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CTS was awarded the tender in February 2010 for Okankolo Health Centre’s laundry.

The scope of the work included the supply, manufacture and assembly, delivery to site, installation, testing, commissioning and maintenance of laundry equipment.

Health Centers have to ensure that their laundry is hygienically clean. Our washing machines have a special sluicing program, which is ideal for blood stained linen and operation gowns. After the sluicing program, washing resumes as normal at higher temperatures, ensuring that all bacteria are destroyed, leaving laundry clean and safe to be used again. Our washers can be equipped with a second drain valve to recycle drain water, making them environmentally friendly.

Using roller ironers further sterilizes the linen; ensuring optimum care is taken for patients as well as Health Center staff.

A new 7,1kWp Solar Home System for Net Metering was installed at a private residence in Windhoek.

System Specifications are:

• Grid connected with Net Metering
• 24 x 295W Canadian Solar PV modules. Total 7,1kWp.
• 1 x Fronius Primo 8,2-1
• Roof mounted with IBR sheeting
• Remote Monitoring and Energy Meter.

After successful completion of the Omusati off grid electrification project, CTS was successful in winning the bid for the second phase of containerized PV solutions for the Kunene region. With the experience gained from phase 1, the containers were optimized in many ways. The final design consisted custom build 20ft container by Namspace in Swakopmund.

Sites that were electrified in the Kunene region are:

• Otjitjekua School
• Otjiu School
• Otjiu Hostel
• Epupa School

The project included the following:

• Upgrading of all government building wiring as per national standard for 4 sites in the Kunene region:
• Manufacture, supply and install container power units for these sites.

The power containers consisted of ca 2.8kW of PV modules installed on the roof as well as 4,500 Ah of battery capacity. Five kVA inverter charger and two 70A BlueSolar Charge regulator all from Victron Energy complete the system. Remote monitoring of all sites is achieved by using the Victron Color Control GX unit.

A 7,3 kWp off-grid PV system was installed at the farm Heinrichsfelde in the Aus area with a Lithium-ion battery. The system is able to power an entire farmhouse. Remote monitorng and supervision is included.

System Specifications are:

• 24 x 305W Renesola PV modules
• 2x Victron MPPT 150/85
• 1x Victron Quattro 48/10000
• 1x BlueNova Lithium-ion battery 48V-24kWh
• Roof mounted with structure for IBR roof sheeting
• AC surge and lightning protection

When A La Mer Hotel in Swakopmund decided to expand, they approached CTS with a unique challenge: to create a functional laundry that was both energy and water efficient, and would also fit into a small space, while being whisper quiet, so as not to disturb any guests. In addition, the laundry has to perform excellently, producing quality wash, tumbling and ironing results. Only one brand came to mind: Miele.

Miele recently launched new bench mark machines, which have short program cycles, excellent spin performance, a redesigned patented honeycomb drum and have low consumption values. A La Mer Hotel was the first in Namibia to purchase these new machines.

CTS installed washer extractors with water recovery units, as well as automatic dosing systems, to ensure the best quality wash, every time. The tumble drier has an air recycling system, saving up to 60% of energy. And with a matching drying ironer, optimum finishing results are achieved. Small accessories made this laundry a complete turn key solution.

The installed photovoltaic system at Elavi Clinic caters for the power supply to the clinic as well as the nurse houses. A 6.2kW PV module array generates enough power for the energy requirements. Should this not be sufficient the batteries can be charged by a backup generator.

The system consists of the following:

• 6.24 kW PV array
• 2x Victron BueSolar 150V/70A MPPT regulator
• 600Ah Battery capacity
• Inverter/Charger, Victron Multi, 48V/8000VA
• System Monitoring (BMV700, Color Control GX)