{"id":11965,"date":"2014-02-25T08:49:58","date_gmt":"2014-02-25T07:49:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/en.sma-sunny.com\/?p=11965"},"modified":"2014-02-25T08:49:58","modified_gmt":"2014-02-25T07:49:58","slug":"from-luneburg-to-tanzania-a-photovoltaic-system-for-a-partner-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sma-sunny.com\/en\/from-luneburg-to-tanzania-a-photovoltaic-system-for-a-partner-school\/","title":{"rendered":"From L\u00fcneburg to Tanzania \u2013 A Photovoltaic System for a Partner School"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The public utility grid in <a title=\"Wikipedia\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tanzania\" target=\"_blank\">Tanzania <\/a>is not very reliable. There are frequent power outages in rural regions in particular, a circumstance that makes it difficult to run a school. The students of the German Wilhelm-Raabe-Schule senior high school in L\u00fcneburg have taken on this challenge.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>In October 2013, students of the Wilhelm-Raabe-Schule senior high school went on a very unusual outing: Instead of the typical school trip to a youth hostel in Germany, they headed off to Marangu, a little town at the foot of Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. In their luggage, they brought along a 5-kWp photovoltaic system for the Bishop Moshi Secondary School.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 16%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-11965 gallery-columns-6 gallery-size-square'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.sma-sunny.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/IMG_0624-1-1.png'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sma-sunny.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/IMG_0624-1-1-180x180.png\" class=\"attachment-square size-square lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sma-sunny.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/IMG_0624-1-1-180x180.png 180w, https:\/\/www.sma-sunny.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/IMG_0624-1-1-75x75.png 75w, https:\/\/www.sma-sunny.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/IMG_0624-1-1-36x36.png 36w, https:\/\/www.sma-sunny.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/IMG_0624-1-1-120x120.png 120w, https:\/\/www.sma-sunny.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/IMG_0624-1-1-450x450.png 450w, https:\/\/www.sma-sunny.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/IMG_0624-1-1-500x500.png 500w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 180px; 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--smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 180\/180;\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Since as far back as 2006, the northern German UNESCO project school and its partner school in northern Tanzania have cultivated a partnership that already served as a framework for several mutual visits and various projects. Along with the cultural exchange, the subject of renewable energy has always played a key role in this partnership. The preceding joint project, \u201cDeveloping the Partner School in Tanzania with Solar Energy,\u201d was even honored with the 2012 German Climate Award, which comes with a \u20ac10,000 prize. However, that project only dealt with use of solar energy on a small scale \u2013 namely, for operating handheld lamps. The current project had the aim of using photovoltaics to provide electricity for the entire school.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5>Applied Physics: German Installation as a Pretest for Tanzanian School<\/h5>\n<p>Karsten Riggert, the head of Tanzania AG, has the necessary expertise for projects like this. The physics teacher is a renewable energy pioneer: Together with his students, he installed a PV system on the roof of the L\u00fcneburg school over ten years ago. This commitment directly benefits the school partnership: All feed-in revenues go to the partnership with Bishop Moshi Secondary School. The subject of renewable energy has thus become a cornerstone of the Tanzania AG offering at Wilhelm-Raabe-Schule and is a part of the basic concept of the UNESCO project school.<\/p>\n<p>Before their departure, the L\u00fcneburg students studied circuit diagrams and learned about the assembly and functioning of solar modules and \u00a0inverters, based on the example of their own school&#8217;s system. Cooperating with Karsten Riggert, their Tanzanian partners, and a local electrician, they were accordingly well prepared to undertake the installation of the system, which included 52 modules and a battery storage system with a total output of 26 kWh.<\/p>\n<p>A Sunny Mini Central and two Sunny Island devices now help to ensure a continuous power supply for the school. On the very day the students arrived, countless helping hands unloaded the multiton cargo from the container and initially stored it in the school building. Within a week, the helpers mounted the modules on the school roof, which had been previously reinforced. After that, the inverters and storage system were installed, with the result that the entire system was ready for operation after three weeks.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5>Together for more reliablity of the utility grid<\/h5>\n<p>\u201cWorking on the roof of the partner school and setting up the system together with the Tanzanian students was a very special experience for all of us,\u201d said Karsten Riggert. \u201cLaying the cables and installing them with the assistance of the Tanzanian electrician was also quite interesting. We helped each other and each group was able to contribute practical ideas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The installed system not only significantly reduces the electricity costs of Bishop Moshi Secondary School, but also allows it to be more independent from the Tanzanian utility grid that does not offer much reliability at all. Currently, connection to the grid is a necessary recourse only in the event of very high consumption or to avoid completely discharging the batteries.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5>Background<\/h5>\n<p>Tanzania still belongs to the group of underdeveloped countries. In the Human Development Index (HDI), it ranks 152 out of 187 countries. Particularly in regions far from the coast, the infrastructure is poorly developed. Access to clean drinking water is not secure, and the public utility grid is not stable, and thus not a reliable source of energy.\u00a0The community of Marangu is located in the northern part of the country, at the foot of Mt. 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