The group takes donations of discarded but still useful solar modules and offers solar apprenticeships to provide both training and reduced-cost PV systems to schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A non-profit group called Brighten Haiti<\/a> said it plans to begin installing PV systems on 109 schools in rural Haiti starting in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Oregon-based group said that fewer than 35% of Haitian schools have access to electricity and so operate without lights, cooling fans, or computers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In light of the 7.2 earthquake and tropical storm Grace which struck the country within days of each other in August, the need for rural, off-grid solar systems \u201chas come into stark relief,\u201d the group said. A PV system on a local school can provide electricity when an area is cut off by disaster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The group takes donations of discarded but still useful solar modules and offers solar apprenticeships to provide both training and reduced-cost PV systems to schools. A 6 kW system can be installed for about $6,000, or around $1 per watt, installed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brighten Haiti said that U.S. solar companies have shipped nearly 4,000 PV modules to the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From: https:\/\/pv-magazine-usa.com\/2021\/08\/24\/brighten-haiti-aims-to-install-solar-pv-on-109-schools-in-2022\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The group takes donations of discarded but still useful solar modules and offers solar apprenticeships to provide both training and reduced-cost PV systems to schools. A non-profit group called Brighten Haiti said it plans to begin installing PV systems on 109 schools in rural Haiti starting in 2022. The Oregon-based group said that fewer than 35% of…
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