Phaesun Off-Grid News - December 2015


Minister of Development visits solar installations in Eritrea
The German Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development Dr. Gerd Müller travelled to Eritrea in December to inform himself about the situation on the spot and look for possibilities to combat the reasons for escape. Among others, he visited the „Orotta Hospital“ in der Eritrean capital of Asmara, a maternity hospital supported by the German non-governmental organisation Archemed e.V. that has been equipped with a Phaesun solar system to secure the power supply of the most important medical equipment. After that there was a round table with representatives from the industry and politics and the Phaesun Team took the chance to discuss about the opportunities of solar systems to strengthen the local economy. Phaesun Managing Director Tobias Zwirner reports: „The minister was very taken by the close cooperation of the Eritrean and German partners and complimented the transfer of German technology to improve the living conditions in Eritrea! He was also very interested in the BOSS concept that uses solar systems for local entrepreneurs to generate income for the rural population."
The minister’s visit serves as a basis for a decision as to whether the cooperation between Germany and Eritrea can be extended also on a political level associated with development aid by the state. Please find photos and a link to the Eritrean TV report of the official visit to Eritrea on the Phaesun Facebook page here.
 



Bright light at Abidjan Harbour

85 solar LED streetlights have been installed at the entry of the harbour in Abidjan/Ivory Coast by Phaesun in cooperation with the local partner S-TEL. Abidjan harbour is one of the largest freight harbours in Africa and thus very important for imports and exports to and from Western Africa.  The entrance of the harbour, the so-called Vridi Channel was illuminated by grid connected street lights before. Due to old technology and an unreliable electricity grid the harbour lighting turned to be inefficient and unreliable. Any interruption of the lighting stops all boat traffic, which has tremendous consequences on operations such as delayed schedules, traffic jams, and financial repercussions. The solar street lamps now guarantee reliable illumination along the channel piers. Please find pictures of the installation on our Facebook page here.

 



Information on products

* Control Cabinets of Smart Energysystems *

Smart Energysystems offers fully equipped control cabinets as pre-installed plug'n'play-systems. These complete solutions for Off-Grid solar systems with a power range of 0,3 - 5 kWp include all electronics (Studer, Steca or Victron components) pre-assembled and pre-wired in a compact control cabinet. Each system is tested and delivered ready-to-operate. The plug‘n‘play concept guarantees a simple and error-free installation and commissioning on site. Please find the Smart Energysystems range on the Phaesun Online Order Platform here.
* More power with Solar Rise Kits Four and Five *
From now on we deliver the Solar Rise Kits Four and Five with 260W-solar modules instead of 250W. This means an increased system power from 3kW to 3,12kWp resp. from 6kWp to 6,24kWp. 230 VAC-consumers such as power tools, household machines or all other AC loads can be easily operated independently from the grid due to the plug-and-play configuration.
Thanks to decreased purchasing prices of single components we have decreased the prices for the kits. Please find the Solar Rise Kits on our Online Order Platform here.
Ask our Sales Team for your Log-In:
sales@phaesun.com.

 



 

 

 

Do not miss: Upcoming Events!

Messe Boot
23.-31.01.2016, Düsseldorf/Germany
Messe Boot will open its gates for the the 47th time. With new offers and an extended programme, Europe’s largest boat fair attracts its visitors to Düsseldorf.
Please find solutions for power supply on the water with Phaesun at our booth in hall 11 at booth D 39.
Would you like to visit us at Messe Boot? Contact Holger.Lade@phaesun.com to arrange a meeting and to get a free ticket!Please find more information
here.



SRH Solar Winter School 2016
25.01. - 07.02.2016, Berlin/Germany
The SRH University of Berlin offers a practical training programme for solar entrepreneurs and installers with a particular focus on system sizing and the installation of independent solar systems, as well as the distribution and marketing around products for sustained power supply. The core of this programme is a two-weeks lasting intensive course at the renowned university, further parts are a structured Online pre- and review, as well as a traineeship with a relevant company. Please find information about the Winter School on the SRH Website here.