Enabling Monitoring and Control in Remote Oil Fields
Year: 2010
Product: SunKeeperTM controllers
Partners include: SunWize
It may sound ironic, but solar power has a significant role in the oil and gas industry, largely due to the remote locations of most drilling operations. The variety of energy needs involved in oil and mining, including supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) and telemetry, make solar energy a cost- effective way to provide power to production sites.
SunWize provides ruggedly designed remote power systems to ensure safety and efficiency while minimizing operation and maintenance costs. SunWize chose Morningstar’s SunKeeper controller for many of its sites because it can withstand the harsh environments of many drilling locations.
SunSaver on Surveillance System
Morningstar’s SunSaver controllers are used in video surveillance systems. Photo Courtesy of Surveillance Security Intelligence Group and SunWize Technologies.
Street Lighting in Korea
Thirty SunLight controllers used for solar street lighting at the newly constructed harbor city of Jinhae. Lighting control was set to turn lights on at dusk and off at dawn. Morningstar’s SunLight controllers were deployed because of their high quality reputation in harsh environments, and their easily adjustable PV-based lighting control settings. Sunlight controllers are available in 4 different models with 10 or 20 amp charge ratings that support 12 or 24 Volt battery systems. Photo courtesy of Lightron Lighting & Advancement