Like a gigantic accordion. A large, unusual accordion made of sheet metal that unfolds and collapses in a matter of minutes is the method suggested by the Lone Lighthouse company for producing photovoltaics in remote locations where it would be difficult to install panels or where a temporary power source is simply needed.
The system is known as Solar GEM. And the initial thought of it is pretty straightforward. As significant as the need it seeks to satisfy. We would need a facility capable of ensuring a clean and powerful supply that we could quickly fold and unfold if we wanted to power a remote field hospital, summer camp or outdoor festival tent with renewable energy.
A solar powered accordion.
“It’s an easy-to-install mobile solar solution that can be used both short-term and long-term,” says Lone Lightohouse. The system has been designed by the French firm Akuo and its managers highlight above all its wide versatility, which allows it to be used in remote spaces with a power of 75 KWp.
It can be connected to an existing network or connected to universal EMS energy management platforms, which allow local and remote control via satellite, as well as remote software updating. To significantly increase the share of renewables, storage batteries can be added, they emphasize.
GEM technology had projects in nations as far away as the Dominican Republic, Mali, Benin, Singapore, Indonesia, Mongolia, France or Madagascar, where there is a facility connected to an oil power plant, when its managers estimated its global market share at a years ago.
The answer is within reach of Lone Lighthouse in Spain. Despite being intended for 75 KWp, those responsible for the modular system insist that it is “scalable to any capacity” and that as many units as necessary can be connected to build a solar power plant without encountering technical or energy restrictions. “.
