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SOLAR INDUSTRY AWARDS I WINNERS


RURAL ELECTRIFICATION DEVELOPMENT AWARD


Phaesun GmbH BOSS - Business Opportunities with Solar Systems


OFF-GRID SOLAR POWER SYSTEMS can be an important factor to support rural development in areas that are not connected to the electricity grid. Most projects and concepts for rural electrification target the basic infrastructure needs such as the electrification of hospitals schools local administrations and private households.


But the commercial sector is another very important area of activity since prospering commercial activities are essential for the economic development of rural communities and therefore also contribute to social development. Common names for energy solutions for the commercial sector are productive use of energy or Business Opportunities with Solar Systems (BOSS).


As a system integrator the company Phaesun in cooperation with local partners and component manufacturer is developing and implementing different complete solar kits that can be used for income generation in rural non-electrified areas.


These solar powered systems for commercial use range from solar powered


Dirk Gutzeit, Product Manager at Phaesun


systems for daily services such as hair cutting TV and cinema mobile phone charging cooling and freezing of food and drinks to food processing such as juice squeezing and grain milling. Services in rural areas in developing countries are often poorly developed due to the lack of electricity access. The processing trade is often concentrated on urban areas. Off-Grid solar power systems offer a unique opportunity to implement new services in non-electrified rural areas and ensure that further process units will remain in the hands of locals.


These are examples how Phaesun BOSS- Kits are used: Solar phone charging


station to enable shop-owners to recharge mobile phones for a fee in areas without grid power= Income for the shop owner. Savings in time and money for mobile phone owners. Solar refrigeration kit to offer cool drinks and to preserve food at grocery stores restaurants etc= Additional income for the entrepreneur and better service for customers. Solar grain mill to mill the grain at the place of production = Higher margin for farmers. By combining many different off-grid solar systems a solar market place can be created that can influence the daily life and prosper of entire communities.


The concept only makes sense if the technical solutions are designed with high quality components and are well adjusted to local needs and climatic conditions. Therefore Phaesun cooperates with local partners in the target areas on the one side for the adjustment of the sets and with component manufacturers on the other hand to select and apply the best fitting components.


Phaesun brings in its expertise in the design of Off-Grid PV Kits including all components such as high quality solar modules batteries and electronics in combination with the most efficient loads.


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