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Energy Inc. supplies Quebec's first renewable Grid-Tie System at
the Ecocentre Riviere des Prairies in Montreal, QC. Montreal, November
18, 2003: Matrix Energy Inc. supplies Quebec’s
first renewable grid-tie system in the province of Quebec for the city
of Montreal’s Eco-centre (residential recycling facility) located in
Riviere des Prairies. A
1.5 kWp solar array installed on the rooftop and a 1.0 kWp wind
turbine mounted on a 12-meter pole installed adjacent to the main
building will furnish the essential energy required to operate the
Eco-centre. Tied to
Hydro-Québec (the first ever for the province) using separate SunTie
and Grid-Tie inverters, this systems works in 2 ways. When the system
produces more energy than the Eco-centre requires, it will act as a
micro-generating station and transmit the surplus energy to the hydro
grid. If the system
generates less than is needed, the Eco-centre will take the energy it
needs from Hydro-Québec Matrix’s
grid-tie solar and wind turbine electric system changes DC electricity
into useful AC electricity and also sends excess power generated back
to the Hydro-Québec. The
wind system also includes batteries, providing reliable back-up power
during grid power outages. The
battery-based inverter allows the Eco-centre to send power back to
Hydro-Québec, while also protecting the Eco-centre against power
outages. In
addition to providing the grid-tie system design to the project
engineers and architects, Matrix Energy supplied all the system
requirements including; solar modules, roof
mount, inverters, battery bank, wind turbine, voltage controller.
About
Matrix Energy Inc: Matrix
Energy Inc provides solar electric systems for residential and
business, as well as autonomous power solutions while
protecting the environment
and provides sustainable energy solutions using solar, wind and micro
hydro technologies. -30- For
further information contact:
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