At Home in the Desert: Megawatt-Class PV Systems Supply Namibia
Swiss company HopSol built the third largest PV farm in Namibia and connected it to the utility grid in just...
How a regional SMA training center is imparting PV knowledge in East Africa
Small- and medium-sized grid-tied renewable energy systems have recently created interesting investment opportunities in Kenya. Electricity tariffs ranged from 0.14 US$/kWh...
Sustainable flower farm: SMA Fuel Save Controller helps reducing fuel consumption in Kenya
Karen Roses Ltd is a family owned business operating six flower farms in Kenya. One of its farms, situated at...
Mission (Im)possible? Solar Power for Everyone
How does it feel to live without electricity? This is something that Souleymane Niang can still remember all too well....
A Beach Paradise—Not Only for PV Systems
It’s still winter. This is the time of year that many people head south to bask in the sun. Here’s...
SMA launches Solar Factory in Cape Town
Our South African subsidiary just opened it’s new manufacturing facility in Cape Town. While it was the original idea to...
Share the Excitement of Travel
You can have the most interesting job in the world doing something meaningful, as with solar technology, but the siren’s...
An Ecovillage for Orphan Children in Kenya
On March 1, 2014 living conditions improved for people in Kitui, Kenya. Together with SMA and other companies, Energía Sin...
From Lüneburg to Tanzania – A Photovoltaic System for a Partner School
The public utility grid in Tanzania is not very reliable. There are frequent power outages in rural regions in particular,...
PV Brings New Life to Villagers in Mozambique
Another megawatt class off-grid PV system went into operation in Mozambique. The project was originally launched at the request of...