Powerblox – Tanzania

Swiss Partners

Power-Blox AG, Frick
www.power-blox.com
Alessandro Medici

Enda Solar, Tansania
www.endasolar.com
Gian Schachenmann

Project Type:

Pilot project

Technology:

Photovoltaics

Country:

Tanzania

Project Status:

Ongoing

Project Start:

2022

End of Project:

2024

Contract:

2022.08

Swiss Contribution

Power-Blox has developed a smart system based on swarm technology for on and off-grid electrification. It allows for a decentralised and auto-regulation of the power within the grid. The self-learning system configures itself automatically and monitors the settings for power production, energy storage and distribution into the grid.

Description

Power-Blox is planning to set up a solar-powered mushroom farm in Tanzania, together with Gian Schachenmann. The planned production complex’s energy supply (see photo on the left, above) is being prepared with the system developed by Power-Blox, made of a PV plant and a battery system. The precise control of the air-conditioning system will be a key challenge since mushrooms have a low tolerance for temperature variation. If the pilot project is successful, the installation will be replicated in other regions.