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Falkland Islands Microgrid

Organizations, planners, suppliers, equipment, controls, and reported system specifications—with source-level citations.

CoverageDetailed public record
Named organizations4
System facts8
Sources reviewed2
Last researched2026-07-19

The Falkland Islands Government's Stanley power system combines Sand Bay wind generation, flywheel stabilization, and multiple generations of diesel plant. The Public Works Department publishes turbine, engine, and commissioning details.

Research status
Operational island power system
Historical classification
Community
Reported capacity
8,580 kW
Coordinates
-51.79625, -59.52361
Evidence note: “Every company” cannot be proven from public material alone. This page lists every organization found in the recovered record and reviewed sources, preserves unknown roles, and explicitly marks undisclosed controller or equipment details.
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Project delivery

Who was involved in Falkland Islands Microgrid?

4 publicly identified organizations. Where a recovered source named a participant without explaining its work, the role remains explicitly unspecified.

Organization

Cummins

Supplier of three interim 2 MW diesel generators installed in 2020 [2]

Organization

Enercon

Sand Bay wind-turbine supplier [2]

Organization

Falkland Islands Government Public Works Department

Owner and operator of Stanley's power and wind systems [2]

Organization

W. H. Allen

Legacy Stanley B Power Station diesel-engine supplier [2]

System evidence

Reported capacity and specifications

Values can describe different project phases or components. Source citations are attached to each figure so discrepancies remain visible.

KW Wind
1980 [1]
KW Gas/Diesel
6600 [1]
Sand Bay wind farm
Six Enercon E-33 turbines at 330 kW each; 1.98 MW total [2]
Flywheel storage
Three flywheels added with the second wind phase in 2010 [2]
Legacy Stanley B diesels
Eight W. H. Allen engines ranging from 320 kW to 1.5 MW [2]
Interim diesel capacity
Three 2 MW Cummins units installed in 2020 [2]

Controls and hardware

Equipment and controller details

Manufacturer and model are shown only when a source names them. Generic descriptions are not converted into guessed product assignments.

01

Wind turbines

Enercon — E-33

Six 330 kW machines installed in two three-turbine phases. [2]

02

Diesel generators

Cummins

Three 2 MW interim units commissioned in 2020; model not stated. [2]

Provenance

2 sources

Primary owner, government, university, supplier, and engineering sources are preferred. Archived references preserve claims whose original pages moved or disappeared.

  1. [1]
    Recovered Microgrid Projects record

    Internet Archive · Archived source · captured 2021-04-20

  2. [2]
    Power and Electrical Services

    Falkland Islands Government · Primary source

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