Sustainability

THE SUSTAINABILITY OF SOLAR ENERGY

Worldwide demand for electricity is increasing constantly, fossil resources are being depleted at an ever-increasing pace and their extraction often results in environmental damage and climate change. The sun supplies us with sustainable energy that can be transformed into electricity via PV modules without diminishing the energy reserves of the sun. The use of solar energy enables us to help save fossil resources and protect our environment.

OUR RESPONSIBILITY

-Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)-

OUR COMMITMENT

Our commitment does not end with support. SUNfarming pursues its projects sustainably and at its own expense, enabling hundreds of participants to train in the pioneering solar energy sector year for year.

SOUTH AFRICA

Food & Energy

Food & Energy Training Centre
education + jobs – food supply – energy security Food & Energy Project provides jobs and education, food and energy and infrastructure where they are currently needed. European technologies and through PPP partnership with industry, long-term reliable management of systems, secure investments.

Based on our own development SUNfarming and their daughter company SOLprime have designed unique agro-solar substructures for greenhouses for their partner company Alensys.
The roof is partly covered with solar panels to produce energy. 15 agro-solar green-houses, installed on site of the NWU University can be used continuously for practical training and research. 

This unique combination is securing effectively food production and at the same time a sustainable energy supply with PV.
The Food & Energy Training Project provides knowledge transfer in the food production in greenhouses for master trainers and students.
 
In resource poor areas or in conflict areas people from the region are trained to foremen /women in particular food cultivation in Food & Energy plants. The income situation of people is greatly improved.
For the first time this project was realized by our partner company ALENSYS with the support of KfW DEG. The SUNfarming Food & Energy concept has a number of developmentally very interesting effects:
 

• At the same location of the PV energy production food is produced with water-saving technology.
• There are created sustainable jobs in developing countries and crisis zones.
• At the same time there are created self -sufficiency in food and security of energy supply by photovoltaics.
• Improving the level of skills of the people involved. Even at a later return the acquired knowledge will be used.
• Creation of direct income for the refugees in the host country, thereby increasing motivation and the identification of those involved with the project, as well as relief public creditor.
• Contribution to food production, thereby improving nutrition in refugee camps.
• Support of sustainable energy by combining solar PV with the agricultural part of the project.The concept is scalable. The project can be expanded with a corresponding multiplication of effects.

If you are interested in Food & Energy Projects worldwide to become a:

• Cooperating partner university
• Participating community
• Project developer
• Investment partner
• Customer/vegetable wholesaler

contact:
Markus Köhn
cell: 0027 81 479 6430
mailto:m.koehn@alensys.de

Syria

This project was supported by the “Climate Partnerships” programme in co-operation with the DEG (Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft).

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