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.
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.
TO BE REWRITTEN
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.
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
Advanced Microgrid Management
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
Partnership and Support
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.