displace diesel generators for backup energy. We also significantly reduced the system's levelised cost of energy (LCOE), ensuring that our microgrids are cost-competitive with the polluting diesel backup systems that are common in Nepal.
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Russia’s ongoing attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure leave vulnerable communities without consistent electricity. The CERU project addresses this crisis by installing a smart microgrid at a local orphanage in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where power cuts can exceed eight hours a day. These outages threaten essential services, including heating and hot water from electric boilers. The existing diesel generator is expensive to run, polluting, and unable to meet the orphanage’s heating needs.
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Our Clean Energy Solution
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Solar storage microgrid featuring a PIXII inverter and a 50kWp PV array
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Cost-optimisation and efficiency measures to ensure low-cost energy
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Intelligent load shedding to prioritise critical loads during shortages
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Advanced Microgrid Management
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The Swanbarton Microgrid Management System (MMS) is at the heart of this solution.
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AI-enabled forecasting for loads and generation
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Dynamic battery controls guided by state-of-the-art load-shedding algorithms
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Flexible control layer to integrate new renewable energy technologies as they emerge
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Partnership and Support
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We are collaborating with Helios Strategia and EP Group, with funding through Innovate Ukraine and support from the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO).
By deploying this advanced, easy-to-upgrade microgrid, we are ensuring reliable, clean power for those who need it most—and paving the way for more resilient energy systems throughout Ukraine.​