Offering alternative energy solutions, African Alternative Energy Solutions is geared to help supply power generation methods throughout the continent.
The Auto PowerStation allows customers to power a medium television or three to four energy saving lights for up to four hours by simply charging off a vehicle while driving for only one hour. The company has also introduced a Grid PowerStation, charging items in a home, office, or business via an Umeme. And its Solar PowerStation provides electricity and can be configured to provide power for any size requirement. The initial cost is the highest of the three alternatives, but the benefits outweigh the costs, according to company CEO Harry Nielsen.
Nielsen offers some advice for potential customers. First, look at lighting as that’s usually the primary requirement. Replace incandescent bulbs or fluorescent lights with energy savers or LED lights. Afterward, look at the television and consider replacing it with an LCD TV and then the refrigerator. He advised that if buying an inverter or solar system for backup during load shedding, don’t put the fridge on the backup system as a fridge will normally keep things cold for up to 24 hours if the door remains closed. “You may also want to consider buying a small bar fridge to store those things that are required for daily living that spoil quickly, such as milk during load shedding, and put that on backup power. Don’t believe the label as far as the wattage is concerned. Fridges have a compressor that when it starts up uses up to 10 times the wattage that is shown on the label. Thus if it says it is a 130 watt, it can take more than a 1,000 watts for the compressor to start up,” he added.
Nielsen gave other suggestions such as purchasing laptops over desktops and choosing appliances with the lowest wattage, but for the majority of Africans – these suggestions are not applicable. However, the energy solutions offered by African Alternative Energy Solutions could help throughout the continent’s rural areas.
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