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Solutions for infrastructure problems in sub-Saharan Africa

People in sub-Saharan Africa are confronted with considerable infrastructure challenges on a daily basis. Affordable access to electricity, drinking water and mobility is often not available. This has a massive impact on quality of life and economic development.

The underlying basic technology was developed in Germany by renowned institutions such as the Fraunhofer HHI and the Clausthal University of Technology. The systems and components are manufactured and distributed by the start-up company VoltaMove GmbH. This collaboration enables us to develop and realise innovative and sustainable solutions.

e-mobility

Burning one litre of petrol in an engine or electricity generator produces around 2.4 kg of CO2. The conventional fossil-fuelled outboard motors of small boat fishermen, typically with 15 hp power, which can be found everywhere on the large central lakes of sub-Saharan Africa, the rivers and on the coasts, produce up to 10 tonnes ofCO2 per year and boat. It is estimated that there are several hundred thousand of these boats in sub-Saharan Africa alone, resulting inCO2 emissions of several million tonnes per year.

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Stationary and mobile energy storage systems

VoltaViewAfrica is focussing on new sodium-ion battery (SIB) technology for both stationary and mobile storage solutions.

In contrast to conventional lithium-ion battery technology (LIB), SIBs are characterised by improved electrochemical properties, but also by sustainability during production and subsequent recycling. SIB cells have recently become commercially available in large quantities and have been successfully tested by the Fraunhofer HHI in its battery test laboratories. The results show a cycling stability of up to 5,000 cycles, are insensitive to deep discharge and operation at low and high temperatures is clearly uncritical compared to LIB.

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Decentralised energy supply

Decentralised and solar-powered powerhouse systems supply both clean energy in the form of electricity and clean drinking water, both of which are fundamental prerequisites for successful economic development and achieving quality of life in rural areas of the sub-Saharan region.

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Education

Education is a key factor in the economic development of a society. The aim is to train qualified personnel in the long term who can take over the maintenance and servicing of the systems we have installed, but also to enable the manufacture and installation of these systems in the respective country (e.g. Gambia or Tanzania) in the future. This will create new, high-quality jobs in the country in the medium term.

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Information material

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