Featured in Electric avenues – 09-2017

Getting into good habits

Remote habitation: Installing off-grid solar PV applications in many of the world’s remotest regions is not as straightforward a task as the beaming smiles of villagers may make it seem. But understanding the difficulties facing the remote habitation category are as crucial as overcoming them.

The remote habitation category of the solar industry includes a diverse range of sub-applications, from solar home systems and village grids (often referred to as micro-grids), to outdoor lighting, water treatment, desalination, water pumping and home ventilation. All regions and all countries have remote markets to serve, although the largest demand tends to come from …

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