The enlightening walk for Solar Education
in the Makgadikgadi Pans (Botswana)
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Sarah Mulwa tells us about her brave initiative to encourage and support hundreds of scholars in rural Botswana in...
How to visually inspect a solar PV panel?
- Part 1: Standards and Failure Classifications
* Dumela Mma, Dumela Rra!
Would you buy your company car (or to some extent your personal car) on...
Pay-As-You-Go Solar : The Basics
RiA-ders!
Jackie is a shining example in the Off-Grid solar industry's talents. Her first article was so popular that she has been invited back to...
How Climate Change effects Hurricanes? Ask Barbuda!
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How Climate Change effects Hurricanes? There 3 key takeaways that are developed in this post:
How Hurricanes are formed?
Thunderstorms
Tropical depression
Tropical...
What are the different Solar PV Technologies?
*Jambo, habari?
Currently on the market in many countries across Africa, they are a number of solar panels that are on sale from different manufacturers. They...
The key components of a successful solar project
- Part 1: What is Energy?
Zelé* Everyone! Pe Sô Pe Pon*!
At the time I am writing this post, sitting is my office in the...
One year on and 1000+ subscribers,
What is Renewables in Africa's (RiA) Vision?
* Jambo dear RiA-ders! Habari gani?
**Siwezi kusema Kiswahili…but I was important to say in few words in Swahili...
How does a Green Mini-grid work?
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In this article, we are talking about Green Mini-grids in Africa. Find below the main talking points:
What is a mini-grid?
What are...
Sorry US(xit),
We are making Africa and the World Green Again!
My dear RiA Friend,
It was Thursday night, I was preparing to spend a nice evening at...
2017: Five things to look out for
Happy New Year
Five things to look out for in 2017
*Ne y yibeogo Everybody! Yîis kibare? Happy New Year to you all!
It has been a long...
Christmas Recap and Green Quiz!
*Mbolo Everybody,
Are you all (gre)energised by now? Christmas is coming soon and fast and the year 2016 is drawing to an end. I have...
Solar Panels: Conception to the Contemporary
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IntroductionConception of the Solar Panel20th CENTURYContemporary Solar PanelsFuture projection
Introduction
“New” is not the word to describe solar technology. Its narrative goes as far as...
On-Grid vs Off-Grid: What is the difference?
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In this article, Rachel Sekibo, a Southampton University Student and Tony Tiyou are revisiting the concept of On-grid vs Off-grid in simple...
