Solar anywhere
From the quiet plains of Alsace to some of the planet’s harshest frontiers, French company Ecosun Innovations is shipping out plug-and-play solar containers to bring instant, reliable power to off-grid sites. What began as a solution for construction crews and humanitarian missions is now attracting the attention of a new, fast-growing customer: the world’s armed forces, hungry for energy independence and low-carbon field operations.
Inside a bright, high-roofed workshop in Oberhergheim, near Colmar in eastern France, Franck, a technician at Ecosun Innovations, carefully sands down a white steel container. Inside are 32 solar panels, assembled in patented wings of four, along with all the equipment needed for rapid field deployment. “We didn’t foresee it at first, but the military …
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