The system will be mounted on a roof facing east-west, as shown in this example photo. It will provide solar power in the morning and can supply the camp with electricity into the evening. With an annual yield of 23,000 kWh, the energy generated is sufficient for 31 hot meals or 31 hot showers per day. (Photo: Solarnovis)
At first glance, Mission Siret has received an unusual donation from Saxony: the Leipzig-based company Solarnovis has donated a solar system, which is now being installed on the roof of a recreation camp for children from war zones. The substructure for the system was donated by K2 Systems from Renningen.
The cooperation was initiated by our volunteer Konstantin Seemann, who has been providing organisational support for the project for weeks. He has connected the companies' planning engineers with our partners in western Ukraine, who have selected suitable roof areas via video conferences and organised the installation on site. The substructure and solar modules are now ready and packed in our warehouse in Enger and will be travelling to Ukraine via Siret in the next few days.
With the help of the new solar system, the camp can also generate energy in the dark months and thus be self-sufficient in terms of energy in the event of power outages. At present, the electricity grid in Ukraine is predominantly centrally organised, which makes it particularly vulnerable to Russian attacks. Small, decentralised systems help to bridge power outages and thus reduce the suffering of the local population.