Featured in Treasure Islands – 08-2024

When necessity is the mother of invention

Constrained by geography and a lack of fossil fuel resources, the French outpost of Reunion has long been a test bed for European innovation, with solar power and energy storage being no exception, notes Marion Lafuma of Reuniwatt, a cloud and solar energy yield monitoring specialist.

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pv magazine

12 Aug 2024

There has been significant investment in PV on Reunion since the early 2010s. | Photo: Reuniwatt

Reunion is a French overseas department in the Indian Ocean at the crossroads of European, African, and Asian cultures. It has exceptional environmental wealth and natural heritage with Reunion National Park – listed as a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage site since 2010 – covering more than 40% of its …

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