• The PV modules and hybrid inverter will be installed at the Shoklo Malaria Research Unit (SMRU), a major research site of the Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit (MORU).

• Hybrid systems like the one supplied by PROINSO are being increasingly used in emerging countries. They combine PV power generation systems with combustion engine generators.

• The hybrid system will reduce fuel consumption at the research unit, saving €4,500 a year.
• The PV solar product donation is framed within PROINSO's Solar Energy Solidarity project, an initiative in which the company works with NGOs, local partners and organisations to meet the energy needs of underprivileged communities and emerging countries.

19 November 2012. The multinational company PROINSO has donated 10kWp solar modules and a 10kW hybrid inverter INGECON® Hybrid donated by the company Ingeteam, for a PV-diesel hybrid energy system to be installed at the Shoklo Malaria Research Unit (SMRU), based in Mae Sot, Thailand. The new system will combine a PV solar energy generator with an existing combustion engine to generate the power needed while reducing fuel consumption.

The reduction in diesel consumption has been estimated to save €4,500 a year. The new hybrid system will solve existing power supply problems, caused by the diesel engine generator and fuel supply.

This kind of hybrid energy generation systems combine PV solar power and combustion engine generators. They are becoming increasingly popular in emerging or developing countries that lack power distribution grids and are used to generating electricity with combustion engines. PROINSO specialises in the distribution of this type of hybrid systems, which are likely to grow over the next years.

SMRU focuses on the prevention and treatment of malaria in refugee camps hosting about 130,000 people along the Thai-Burmese border and in communities of migrant workers from Myanmar, since the area, endemic for malaria transmission, is under the constant threat of this severe disease.

This research unit is an internationally renowned field station of the faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, in Bangkok, Thailand, and is part of the Mahidol-Oxford Research Unit (MORU), supported by the Wellcome Trust (UK).

Solar Energy Solidarity Project
http://www.solarenergysolidarity.com/

The donation made by PROINSO to SMRU is framed within the Solar Energy Solidarity Project, thanks to which the company offers power generation support to underprivileged communities and developing countries.

The initiative, which involves NGOs, local partners and organisations, has been implemented in Peru, Togo and Benin as well, reaching nearly 20,000 and helping improve sanitation, education and the quality of life by giving access to energy supply.


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PROINSO specialises in the supply of PV modules, solar kits, inverters, structures and solar trackers, solar solutions for urban applications in public areas, vehicle recharging stations, self-consumption installations, stand-alone PV power systems and monitoring systems.

As at the end of 2011, the company had delivered a total 1,115MW around the world, a record high that turns it into one of the world's leaders in the sector, and the International Network of Qualified Installers, currently comprising more than 2,200 members, played a key role in this achievement.

With international markets accounting for 88% sales, PROINSO has offices in Spain, Germany, Greece, Italy, USA, Great Britain, France, Canada, China and the Czech Republic. Recently, the company set up new branches in Australia, India and Thailand.//