Globally, large industrial companies (in the mining sector, in the cement industry, etc.) often cover their energy needs via diesel, heavy oil or gas power plants. This exposes them to considerable fluctuations in electricity prices. The disadvantages are obvious: high fuel costs, a poor environmental balance and little planning certainty regarding the development of energy costs.

With our hybrid solutions, we offer you self-sufficient energy systems remote from the public power grid. JUWI is your expert for the construction of off-grid systems larger than one megawatt. Our customers come from a wide range of sectors, ranging from the mining sector to the cement or water desalination industry. Commercial and industrial clients belong to our customer base as do clients from a tourism or agricultural background.

Depending on your needs, we combine different energy systems such as photovoltaics, wind energy, battery or hybrid systems for diesel generators. Our experienced engineers plan customized systems that meet your exact needs. In addition, we work with local partners to strengthen the local economy.

Hybrid power solutions offer the potential to significantly reduce the use of fossil fuels in off-grid environments. At the same time, they reliably produce electricity at competitive prices. In such projects, solar or wind power plants are supplemented with storage units. These can then be intelligently integrated into existing island grids using the software "JUWI Hybrid IQ" which was developed by JUWI exactly for this purpose.

In the middle of the Western Australian outback, work on the Northern Goldfields project continues to progress. JUWI is building a hybrid power plant for TransAlta which is supplying the mining company BHP Nickel with climate-friendly electricity in order to opperate the Nickel West mine, one of the fifth largest nickel mines in the world. The power plant designed by JUWI consists of two solar parks including a battery storage unit. The special feature: The two solar parks are 90 kilometers apart: One near the village of Leinster, the other subproject near Mount Keith.

This solar hybrid power project was TransAlta’s first renewable energy project in Australia. As an EPC service provider JUWI designed the plant, purchased the components and services and constructed the power plant including the infrastructure. The project now replaces power which was formely supplied by diesel and gas, saving approximately 54,000 tons of CO2 per year.