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Become a Solar Installation Expert with GREEN Solar Academy

Tired of theoretical knowledge without practical application? Ready to dive headfirst into the world of renewable energy? GREEN Solar Academy Zimbabwe’s PV Mounter course offers a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience in installing complete solar systems. Why Choose GREEN Solar Academy? Course Overview: PV Mounter The PV Mounter course…

GSA | Solar Basics Course | 24th Aug | 4th of 2024

Sun-Savvy: Mastering Solar Basics in Just One Day

The sun. It’s been a constant in our lives as a source of warmth and light, which isn’t just clean and sustainable energy; it’s a pathway to a brighter future both personally and professionally. Solar energy is rapidly changing the landscape, and with it comes under-tapped and exciting opportunities. Breaking…

Power Up Your Future: A Beginner’s Guide to Solar Energy (In 1 Day!)

Have you ever stared at your electricity bill and dreamt of a cleaner, cheaper way to power your life? The answer is likely a resounding “yes!”Well, read on for great news because the future is bright – literally! Solar energy is no longer a futuristic fantasy; it’s a powerful reality…

GSA | Solar Basics Course | 15 Jun | 3rd of 2024

Become a Solar Installation Expert with GREEN Solar Academy

September 5, 2024

Tired of theoretical knowledge without practical application? Ready to dive headfirst into the world of renewable energy? GREEN Solar Academy…

GSA | Solar Basics Course | 24th Aug | 4th of 2024

August 28, 2024

Sun-Savvy: Mastering Solar Basics in Just One Day

July 24, 2024

The sun. It’s been a constant in our lives as a source of warmth and light, which isn’t just clean…

Power Up Your Future: A Beginner’s Guide to Solar Energy (In 1 Day!)

July 11, 2024

Have you ever stared at your electricity bill and dreamt of a cleaner, cheaper way to power your life? The…

GSA | Solar Basics Course | 15 Jun | 3rd of 2024

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DGS – THE GERMAN SOLAR ENERGY SOCIETY

August 16, 2023

GREEN Solar Academy, Zimbabwe offers independent solar training through its training facility here in Harare, We are part of the…

GREEN Solar Academy and Sunergy Adapt PV Training for Zimbabwe

August 9, 2023

You Spoke, We Listened… We heard your feedback and have responded by breaking down our solar training course into four…

GREEN Solar Academy Launches 2023 Solar Training Courses to Help Meet Zimbabwe’s Renewable Energy Goals

March 2, 2023

GREEN Solar Academy is thrilled to announce its solar training courses in Zimbabwe in 2023. With the increasing demand for…

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GREEN Solar Academy and Sunergy Adapt PV Training for Zimbabwe

August 9, 2023

You Spoke, We Listened… We heard your feedback and have responded by breaking down our solar training course into four modules: PV Solar Basics, the online PV Off-grid Technician, the practical PV Mounter, and Off-grid Designer. These new modular courses will allow you to learn at your own pace and…

GREEN Solar Academy Launches 2023 Solar Training Courses to Help Meet Zimbabwe’s Renewable Energy Goals

March 2, 2023

GREEN Solar Academy is thrilled to announce its solar training courses in Zimbabwe in 2023. With the increasing demand for solar energy, the academy has designed courses to equip individuals with knowledge and skills in solar energy systems. The courses have been tailored to provide practical skills to both beginners…

Donating used Lithium-ion batteries to Africa? Clear rules urgently needed

June 24, 2022

Source: https://www.oeko.de/en/press/archive-press-releases/press-detail/2022/donating-used-lithium-ion-batteries-to-africa-clear-rules-urgently-needed 20.06.2022   Establish guidelines for battery export The export of used lithium-ion batteries for second-life applications from Europe to Africa must follow clear rules and be better controlled. This is what Researchers and environmentalists from Oeko-Institut (Germany), PAN-Ethiopia (Ethiopia), the Centre for Sustainable Cycles (Ghana), the Center for…

Resilient Rural Electrification: How much energy is enough?

June 21, 2022

13/06/2022 Source: https://sun-connect.org/resilient-rural-electrification-how-much-energy-is-enough/ © Stewart Craine The 21st century will see, and is seeing, a decentralization of traditional electricity networks, at the same time as a decarbonizing of power generation to reduce CO2 emissions that are causing potentially catastrophic climate change. At the same time, those who have not been served by…

Transforming Africa: Just & Equitable Energy Transition

June 17, 2022

June 3, 2022 Source: https://www.africa.com/transforming-africa-just-equitable-energy-transition/ By Emily Karanja A global transition to lower-carbon energy sources is crucial for our species’ survival given the worsening effects of climate change. With many people increasingly advocating for a rapid shift from an energy system dependent on fossil fuels, questions on how to make this…

Optimizing Results-Based Financing for Off-Grid Energy: Why Localization Can Provide a Pathway to More Effective Investment

October 20, 2021

AUDREY DESIDERATO / MARTIJN VEEN Source: https://solarenergy.einnews.com/article_detail/553025067/7z8s_XduvY-a15XW The recent High-level Dialogue on Energy, the first U.N. gathering of world leaders in more than 40 years solely devoted to energy issues, highlighted the urgent need for action to achieve universal access to energy by 2030. With 770 million people lacking access to electricity – 75% of them in sub-Saharan Africa –…

Two solar panels on a tailor’s roof tell the story of how Jharkhand is adopting renewable energy

September 22, 2021

In the coal-dependent state, uptake of solar power has been slow and decentralised, driven by people like Reyajudin Ansari. Karishma Mehrotra Aug 28, 2021 · 11:30 am Every other day, Reyajudin Ansari clambers up the narrow, dark staircase of his one-bedroom brick home to the terrace, where he wipes off the layers of soot deposited…

Lockdown’s done, SuperSolarSchool’s begun

September 13, 2021

Our first post-Covid SuperSolarSchool took place from 23 to 27 August 2021. The group was smaller than usual, only 7 people were able to attend on these dates, but as business slowly gets back to normal, so will the number of participants. Our attendees were extremely understanding of the unavoidable postponements to the course caused…

Report: Universal Access to Sustainable Energy Will Remain Elusive Without Addressing Inequalities

June 16, 2021

Sustainable solutions must target African countries left behind in quest for global energy access Source: https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2021/06/07/report-universal-access-to-sustainable-energy-will-remain-elusive-without-addressing-inequalities WASHINGTON, June 7, 2021 — During the last decade, a greater share of the global population gained access to electricity than ever before, but the number of people without electricity in Sub-Saharan Africa actually increased. Unless efforts are scaled up significantly…

Refrigerators and Water Pumps have reached a critical crossroads

June 11, 2021

Here’s what the off-grid solar sector should do next By Jenny Corry Smith, Senior Manager at CLASP, and Riley Macdonald, Associate at CLASP, Co-Secretariat to Efficiency for Access Source: https://medium.com/efficiency-for-access/refrigerators-and-water-pumps-have-reached-a-critical-crossroads-heres-what-the-off-grid-solar-8103d0b3350e This blog is the second in a four-part series featuring key findings from Efficiency for Access’ 2021 Solar Appliance Technology Briefs. This series provides a synthesis of cross-cutting…

Protecting women and girls during the global recession: Solar-powered appliances enable distance learning and enhance health outcomes

January 25, 2021

Visit source: https://www.gogla.org/about-us/blogs/protecting-women-and-girls-during-the-global-recession-solar-powered-appliances JAN 15, 2021 Guest blog by Sam Grant and Hannah Blair While disrupting the daily lives of billions, the impacts of COVID-19 are felt the hardest by the world’s most vulnerable people. This series, developed by the Efficiency for Access Coalition, explores the implications of the pandemic on off-grid communities in sub-Saharan Africa…

The Public Option: How Smart Tariff Subsidies Can Boost Minigrids and Solve Africa’s Rural Energy Access Dilemma

January 18, 2021

When it comes to operating private minigrids, the overarching expectation is that such projects need to be commercial in order to attract the long-term private infrastructure capital they need to grow. However, many African governments are unwilling to allow cost-reflective pricing regimes, which is a critical piece in the bankability puzzle. While government actions to…

Solar plus storage better than grid connection for remote households

November 2, 2020

The Western Australian government has praised the use of solar and batteries to provide power to remote households and businesses, after Western Power replaced costly 230km of costly grid connections with stand-alone power systems that slashed costs and improved reliability. The deployment of 52 stand alone power systems by Western Power has now been completed,…

Sunrise Course Training Resumed After Lockdown

September 29, 2020

After very challenging economic circumstances and a disrupted 2020 due to COVID-19, Sunergy with their training partner, JVS Project, resumed their Sunrise (Mambakweda) PV Off-grid course with renewed drive and determination. Participants, eager to improve their foundational knowledge of Solar and PV systems, joined with us to successfully complete our first training course this year.…

SADC creates centre for renewable energy to stimulate rural electrification

September 3, 2020

DAR ES SALAAM, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) — The Southern African Development Community (SADC) said on Tuesday it has established a centre for renewable energy to coordinate and support rural electrification within 16 member states of the regional bloc. Kudakwashe Ndhlukula, the executive director of the SADC centre for renewable energy, based in Namibia, told a…