Sunergy News
NEW YEAR BLOG – 2025
Welcome to 2025 from GREEN Solar Academy A warm welcome from GREEN Solar Academy to you as past or future…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Solar Industry News
The Public Option: How Smart Tariff Subsidies Can Boost Minigrids and Solve Africa’s Rural Energy Access Dilemma
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
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
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
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…
How farmers are harnessing solar power and smart techniques to work the land
KEY POINTS Harnessing and cultivating nature is important around the world. Even relatively small things, such as the creation of a pond, can play an important role when it comes to maintaining biodiversity. Farming is a tough business where success depends on a range of factors, including the weather. Hard frosts and flooding can be…
Covid-19 impacts investors’ energy strategies in Africa
A survey by African Business has found that investors in Africa’s energy sector are worried about the fallout from Covid-19 but remain generally confident about the continent’s prospects Over 50% of African energy market participants polled by African Business say that Covid-19 will have an impact on their investment strategy in 2020/2021 (see Fig 1 – to view Figs…
Close energy poverty gap by empowering women with clean energy
Exclusive interview with Ifeoma N. Malo, who is already an energy pioneer in her own right in Nigeria. “In 2014, 265 young girls in Chibok were kidnapped from their schools during a study period. The reason they were kidnapped with ease and in such high numbers is that they did not have electricity. Energy is…
Bold vision and solar power, equals water
Last week, we discussed the effects that water has on (almost) every aspect of our lives, including health, economics, agriculture, education, and even gender equality. And as such a basic element of our lives, water also presents one of the greatest challenges Africa faces today. With over 300 hundreds of millions living without access to…
Op-Ed: Solar to spur continent’s post-pandemic bounce?
By Terje Osmundsen The Coronavirus pandemic has left Africa’s economies bleeding. After 25 years of uninterrupted growth, gross domestic product in sub-Saharan Africa is expected to contract this year, forcing millions into unemployment and poverty. The need for a post-pandemic recovery plan for Africa is becoming ever more urgent. There will be no sustainable growth…
The elephant in the room: Can the solar industry go circular?
To avert an impending waste crisis, the industry must look at ways to extend the useful life of solar power systems and maximise what can be reused and recycled. Laws and knowledge sharing are essential, experts say. By Tim Ha March 9, 2020 Source: https://www.eco-business.com/news/the-elephant-in-the-room-can-the-solar-industry-go-circular/ Solar power systems are generally said to last about 25 to 30…
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