Assess your distributed energy requirements using our SMOULDER web tool

Introduction

The SMOULDER web tool provides a platform to:

Determine the optimal size of solar PV/ wind turbine/ battery/ hydrogen microgrids for neighbourhoods and communities accross Aotearoa New Zealand.

Evaluate the impact of on- and off-peak EV-charging on the economics of microgrids.

Estimate the cost of self-sufficiency for grid-connected and off-grid microgrids.

Compare the sensitivity of the microgrid costing to changes in the assets considered in the candidate pool.

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