Featured in Solar superhero – 06-2012

Ice in the tropics

Solar refrigeration: The African markets could absorb millions of solar PV refrigeration units if the market conditions were favorable. For the time being, solar refrigerators remain a niche market.

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pv magazine

05 Jun 2012

With an average annual solar irradiation between 1,640 and 2,045 kilowatt hours per square meter (kWh/m²), depending on the location, Ghana receives less sunshine than other African countries, but roughly 175 percent of the average irradiation in Central Europe. The lower value of 1,640 kWh/m² in the southern half and coastal regions of the country …

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