Quintessential Solar

Thank you so much for having me! It has been a pleasure. @TheSolarShopLtd #GridlessAfrica #GASouthernAfrica #STEM #RenewableEnergy #Generation

A10d We are always looking for people who are interested in developing renewable energy technologies and would like support doing so. We are also very interested in talking to people who have experience with teaching electronics. #GridlessAfrica E

A10b Simon handles all operational aspects of the business. He does our financial modelling and business analytics. I lead our technical development. I am a self-trained #electronic engineer and designed the Le1. #GridlessAfrica

A10a @GranvilleWood leads our strategic partnerships. At the age of 16 Granville built a robot gripper arm out of old dvd motors, he is a big inspiration. @charliecthomas runs our social media. She has been instrumental in getting our name out there. #GridlessAfrica

A9b In order to overcome this we have been working closely with teachers to support them in using the Le1 in the classroom. We are also developing a programme of in-school champions who will lead the implementation of our materials in the classroom. #GridlessAfrica E

A9a We operate on a train the trainer model. However this can be difficult as there is sometimes a lack of capacity within institutions to carry the programme forward. #GridlessAfrica

A8c We are inspired by the efforts of organisations like @arduino, @Raspberry_Pi @Solar_Sister and people like @afromusing who have massively increased the number of people who are able to take part in driving innovation. #GridlessAfrica E

A8b Initially it is about widening access to the skills required. Currently there are 76,000 people working in renewable energy in Africa compared to over 1,200,000 in Europe (see bit.ly/2Cu02u4). #GridlessAfrica #powereingjobs @IRENA @Power4All2025

A8a Ultimately our goal is to ensure that everyone has access to the electricity they need. Our key metric is the extent to which students who go through programmes like ours are able to contribute towards this happening. #GridlessAfrica

A7d Another student used the Le1 to create a hand crank generator for emergency situations using a $2 motor. Two other students are developing an energy monitoring system and a new battery charging solution. #GridlessAfrica E