Featured in Rejuvenation – 06-2013

Solar convenience

Off-grid: The falling costs of solar components and some innovative thinking is seeing off-grid solutions shine some light in provincial communities. But phone charging and refrigeration are also important services that PV can power, as SolarKiosk is beginning to demonstrate.

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Jonathan Gifford

11 Jun 2013

In a recent report, the Economist magazine wrote that with population growth outpacing that of the electricity grid, at least 1.5 billion people will remain without grid electricity by 2030. As kerosene is the most commonly used alternative for lighting, this paints an unhealthy and expensive energy future for large parts of the world. However, …

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