MV Solar’s mission to power the world one solar panel at a time is gathering momentum overseas.
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One year on from Cyclone Winston that destroyed or damaged more than 40,000 homes and 240 schools, Fiji is still trying to rebuild, making sure education is at the forefront of the long road back.
In conjunction with the University of Fiji, Denman company MV Solar Pty Ltd, which is also based in Fiji, is doing just that, with renewable energy.
Coboi Santam School is the first project that these companies are working on to enable the school to have access to the internet, computers and photocopiers.
It will also help 140 people in the nearby community.
MV Solar and University of Fiji are helping supply and connect solar power to the school with the uni students, who are undertaking Masters of Renewable Energy Course, learning how to install and maintain this with full on the job training.
MV Solar Fiji is also meeting with a remote school that has been open since 1794, Yalavou, to install solar to them and the nearby village.
“We are so excited to be able to partner with University of Fiji to bring much-needed power supply to a deserving local school, which was so adversely impacted by a devastating cyclone,” MV Solar managing director Michael Valantine said.
“Rather than a one-off contribution, we’re proud to be able to use this opportunity also as a way to support ongoing education in renewable energy, which is a real bonus.
“In Australia, we are so lucky to have ready access to solar power now.
“And, yet, we still face challenges in our own environment in terms of energy prices and feed in tariffs.
“We have moved to the next level of technology with battery storage but our community, locally, also needs ready access to knowledge and support to help them make the right decisions.”
After a successful series of seminars last year, MV Solar is providing another round of sessions to inform the community of what it is doing overseas, as well as offering energy storage information, which kicks off next week in Muswellbrook.