This is your SolarWakeup for July 22nd, 2016

Bill Gates is at it again. I love that he talks about energy but for some reason he is equating module technology innovation with the business model and cost innovation that our sector provides. Solar is not always the silver bullet but it often is the gateway to the tool that drives immense change. Gates spoke about energy in Africa recently and while praising ‘micro-solar’ he did not seem to find solar to be the solution to power the continent. To ask Africa to wait for some technology breakthrough is wrong in my opinion, the solutions based on todays technology can go a long way. Just take a look at Facebook’s solar airplane, designed to stay in the air for 3 months and provide internet to disconnected areas. Solar is providing the power that allows that connection to work.

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Have a great day!

Yann