PROJECT NAME:

Inkwell Wines Sustainable Cellar Door

Inkwell Wines - autonomy power system inverters

Inkwell Wines - autonomy on-grid solar system

Ariel view of Inkwell Wines with autonomy on-grid solar system

Inkwell Wines - autonomy on-grid solar panels

Inkwell Wines - autonomy power system inverter and batteries

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PROJECT NAME
Inkwell Wines Sustainable Cellar Door

SYSTEM TYPE / APPLICATION
Grid-Connected – Autonomy System

LOCATION
McLaren Vale (Kaurna Country), SA

INSTALLED
May 2018

KEY BRANDS
Selectronic, REC, Fronius, BYD

PROJECT DETAIL

Objectives & Site Considerations:

The grid supply wasn’t sufficient for the new cellar door and accommodation at Inkwell Wines in South Australia’s McLaren Vale, so a solar and battery system was needed to provide additional capacity. Dr Irina Santiago-Brown is a leading expert in sustainable viticulture, so naturally, this is embedded into everything at Inkwell Wines.

Load Analysis:

Average summer demand: 26.97kWh
Average winter demand: 25.43kWh
Demand surge: 16kW

System Design:

REC Solar modules (15.08kW)
Fronius Primo 6kW solar inverters
BYD BBox LV batteries (25.6kWh)
Selectronic SPPro 7.5kW inverter/charger

Project Outcome:

Inkwell Wines’ Sustainable Cellar Door, Luxury Accommodation, and Manager’s Homestead are all powered by a solar and battery system.

To read more: https://www.afr.com/life-and-luxury/food-and-wine/inkwell-winery-opens-hotel-california-road-a-cellar-door-with-a-difference-20180613-h11cne

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