According to a report from Powering Peace, UN missions in the Democratic Republic of Congo may save much of their tight budgets by simply resorting to off-grid solar for powering their operations, instead of using polluting and costly diesel generators. According to the organization's experts, adding a 200 kW solar system with 200 kW/450 kWh of storage would reduce diesel consumption by 80% and allow 10-year savings of nearly US$2.6 million.Off-grid solar and renewables may help the United Nations peacekeeping force in the Democratic Republic of the Congo improve its electricity supply, while ...Den vollständigen Artikel lesen ...
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