While clinics run from 7 am to 5 pm in daily operations, a neighboring pharmacy must be cooled overnight and run 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.  When these energy demands are met by using a generator, the generators must be refueled, which often occurs at night.  The noise and exhaust of the generator are troublesome, and the refueling requirement adds cost and pollution.  Each remote site will use multiple generators in different locations, so refueling is time-consuming and cumbersome as the number of required fuel increases.

The renewable energy MSF chooses to replace generators will have lasting impacts on the economy, and this is a part of the ongoing internal discussion of operations and logistics.  MSF can certainly use renewable energy in this changing mindset.

Electricity issues are a part of everyday life at MSF.  There is a daily failure of electricity in most countries MSF serves. The shortages can happen at random or come as scheduled outages, planned to conserve electricity.​

Dr. Amber Alayyan is the acting Medical Coordinator for Doctors Without Borders.

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An issue that is constantly having to be dealt with is the blackouts the clinics face. The clinics face plenty of downtime which hurts the care they provide and damages the drugs stored.

With a Focused Sun microgrid operating locally, it can power clinics, and offer the opportunity to share with others. This can be guaranteed by integrating schools and other communities.

Dr. Olijade Adebola is a National Digital Health Consultant impart with the WHO Nigeria.

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Rather than run diesel generators, the renewable energy solution boosts brand value and motivates consumers, while also providing resources to the local community beyond the transactional commodities of produce alone.

Some may be interested in the upgrade to renewable energy to lock in pass-through rates and to begin to pay off an asset as opposed to navigating the uncertainty of rising fuel prices.

Cory Roof is the Owner and Operator of Ogallala Greens.

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​This differs in various areas of India.  In some places there are very few blackouts.  There are other places with no electricity.  These areas need microgrid technology and other solution. "

If more than one temple could share the renewable energy, there is a possibility to combine land uses and install a larger production capacity. "

Raghvendra Banchalia

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With heat storage the cost will go down to the point where energy can be stored almost infinitely. "

​There are over 8 hours of usable sunlight in Egypt per day, making the concentrated solar technology most effective to produce a large amount of usable power and heat. "

Raad Al Jibouri

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