Member - Flex-Grid

FlexGrid is a modular, scalable system that has been specially designed for off-grid rural electrification. A FlexGrid is self-learning and self-configuring. Power production, storage and 230V AC distribution are intelligently and autonomously regulated in a fully decentralised architecture. In contrast to the master-slave architecture of conventional mini-grid systems, a FlexGrid uses a fully decentralised architecture, based on swarm Intelligence. As there is no master-slave principle, there is also no weak point. A FlexGrid does not need any special skills to be planned, installed or maintained. Extra generation, power or storage capacity can be deployed in seconds without service interruption. Thanks to the build-in swarm intelligence, the system configures itself autonomously. FlexGrids start small and then scale up based on measured demand. Our business model does not rely on uncertain demand forecasts. "The flexibility to adapt a FlexGrid to the actual demand, rather than relying on a forecast, removes one of the biggest risks mini-grid developers are facing, and it lowers the upfront investment substantially. This industry thus can become a profitable business no longer dependent on donations or so called anchor clients.