Swansea project aims to boost African and Asian solar
A new project led by Swansea University will help support local production and deployment of solar PV in Africa, Asia and the Indo-Pacific.
Known as TEA (Transforming Energy Access) at SUNRISE, the project builds on the existing Swansea-led SUNRISE, winner of the Future Thinking category at The Engineer’s 2020 C2I Awards. This new iteration - part of the UK government-funded Transforming Energy Access (TEA) programme – will extend SUNRISE beyond Africa and India to encompass more countries in the developing world. The project will aim to establish manufacturing hubs for efficient, low-cost PV modules, aligning production with regions where solar energy is most abundant.
"TEA at SUNRISE builds on the highly successful SUNRISE network, extending the development of next-generation photovoltaics into Africa, Asia and the Indo-Pacific,” said project lead Dr Mark Spratt, from the SPECIFIC Innovation and Knowledge Centre at Swansea University.
“In pursuing a just energy transition, these new technologies can play a pivotal role in ensuring energy access is delivered equitably, free of the environmental and ethical issues associated with current PV manufacturing."
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