{"id":20467,"date":"2020-06-17T10:42:05","date_gmt":"2020-06-17T08:42:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/?p=20467"},"modified":"2025-06-11T14:02:28","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T12:02:28","slug":"private-island-private-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/2020\/06\/17\/private-island-private-power\/","title":{"rendered":"Private Island, Private Power"},"content":{"rendered":"

The private island of Noa Noa, in the Philippines, offers exclusive breaks for those in search of deep relaxation.<\/p>\n

The Philippines has 7641 islands; arguably the most beautiful among them belong to Palawan – a narrow archipelago of islands\u00a0and islets in the west of the country.<\/p>\n

Silent white beaches lapped by crystal-clear water – through which you can see the coral – the island of Noa Noa’s native styled houses accommodate a maximum of 12 guests in six modern luxuriously furnished suites.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

With no connection to the electricity grid a reliable private energy system is essential in order to offer guests the kind of luxury they might expect.<\/p>\n

Noa Noa’s old power system has just been replaced. The ‘back up’ generators were doing a lot of work – costing money and making noise.<\/p>\n

Victron Energy dealer JK Solar Powerhouse in Puerto Princessa Palawan have installed a new off-grid system.<\/p>\n

The old solar panels (6.6kWp) have been replaced by 72 new ones – offering 28.8kWp – on an unusual roof space which needed a lot of thought and careful design. It is a credit to Mark Apdon, of JK Solar Powerhouse, that he was able to survey the complicated roof using an image from Google Earth,<\/em>\u00a0and working with AutoCAD design software produced a panel layout which would maximise on the available space – amazingly getting within 50mm of the actual roof size.<\/p>\n

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The new system comprises:<\/p>\n