Productive Use of Renewable Energy (PURE) as Driver for a Green Development

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Recording of Wednesday, June 19, 2024 | The smarter E Europe | Conference Program | Language: English | Duration: 18:26 .

Asantys Systems Advances Renewable Energy Solutions for Global Development, Highlighting Key Projects and Future Focus Areas

Asantys Systems, a solar system integrator and EPC company now in its 15th year, specializes in designing and delivering diverse solar solutions across Africa, Latin America, and Asia. With over 7,600 systems installed or delivered in 55 countries by 2022 (likely around 8,000 currently), Asantys Systems aims to drive green development through renewable energy. The company sees itself as a social entrepreneur focused on providing clean, secure, affordable energy globally. Asantys Systems offers comprehensive services from project development to post-installation support. Their capabilities include engineering design, long-term supplier relationships for cost-effective procurement of premium components via their B2B online shop; logistics; installation support through local partners; training; operations & maintenance (O&M) support; system monitoring; after-sales service and even financing and recycling options like battery recycling. Key projects highlight Asantys impactful work: electrifying 300 African villages under ASEA with containerized units designed for scalability; deploying mini-grids at Ethiopian refugee camps involving grid distribution expertise developed since earlier this year’s installations --and supporting new electricity demands-- plus backup power provision spanning years such as Mali’s water infrastructure enhancement initiated nearly ten years ago.

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Stefan Trittler
Head of Innovation / Project Principal
Asantys Systems GmbH
Germany

In this session, we take a look at the latest developments in decentralized water-energy-food supply technologies and systems.

Further Talks of this session:

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Dr. Philipp Blechinger
Head of Unit Off-Grid Systems
Reiner Lemoine Institut gGmbH
Germany

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Bärbel Höhn
BMZ Special Representative for Energy in Africa
Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
Germany

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Julian Fleischmann
Reseracher and PhD Student
University of Freiburg

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Jessica Berneiser
Researcher
Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE
Germany

To Talk

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Conference Partner

Deepak Mohapatra
Senior Officer - Business & Market Development
Alliance for Rural Electrification
Belgium

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