Africa is the target of a new market push for compact air droppable solar power solution Remules (Renewable Mobile Ultra Light Energy System). The technology is being marketed in Africa for the first time and is being aimed at the military, peacekeeping and humanitarian aid markets. The marketer of Remule is Alternative Rural Energy (ARE).
The system was displayed at Land Forces Africa between 6 and 7 July outside the South African city of Pretoria.
Rod Friis, Director of ARE and marketer of Remules across Africa, said that interest at Land Forces Africa was pretty good. Although Remules has been designed for the military, he said many calls had been received from the medical fraternity and the mining industry, which needs off-grid power generators for things like perimeter control.
Austrian company Smartflower, which manufactures the system, markets Remules as the world’s first all-in-one carbon fiber solar energy system. The self-contained unit weighs just 190 kg thanks to its carbon fiber construction while the transport box weighs 100 kg. The solar panels are arranged like flower petals and unfurl out of their container when in operation. The system can be set up for operation by one person in ten minutes.
Remules provides 2 kwp of outlet power and tracks the sun via an integrated GPS tracking system, allowing it to follow the position of the sun in two axes.
The unit is now on display for three weeks at the Weatherhaven RCS headquarters near the Denel Irene campus in Midrand.