Solar Battery Hub

在尼日利亚的离网社区以及世界上能源供应有限的其他地区，实现电力供应是一项重大挑战。虽然互联微电网解决方案具有巨大潜力，但迫切需要灵活、可快速部署的解决方案，使生产性和暂态电力用户能够获得负担得起的电力。太阳能电池中心为离网社区的微电网技术带来了一个全新的维度。通过提供一个完全灵活的解决方案，以一个新的商业模式的能源使用，解决方案改进和增加了更传统的，连接的微电网解决方案。通过关注能源的生产性用户，将刺激市场，加速尼日利亚农村地区清洁能源和相关机会的增长。太阳能电池中心将由一个小型太阳能电池阵列组成，与各种尺寸和容量的电池相连。这将使学校、医疗中心和市场摊贩等生产性能源用户能够租用电池，只在需要时使用所需的能源。这将减少投资于完全连接的微电网系统的总体成本负担，这些系统通常是负担不起的，或者需要很长时间才能启动和运行。在项目实施期间，我们将根据广泛的市场调研，包括与尼日利亚农村社区的直接接触，制定和完善解决方案的设计。然后，我们将在小范围内测试和演示解决方案，以寻求反馈并告知未来的发展。除了有助于改善能源获取和由此带来的繁荣，太阳能电池中心还将应对一系列更广泛的挑战，包括：*食物浪费；为市场摊位提供冷却将有助于减少目前因高温而浪费的45%的食物。*保健：该解决方案将使初级保健中心能够供电，使药品和疫苗能够（通过冷藏）储存更长时间，并为夜间作业提供照明。*技能：通过为学校和教育中心提供动力，该解决方案将有助于发展农村社区年轻人的技能。*收入：拥有临时电力解决方案将使小型企业和摊位繁荣，增加经济活动。*公平：将电力带到农村地区将有助于缩小农村和城市社区之间的差距。此外，80%的市场摊贩是妇女，这为两性平等提供了更大的机会。

There is a major challenge in making electricity accessible in off-grid communities in Nigeria as well as other parts of the world with limited energy access. While connected microgrid solutions have great potential, there is a real need for flexible and rapidly deployable solutions that can enable productive and transient electricity users to access affordable electricity.The Solar Battery Hub brings a brand-new dimension to microgrid technologies for off-grid communities. By offering an entirely flexible solution to energy use with a new commercial model, the solution improves on and adds to more traditional, connected microgrid solutions. By focusing on productive users of energy, markets will be stimulated, accelerating the growth of clean energy and associated opportunities in rural parts of Nigeria.The Solar Battery Hub will consist of a small solar array, connected to batteries of various sizes and capacities. This will enable productive energy users such as schools, medical centres, and markets stall operators to rent the batteries and take only the energy they need when they need it. This will reduce the overall cost burden of investing in fully connected micro-grid systems, which are often unaffordable or take a long time to get up and running.During the project, we shall develop and refine a design for the solution based on extensive market research, including direct engagement with rural communities in Nigeria. We shall then test and demonstrate the solution on a small scale to seek feedback and inform future developments.As well as helping to contribute to improved energy access and the prosperity that this brings, the Solar Battery Hub will address a range of wider challenges, including:* Food Waste; enabling cooling for market stalls will help reduce the 45% of food currently wasted due to perishing in high temperatures.* Health: the solution will enable primary healthcare centres to be powered, enabling drugs and vaccines to be stored for longer (by refrigerating) and lighting for night-time operations.* Skills: by powering schools and education centres, the solution will help develop skills for young people in rural communities.* Income: having temporary power solutions will enable small businesses and stalls to prosper, increasing economic activities.* Equity: bringing power to rural areas will help narrow the gap between rural and city communities. Also 80% of market stall operators are women, enabling greater opportunity for gender equality.