Or: How Africa is building the future by skipping the past
  • ex_06@slrpnk.netM
    25·
    23 hours ago

    It costed nothing to say Kenya instead of Africa and Solar power revolution instead of solarpunk

    While the funds pour in, yes, startup are so nice, let’s see this fully integrated vertical stack with sensor for remote shut down how evolves with time…

    The same article could be done with the fediverse “solarpunk is already happening on the internet” or whatever good thing is happening in the world

    Sorry I just feel like the author is sugar coating a startup, a bit de-politicizing solarpunk and looking down on Africa complexity e_e

    Still an interesting read

  • bergie@lemmy.world
    12·
    3 days ago

    The cost development of solar is just incredible. We almost doubled the solar capacity on our boat this summer for just couple hundred euros.

    For the past year, all of our electricity has come from renewable sources (mostly solar, though we also have small wind and hydro generators on the boat that do contribute when conditions are right). And this includes things like satellite internet, refrigeration, and making all our domestic fresh water through desalination.

    • hanrahan@piefed.socialEnglish
      5·
      3 days ago

      We lived off grid in the bush here in Australia on Northern NSW for a decade with a 2kW solar system and batteries, never had an issue, ran everything (computer, kettle, microwave, welder, induction cooktop etc) except for the oven. We left in 2020 because of climate chanhe making bushfires worse and have now moved to Tasmania, off a flood plain, 270m ASL, and zero bush fire risk.

      We now have a small cottage on a hectare, on the edge of small village, we have 8kW solar here (so far south solar in winter is an issue) , the excess goes into the grid for which we are paid a small amount and we now have an ecar we need for very occasioanl use (mostly use our ebikes amd walk) , all charged off solar.