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By 2023, off-grid solar solutions provided electricity to 560M people, needing more investment to help 398 million in energy poverty by 2030.

660 million will lack electricity access by 2030, off-grid solar could provide power for 398 million

By the end of 2023, off-grid solar solutions helped deliver electricity access to 560 million people worldwide, and further investment in the sector will be essential to provide “the most cost-effective” way to provide electricity to around 398 million people, almost 60% of those who are expected to be in energy poverty by 2030.

These are the headline takeaways from a report published by the World Bank’s Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) and the Global Association for the off-grid solar energy industry (GOGLA). The study, ‘Off-grid solar market trends report 2024’, finds that the number of people living in energy poverty reached 685 million in 2022, and that, based on current trends, 660 million people will have no access to electricity by the end of the decade.

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Source: PV Tech

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The off-grid solar tracker EV charger is quicker and less expensive to install than traditional grid-connected stations and avoids costly utility demand charges since there’s no need for infrastructure.

An off-grid solar tracker powers this EV charging station

Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, has installed an off-grid solar tracker EV charging station for its employees.

“This solar electric vehicle charger is a part of the college’s efforts to make our [transportation systems] more sustainable”, said Marcus Welker, assistant director of sustainability at Dartmouth College [via Vermont Biz].

Solaflect Energy, based in Norwich, Vermont, designs and manufactures the Solar EV Charger. The four Level 2 charging points are powered by a 6.2-kilowatt solar array mounted on a dual-axis tracker that generates 40% more power than comparable fixed panel arrays.

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Source: electrek

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The British military has placed a $1 million order for San Diego-based Beam Global’s (Nasdaq: BEEM) off-grid solar EV chargers.

The British military just bought these off-grid solar EV chargers

The British military has placed a $1 million order for San Diego-based Beam Global’s (Nasdaq: BEEM) off-grid solar EV chargers.

The UK Ministry of Defence ordered 10 of Beam Global’s EV ARC sustainable charging systems and one ARC Mobility trailer, which it will deploy at British Sovereign Base Areas in Cyprus. It’s the first big order for Beam Global’s Europe factory, but it’s already sold “hundreds” of US-manufactured off-grid solar EV chargers to the US military.

Brigadier Tom Harper, the British Strategic Command attaché to the US, said:

Beam Global’s patented solar-powered EV ARC will provide not only clean energy for British military electric vehicles in Cyprus, but the product is multi-utility and will be trialed to provide green energy and power key defense equipment in remote locations and overseas areas.

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Source: electrek

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In some of the world's most remote places, off-grid solar systems are bringing villagers more hours in the day, more money & gatherings.

Off-grid solar brings light, time and income to remotest villages

As Tamar Ana Jawa wove a red sarong in the fading sunlight, her neighbor switched on a light bulb dangling from the sloping tin roof. It was just one bulb powered by a small solar panel, but in this remote village that means a lot. In some of the world’s most remote places, off-grid solar systems are bringing villagers like Jawa more hours in the day, more money and more social gatherings.

Before electricity came to the village a bit less than two years ago, the day ended when the sun went down. Villagers in Laindeha, on the island of Sumba in eastern Indonesia, would set aside the mats they were weaving or coffee they were sorting to sell at the market as the light faded.

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Source: San Francisco Chronicle

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The off-grid solar sector has shown resilience in the face of pandemic-related challenges, with 70 million people gaining access to electricity from early 2020 to the end of 2021.

Off-grid solar continues to expand

Despite the pressure the pandemic has placed on supply chains and income levels, the number of people who source electricity from solar energy kits has continued to grow and has now reached 490 million.

According to the “Off-Grid Solar Market Trends Report 2022: State of The Sector” report – published by the World Bank’s Lighting Global, International Finance Corp. (IFC), GOGLA, Efficiency for Access Coalition, and Open Capital Advisors – the number of people who use solar energy kits had grown by 70 million by the end of 2021, up from 420 million in 2019.

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Source: PV Magazine

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Engie launched its first crypto initiative in Africa to accelerate the use of off-grid solar solutions in sub-Saharan countries

Engie launches crypto initiative to crowdfund solar projects

In May, French energy company Engie launched its first crypto initiative in Africa to accelerate the use of off-grid solar solutions in sub-Saharan countries.

Engie partnered with the Swiss non-profit Energy Web, provider of the Energy Web Token (EWT) cryptocurrency, to create a decentralised crowdfunding platform where investors who deposit a certain amount of tokens for 12 months will receive a fixed 10% interest rate.

In only six days, the platform reached its investment target of 20,000 EWT, despite an initial pilot period set at two weeks.

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Source: African Business

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