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NEW YEAR BLOG – 2025

Welcome to 2025 from GREEN Solar Academy A warm welcome from GREEN Solar Academy to you as past or future participants. We look forward to continuing to open a gateway to the future in the solar industry. As we step into a new year, we reaffirm our commitment to building…

GSA | Solar Basics Course | 7th Dec | 8th of 2024

The Trifecta of Professional Solar Training

The Trifecta of Professional Solar Training Last Thursday, October 31st, 2024, marked a significant milestone in our commitment to fostering solar industry expertise. We hosted the inaugural Roof Mounting course, the final installment in our comprehensive Trifecta of Professional Solar Training, a journey that began earlier this year. Since its…

GSA | PV Mounter Course | 31st Oct | 6th of 2024

GSA | Solar Basics Course | 19th Oct | 5th of 2024

NEW YEAR BLOG – 2025

January 15, 2025

Welcome to 2025 from GREEN Solar Academy A warm welcome from GREEN Solar Academy to you as past or future…

GSA | Solar Basics Course | 7th Dec | 8th of 2024

December 10, 2024

The Trifecta of Professional Solar Training

November 11, 2024

The Trifecta of Professional Solar Training Last Thursday, October 31st, 2024, marked a significant milestone in our commitment to fostering…

GSA | PV Mounter Course | 31st Oct | 6th of 2024

November 2, 2024

GSA | Solar Basics Course | 19th Oct | 5th of 2024

October 21, 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

June 21, 2024

Solar Industry News

NEW YEAR BLOG – 2025

January 15, 2025

Welcome to 2025 from GREEN Solar Academy A warm welcome from GREEN Solar Academy to you as past or future participants. We look forward to continuing to open a gateway to the future in the solar industry. As we step into a new year, we reaffirm our commitment to building…

The Trifecta of Professional Solar Training

November 11, 2024

The Trifecta of Professional Solar Training Last Thursday, October 31st, 2024, marked a significant milestone in our commitment to fostering solar industry expertise. We hosted the inaugural Roof Mounting course, the final installment in our comprehensive Trifecta of Professional Solar Training, a journey that began earlier this year. Since its…

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 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…

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 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…

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…

In South Africa, a grid-connected microgrid is a breakthrough for renewable energy

April 4, 2022

 JAROSLAW KACZYNSKI  APRIL 2, 2022 The grid linkage of a big solar PV facility and battery system has been approved by the Ekurhuleni Municipality. This is a turning point in South Africa’s renewable energy projects. One of South Africa’s largest microgrids will be formed by a solar PV combined with a lithium-ion battery system. A C&I customer…

Africa can adopt renewable energy on a massive scale and save billions along the way

March 24, 2022

© Kenneth Engblom Africa’s energy future at a crossroad When it comes to building the future of energy in Africa, the decisions facing the continent’s leaders today are nothing less than of historical importance. More than anything else, energy systems are the very fabric of business and society. Countries across Africa want to make good…

November SuperSolarSchool in Harare

December 6, 2021

The internationally accredited solar installation training course is now offered in Zimbabwe. The GREENSolar-accredited trainers, Steve (from JVS Projects), and Francis and Dave (from Sunergy), enjoyed holding the first SuperSolarSchool in Harare on the 22-26 November 2021. The participants experienced a broad range of solar technology concepts and theory, along with practical training in the…

Upcoming SuperSolarSchool training course

October 21, 2021

November 22-27 2021 Book early for our early-bird discount! The SuperSolarSchool training programme by GREEN Solar Academy combines the Sunrise (Mambakwedza) and Technican’s courses into a five day course to bring participants a comprehensive introduction to advanced solar concepts and technologies. Along with a supportive Alumni network and access to premium suppliers, there’s no better…

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…