We parked and wondered into the compound, our gazes turning skyward at the following breath-taking sight:
The tiny figure in the yellow tee-shirt on the right underneath the clock tower and minarets is Dennis, supervising some work.
The base of the two minarets on the north side.
Up we went through the winding diamond deck stairwell. This is a shot looking back down.
Peering down at the courtyard through an opening in the minaret.
We are on the catwalks above the wing roofs now, although not all the way to the tops of the minarets.
This is the structural "bed" for the solar panels to sit upon above one wing, the mountains of Haiti looming in the background. There is going to plenty of sunlight to capture up here. Mee and his crew designed all this, laid out and cut the steel, then welded everything into place. This is where they were at this point in the project, just finishing installing all the structural supports for the solar panels, inverters, batteries, controllers and other equipment.
This is a massive solar (photovoltaic) power system by almost any standard, and will be the largest such in Haiti to my knowledge, capable of producing 108,000 Watts, standalone, or 108 KW, with 18 inverters, 18 battery charging controllers, 72 hefty L-16 batteries for the north wing and 56 L-16s for the south wing. Capturing all that energy will be some five hundred and fourteen 210 Watt solar panels.
The solar panels and their steel support structure all have to meet the same stringent standards as the rest of the entire complex against earthquakes and hurricanes. The panels will be able to withstand over 150 mph winds, not a luxury but a necessity on this hurricane-prone island.
More of the roof and solar panel support structure.
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