Specialized Solar Systems

We were exposed to the work of Specialized Solar Systems through a joint venture supplying solar lighting, mobile phone charging and basic electrification to unserviced household in the local township. Their work in Africa has led them to develop low cost micro-DC off-grid solutions for the African conditions. While we were impressed with their technology, we felt they needed to relay what they do in their own branding. The work which followed was undertaken “pro deo”. Today, their brand – which speaks of the turbine-like power of the sun’s energy, literally “harnessing nature’s energy intelligently” – a strap-line we suggested – reaches into all parts of Africa, from the most rural dessert water pumps in the Kalahari, to households in periurban townships running their DSTVs, fridges, radios and lights.