Humanitarian
SimpliPhi & Footprint Deploy Mobile Microgrid for Covid-19 Clinic
Project Overview
Location: Matamoros, MX
Application: Pop-up Intensive Care Unit to treat COVID-19 Patients
System Rating: 2.5 kW Solar PV Array with 10 kWh of Energy Storage using PHI 3.8 kWh Batteries
Partners: Footprint Project and Global Response Management Inc.
Background
Just south of the U.S. border below Texas lies Matamoros, Mexico. Home to over 500,000 Mexican citizens, Matamoros additionally hosts a migrant camp of 3,000 refugees, most of whom are from Central America and Cuba, are seeking asylum in America. Living in close quarters...
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Disaster Relief
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Rural Electrification
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