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Array Technologies Appoints new leadership for EMEA region

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Array Technologies, a global supplier of solar tracker solutions, announces the appointment of Leonardo Serpa as general manager for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) and Héctor Sánchez as vice president of sales, EMEA.

Solar-powered freshwater

Joining forces to help new-borns and mothers in Africa

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LONGi Solar and Senergia, a leading Swedish wholesaler of solar energy, teamed up to support the non-profit "Project Vita" by donating a solar-powered freshwater system for a maternity clinic in the village of Linga Linga in Mozambique.

Fishermen in The Gambia benefit from solar power in several ways.
Rural electrification

Solar power for Balingho

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A project in a fishing village in Gambia shows how solar power can be used to promote sustainable rural development in southern Africa. This was made possible by a spin-off from the Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute in Goslar.

Burkina Faso

Solar Grandmothers initiative contributes to the rural energy transition

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During the India-Africa Forum held in New Delhi in April 2008, an agreement was reached between the Government of India and the African Union (AU) Commission on pan-African projects for the establishment of regional Barefoot College Training Centre in Africa. One such project is now underway in Burkina Faso:

The current report is now available as a free download.
Solarize Africa

New report shows potential for photovoltaics in Africa

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In the run-up to Intersolar Europe, the latest market report on the solarisation of the sunniest continent was published. It analyses the development of the photovoltaic markets, the prospects and the risks.

Global renewable energy asset investment; Africa renewable energy asset investment.
BloombergNEF

Renewable energy investments in Africa lag behind

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As leaders gather in Egypt for the latest round of UN climate talks with the energy transition and economic development very much on the agenda, new research from BloombergNEF (BNEF) finds that renewable energy investment in Africa trails far behind the rest of the world.

Africa can leapfrog to a renewable and reliable energy future and increase energy access
New report Wärtsilä

Lay foundations for Africa’s clean energy future

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The climate change conference COP27 offers a unique opportunity to increase energy access and lay the foundations for decarbonisation across Africa, but wealthy nations must deliver on their climate finance pledges to unlock the continent’s potential, according to a new report.

Kenneth Engblom Vice President, Wartsila Energy, Europe and Africa. The energy company Wartsila (Finland) has a long history of operating in Africa. The company has built power plants in 47 out of 54 countries of the continent.
Sustainability:

Africa’s energy future at a crossroad

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Africa can adopt renewable energy on a massive scale and save billions along the way, Kenneth Engblom Vice President, Wartsila Energy, Europe and Africa says.

The funds of 53,000 euros necessary for realising the project were raised within 22 minutes.
Ivory Coast:

ecoligo realises first solar project in Côte d'Ivoire

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ecoligo, developer and operator of crowd-funded solar-as-a-service projects in emerging markets, is implementing its first project in the Ivory Coast.

The next step, now that the battery storage system has been installed and is up and running, will be to set up a solar system to make it even more self-sufficient.
Tanzania:

Remote hospital receives battery solution to prevent power outages

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With the support of the German supplier Greenakku, the St. Walburg`s Hospital in a remote part of Tanzania has received a secure and uninterruptible power supply.

PV and energy storage even work in the icy wastelands of the arctic.
Storage:

More than 100,000 BYD Battery-Boxes sold in Europe in 2021

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BYD has witnessed exponential growth in the demand and market share for its modular energy storage system Battery-Box. Read here for more details:

Installers working on behalf of Berlin's public utility to get more solar power on the roofs.
European Solar Prize 2021/22:

Eurosolar awards European Solar Prize in ten categories

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The European renewable energy association Eurosolar has awarded the European Solar Prize 2021/22 in Amsterdam. The ten winners range from the French capital Paris to the Swiss organisation Solafrica in Africa.

Africa:

Hudaco Energy becomes official distributor for Sungrow in southern Africa

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Sungrow has signed an agreement with Hudaco Energy for the distribution of the company's commercial & industrial (C&I) and residential PV and energy storage products in the southern African market.

For the African market, Tesvolt works with Cape Town-based Solarworld Africa.
Markets:

Tesvolt expands its operations on four continents

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Tesvolt has posted strong growth in the first half of 2021. International business is a key engine for growth. Over 40 per cent of Tesvolt’s turnover now comes from international sales. There are also plans to enter the North American market next year.

Here is what he refurbished facade of the Sterling Bank will look like.
BIPV:

Onyx Solar realises one megawatt photovoltaic facade

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Spanish BIPV specialist Onyx Solar is building a giant solar facade as part of the refurbishment of the Sterling Bank headquarters in Lagos, Nigeria. This is already the second lighthouse project in Africa that the company is implementing.

The scope of the mobility solutions discussed at Smarter Mobility Africa this year will range from walking and cycling, public transport, electric vehicles all the way to mobility as a service.
Smarter Mobility Africa:

Taxi industry part of discussions on public transport and e-mobility

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South Africa’s taxi industry will be well-represented during discussions on Gauteng’s plans for an integrated or single ticketing transport system. This topic will be just one of many during the third edition of Smarter Mobility Africa from 5–7 October 2021.

View of the Chamalire school (Malawi), with solar panels on the roof.
Off-grid:

Ingeteam: Clean energy for a village school in Malawi

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The Chamalire village school in Malawi finally has an electricity supply thanks to the project implemented by the Zikomo Africa NGO. The village is located close to the parish of Benga in the central area of the country.

Africa needs more investments in solar energy.
Electrification:

More affordable, clean energy for Africa

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International partnerships as the Sustainable Energy for All Initiative play a crucial role in the much needed expansion and modernization of Africa’s electricity sector.

The largest photovoltaic skylight in Africa at the I&M Bank headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya..
Onyx Solar:

Building-integrated PV on the rise in Africa

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Onyx Solar announced to sign the largest project of building-integrated PV in Africa with Privida and Sterling Bank. This project aims to remodel the bank’s headquarters in Lagos, Nigeria with Onyx Solar’s photovoltaic glass.

Counter-intuitively, solar electricity is cheaper in a low-sun country in Europe than in an African country with a higher level of solar irradiation.
Free webinar:

Reducing the cost of capital for solar projects in Africa

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SolarPower Europe is hosting a free webinar tomorrow where African and European experts will shed light on how to reduce the levels of cost of capital for solar projects in Africa:

The digital campaign Reach for the Sun seeks to inspire, inform, and activate audiences to achieve a zero-carbon world by 2040.
Reach for the Sun:

New creative digital campaign for solar power

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Little Sun, the clean energy nonprofit founded by Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson and engineer Frederik Ottesen, announces Reach for the Sun: Ten Steps to Creating a Solar-Powered World, a global creative communications campaign.

From a power system perspective, BESS technologies bring significant benefits.
Free webinar:

The potential of Solar & Storage in Sub-Saharan Africa

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Across the world, interest has been growing around Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) as a fundamental gearwheel of the energy transition towards a renewable-based power system.

This 2012 rooftop PV system in North Rhine-Westphalia/Germany is for sale.
Study of re-used PV modules:

Market of re-used PV modules around 500 to 600 MW yearly

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Re-used PV modules are mainly exported to Africa, Middle East and South-East Asia. Though it needs sufficient environmental and recycling regulations for those regions, a new study says.

Novel business models have made solar accessible for many more citizens of sub-Saharan Africa.
Webinar:

On-site solar and sustainable electrification in sub-Saharan Africa

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On-site solar has the potential to contribute to increasing access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy (UN Sustainable Development Goal 7) for businesses and citizens across sub-Saharan Africa.

Solar power from a carport at the campus of University of Johannesburg/South Africa.
Africa:

Solar power for University of Johannesburg

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A 1400 kW PV system was commissioned at the University of Johannesburg. Through solar power 2500 t of CO2 are saved annually.