Up to 30%
Diesel fuel savings by integrating renewable sources into hybrid systems
25+ years
Of experience integrating generation, transfer, and synchronization systems
6 sectors
Mining, remote hotels, industry, agriculture, islands, and defense
Controllers
Certified controllers specialized in hybrid energy management
What is a microgrid?
Microgrids are local electrical systems that can generate, store, and distribute energy in a specific area—for example, a campus, hospital, factory, community, or even a house—and can operate:
- connected to the main power grid, or
- independently (“island mode”) during blackouts or failures.
In essence, a microgrid combines:
- generation sources: solar panels, wind turbines, diesel generators, biogas, etc.
- storage: batteries.
- intelligent control: software and electronics that balance production and consumption.
- electrical users: buildings, homes, industries, data centers, etc.
Why a hybrid system?
Mines, islands, military bases, remote hotels, and agricultural facilities operate beyond the reach of the national power grid. Historically, they rely 100% on diesel generators—with high fuel costs, complex supply logistics, and polluting emissions. Hybrid systems combine diesel generation with solar or wind energy to reduce costs, emissions, and fuel dependency, while maintaining the reliability that these operations demand.
Diesel vs Renewable vs Hybrid
Diesel Generation System
✓ Reliable energy source
✓ Covers load variations
✓ Availability and fast reaction
✕ High fuel and maintenance cost
✕ Emissions and pollution
✕ Logistics supply dependency
Photovoltaic or Wind System
✓ No fuel required
✓ Environmentally friendly
✓ Lower maintenance
✕ Intermittency in production
✕ Does not react to load changes
✕ High energy storage cost
Hybrid Energy System
✓ Cost and pollution reduction while maintaining reliability
✓ Less dependency on fuel supply
✓ Lower maintenance cost
✓ Significant diesel savings
✓ More economical in the medium term
✓ Lower energy storage requirement
Intelligent energy management:
how your hybrid system works
ComAp controllers continuously monitor all energy sources—solar, wind, diesel—and automatically adjust the output of each to maximize the use of renewables without compromising stability. This is how your system operates throughout a typical day:
