SUNNYSIDE I UP
Sunny health support in Gambia
From now on clean drinking water and solar power will flow around the clock for the treatment of patients at the health centre “River Boat Doctors International” (RDI) in Buniadu, Gambia. Donauer Solartechnik donated a grid-independent photovoltaic system to the association, plus a solar powered pump for a deep-water well.
It began when the charitable organisation RDI asked Donauer Solartechnik to design a PV system for the power and water supply of the health centre. Convinced by RDI’s work in Gambia, company owner Rudolf Donauer then decided to give the system to the association as a donation. Benedikt Böhm, from the off-grid department flew to Gambia personally, in order to install and start the system on site.
Solar electricity at the health centre is now produced by solar panels on the roof of the centre, stored in batteries via inverters and used as needed for light or genera-tors. Additional solar panels produce power to operate the pump for the well. Pa-tients and staff now have clean drinking water and at night the centre is the only brightly lit building within a radius of 15 kilometres.
Since the beginning of 2010 Donauer Solartechnik has combined its long experience in the planning and distribution of photovoltaic stand-alone systems to form an off-grid department. Core areas are solutions for independent power networks with photovoltaic or hybrid supply, industrial off-grid applications and systems for inde-pendent water supply. Systems for automatic emergency power supply during power cuts, for example for hospitals or first-aid posts, are also included in the range. In addition, with its Mobile Solar Power System, the Gilching company offers a profes-sional and efficient container concept for energy supply in remote areas.
Riverboat Doctors International e.V. (RDI e.V.) was founded in 2004 by Heike and Heiner Tautz after the couple has spent a great deal of time in the West Gambian region from 2001. Since then, the nurse and mechanical engineering master have been supporting the local population. . RDI e.V. runs a small health centre in Buniadu, a provincial village in Gambia.
Top: Donauer employee Dominik Böhm installs the batteries and inverter Inset: Heiner Tautz (RDI e.V.) lays the water hose and the power cables for the pump house
Above: Clean drinking water for the young patients
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