Switzerland-based utility CKW has installed PV systems on disused satellite dishes at telecom company Leuk TDC’s headquarters, using SolarEdge’s DC-optimized inverters and power optimizers to maximize system output. JUNE 11, 2025 PATRICK JOWETT Image: CKW, Leuk TDC Share Swiss energy company CKW has transformed unused satellite dishes into solar systems. The dishes, located at the headquarters of Swiss telecommunications […]
As winter approaches, memories of the past haunt South Africans in more ways than one. The country has experienced years of rolling blackouts, known locally as load shedding. During the worst periods of these power cuts in 2022 and 2023, South Africans who did not own solar photovoltaic systems or generators would go without electricity for up […]
Solar Panda Corporation, a Canada-based company providing home solar systems to rural communities without access to electricity in Africa, unveiled the acquisition of sector player Vitalite Zambia Limited, expanding its footprint into a third country on the continent. Studying at night with Solar Panda lights. Image source: Solar Panda. The investment adds more than 100,000 […]
