In the Pyrénées-Orientales, they invent a mobile and solar energy generator

Who hasn't resented the sound, and the fury, of a generator engine running on diesel fuel under their windows?

Or plagued just as much to find, at the end of the network, out of electricity?

Are you looking to organize a concert at the end of the field?

So if you have been in one of these situations, two entrepreneurs from Pyrénées-Orientales, Vincent Theven and Florent Faget, may have a solution for you.

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Which ?

A solar box, cabinet or trailer capable of bringing you electricity wherever you want.

“Initially, it was about ten years ago, I was developing photovoltaic solutions for my customers, for self-consumption or the resale of electricity to EDF.

Then there was the boom in the sector, everyone was doing this because the feed-in tariffs were very attractive.

So much so that the State decided on a moratorium which was initially only intended to concern large installations but which ultimately extended to everyone, including individuals,” explains Vincent Theven.

Once charged, the eco-friendly group can set up anywhere and potentially recharge with enough solar panels.

Here he is without work or almost and forced to rethink his activity.

“There, I said to myself that I had to develop something that did not need the use of state aid.

A little later, he met Florent Faget in a training course he gave, with whom he joined forces to create Acteco Energies Nouvelles.

Used batteries

This change of course is embodied in the development of a box, then a cabinet, then very recently a trailer - it was presented at the Perpignan Expo Fair - capable of replacing a generator.

The applications are numerous, almost limitless.

"Once charged, it can be on the mains or solar, our trailer can be installed anywhere, at the end of the field, on a construction site... It is capable of delivering 24 kVA (kilovoltamperes) in nominal and 48 kVA peak in three or single phase.

“The regulars of the electric thing will appreciate.

“The trailer is built from used Tesla batteries, which are given a second, life in short.

» Depending on the use, once charged, it can deliver an autonomy ranging from a few hours to several days.

Solar panels add autonomy, but in this regard, one can imagine total autonomy with a sufficient surface area of ​​solar panels deployed on the ground.

“It can also be used to recharge broken down electric vehicles!

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Beyond the trailer, which can be rented, the other modules are also proven.

“For the second consecutive summer, we installed a cabinet at a paddle rental company in Argelès for the summer, in order to supply the house but also the lighting and the fridges.

These are installations, at today's energy prices, which pay for themselves very very quickly, in a few months, a few years at worst.

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And the system is broken.

“I deployed this at home while building my house in a residential area, but in the end, I kept this system and I am completely autonomous with six Tesla batteries and 30 solar panels, assures Vincent Theven.

I don't have an electricity bill!

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