AORA TO PROVIDE FIRST SOLAR-BIOGAS HYBRID POWER SOLUTION
FOR OFF-GRID COMMUNITIES IN AFRICA
Ethiopian Ministry
of Water, Irrigation and Energy Meets with AORA Solar
Ahead of Deployment
of its Tulip™ Technology
December 2, 2014 – ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia
& REHOVOT, Israel – AORA Solar
(www.aora-solar.com), a leading developer of solar-biogas hybrid power technology,
today announced it has met with the Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Energy of
the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (www.mowie.gov.et), to plan the
construction of an initial pilot of AORA’s Tulip™ solar-hybrid power plant. The
meeting follows the March signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
between the parties.
The project is tied to Ethiopia’s
Climate-Resilient Green Economy Strategy, in which the country aims to enhance
access to affordable and environmentally friendly renewable energy. The goal is
to provide adequate uninterruptible and grid independent power to support the
achievement of middle-income status by 2025 while developing a green economy.
"We are transforming our Green
Economy Strategy into action and are pleased to partner with AORA to help
achieve our vision,” said H.E. Mr. Alemayehu Tegenu, Minister of Water,
Irrigation and Energy for Ethiopia. "AORA’s unique solar-hybrid technology
is impressive and well-suited to provide both energy and heat to support local
economic development in off-grid rural locations in Ethiopia.”
Construction of the first pilot plant is
expected to begin by mid-2015. Following the trial, the Ministry intends to
expand deployment of AORA installations for rural economic development to
off-grid communities in selected areas of the country. The AORA Tulip
technology requires less land per kWh to generate usable power and heat than
other systems. Each Tulip station is small and modular, producing 100kW of
electricity in addition to 170kW of heat, while occupying less than 3,500
square meters (0.86 acres).
AORA’s technology runs not only on solar
radiation, but also on almost any gaseous or liquid fuel, including biogas,
biodiesel and natural gas. This enables a variety of operational modes – from
solar-only mode, where electricity is supplied from ample sunlight, to
hybrid-mode, where fuel helps generate full power when sunlight is
insufficient, to fuel-only mode during night hours or heavily overcast periods.
This guarantees an uninterrupted and stable power supply 24 hours a day in all
weather conditions.
"We are pleased to partner with the
Ministry and look forward to bringing our technology to Ethiopia to provide the
population with affordable access to power,” said Zev Rosenzweig, CEO of AORA.
"Such access will have significant social and economic impact on off-grid
communities, helping to provide power to schools and medical facilities,
refrigeration for food processing and post-harvest storage, groundwater pumping
and much more.
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About the Ethiopia Climate Resilient
Green Economy Strategy
Ethiopia launched the Climate Resilient
Green Economy Strategy in November 2011, which aims to achieve the development
objective of being a middle income nation by 2025. The Strategy's four pillars
include the generation of energy from renewable sources for domestic and
regional markets.
AORA Solar is a leading developer
of solar-biogas hybrid power technology that specializes in small-scale
off-grid solutions. AORA’s flexible power stations operate on both sunlight and
biogas (or other alternative fuel sources) in
order to supply uninterrupted green power 24hrs/day. Each AORA station produces 100 KW of energy and 170 kW of heat as a
by-product, which may be used for a variety of heating and cooling applications
for agricultural, industrial or domestic use. AORA stations occupy just a half-acre of land
and may be standalone or linked together into centrally controlled power plants
for increased output. For more information please visit
www.aora-solar.com.
Media Contacts
Finn Partners for AORA Solar
Nicole Grubner
+972 58 444 5418
nicole@finnpartners.co.il
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