You will find that ABB has projects on every continent,...

You will find that ABB has projects on every continent, including Antarctica. The types of environments where they have projects extend from deserts to tropical islands and everything in between.

Not all projects have diesel backup, some use flywheel technology or battery storage. Pumped hydro, compressed air, stored heat, or any other type of stored energy can be included.

If they currently don't have one in a Cornwall village its is because they are now just proposing that microgrids are an option for the UK.