In that sector. And then welcome to eco africa. Im now tie into nigeria, and i am song for a tween no video here in the capital or uganda. Hi everybody. Welcome to the let us sort of africa. Yes, it is true. We have lots of interesting stories for you. And a quick preview. We hope to begin a fossil to take a look. Im wrong to move on a production plant. We also visit a company in germany. That house created a way to recycle, reuse the oil from the factory. And also how some people right here in company want to make transportation more eco friendly. Like many other west african countries became a fossil has difficulty meeting its electricity needs. In the rural areas, less than 5 percent of the population is connected to the Great Schools and medical centers are especially hard hit in 2017, iraq paean, union police, a report highlighted decentralization, and a most Sustainable Energy mix as possible solutions. And now things in booking a fossil seem to be moving in that direction. This solar kit on this roof is reliable and doesnt require much maintenance. Cost says the 2000 euro investment was money well spent for him and his family. He had to save up for a long time to be able to afford it installed the solar panels 7 years ago. From now we have lights, a television set, a fridge, so we can drink cold water. Its very useful since we never know if or when well be hooked up to the grid, we turn to solar for only 15 percent of the population and linked to the National Electricity grid and backing up fast say. So people buy solar kits instead, they can now be found at small local shops and street night. So major roads are also solar powered nowadays. Here in one of the poorest countries in africa, a local business, the fossil Energy Company has set up a plant to produce a list systems. Its the 1st in west africa. The factory opened a few weeks ago, the manufacturing equipment and components the Solar Systems are imported from europe. The government waived import duties. The Production Equipment is the very latest. Its very complex and enables us to make high quality products. The panels we make are basically the same as models that have been certified in germany. Certain much of the manufacturing process is automated. But some steps done by hand. 170 people work at the plant. Well, over half of them are women. The solis ells have to be sold to the panels manually to create the modules the entire system has to be robust enough to withstand high temperatures. It can be 45 degrees celsius in the shade. So this is where we test the panels. When a panel comes out of the machine, we check all the solders to see if there are any cracks anywhere. If everythings ok, we wire the strings of cells together. Finally, we attach a serial number to prevent counterfeiting, because the company has stepped up on components in case supply chains are interrupted. Theres a lot of competition on the market for solar panels in west africa, especially from companies in asia. Fossil energy aims to serve not only the domestic market but neighboring countries, to flow into producers, the production line ends here. This is where we store the finished products classed by output and cup with you through the use. We produce 200 panels a day. The equivalent of 30 to 80 megawatts annually in the companys Main Customer is the government which aims to boost the sheriff. Renewables in the National Energy mix. It wants to reduce and tricity imports and cut down on the use of diesel generators to be g. s costs and minimize pollution. So the Energy Ministry launched the backup solaire program and our agency is implementing it in one of these in a beacon that enables citizens as well as small and medium enterprises, to buy solar panels by providing them interest free loans. And since we started the program last year, more than 4000. 00 companies and people have benefited from it as it shifts from generating electricity with fossil fuels, the government is promoting solo with renewed vigor. Its planning to build 16 large solar farms over the next 2 years to provide green energy to entire city neighborhoods. Every yeah, the world generates tons of used funtime meter oil. The question is, what to do with it . It comes from many sources including cars, trucks, what exhibit great if we could be recycled. Well, congress in germany has developed a technology to do just that oil is used for a 1000 different things, but when its old, it has to be discarded. Much of it is just burned or ends up in rivers, lakes, and oceans that poses a huge problem for the environment. What can be done about it . There might be a technical solution, a machine that recycles oil. To put it simply, the oil vaporizes in just a few milliseconds. Its heated, and the vapors are collected and processed into the oils. Basic constituents of 43 days range from bass or oil to a diesel component and a petroleum like component. And these can be recycled onsite, in other words, made into new oil products and sold to a dealer or they can be turned straight into electricity and used to produce energy will not so in the machine can process up to 2 tons of waste oil a day 90 percent of it is turned into a usable oil. Ringback 10 percent ends up as residue that can be used in broke construction. The machine is transportable and fits a standard cargo container and 350000. 00 euros. It doesnt come cheap. And how about you . If youre also doing your big, tell us about it, visit our website, or send us a tweet. Hash tag doing your bit. We share your story. If you look at traffic jams in places like lagos, point other big cities in the world, its clear that we must make changes to the ways we transport both people and goods. So its a good that Research Research is around the world are working on alternatives that are environmentalists friendly and sustainable to enhance the way we live. They are indeed, the results is not only about the way we policymakers and existing hybrids in biogas and so on. But also about the different kinds of vehicles, whether cars, buses, or trains. Let us visit some university to see what them dreamed up at auckland, Technical University or r w t. 8 scientists are working flat out they want to develop new kinds of environmentally friendly mobility for the future. Leading the charge there is its director going to show a man with big ideas. History. It was an electric car that everyone can afford. He believed the car makers werent interested. So in 2017 shoe founded the company ego and built his own factory overnight, the scientist became a comic and renew the hardness thus, proving engineers dont have the privilege of conducting research only with the aim of gaining new insights. Unlike other disciplines were obliged to carry out research according to its relevance. We take that very seriously here at our university. So whatever we dedicate our resources to researching it has to be of use to society. And you also have to be Strong Enough to fight for things that you think would be good for society. Even if the establishment doesnt want them. Ginter shoes and ego change the German Automobile market. The trailblazer success is inspiring his colleagues at Arden University to realize their own ambitions for them. Hes a pioneer that opens doors for others to go through. Thats what my grandmother, unfortunate people would always say, you researchers or academics, you all sit in ivory towers. You broke the stereotype showed that universities can also bring new products to the market or to successfully bring new products to the market. And we profit from that. Of course. It is a good showing the way for all of the issues surrounding mobility. You know, were very happy that he is here in arkansas and that he is helping, even if just subconsciously take us all to another level, in my opinion, without going to shoe and he go. We would not have secured the funding for this project and the team is developing an innovative project with its roots in outer space in order to connect the cabin of an electric bus to an overhead cable. A highly complex clamping device was developed from Satellite Technology by tossing traffic jams from above. Thats the vision under the direction of professor. Theyve come up with a new concept that has really taken off. Im now of the opinion that we have found the key to what mobility might look like in the future. Because weve solved so many problems by lifting transport of the ground. We freed up the space below and can return it again to the people and its hoped the people mover will be at the center of the universitys cable bus project. The small electric bass is the latest innovation from going to shoot. When the earth and university crews work on mobility ideas, they often examine how Autonomous Driving Technology can be integrated. For that reason, project leaders are meeting with colleagues from the institute for automotive engineering at aspen university. Theyre at the forefront of research into autonomous driving we arent working on systems that need to be put in production tomorrow. But we can take our time to find something for the future. Blic with the researchers are testing the concept in one of the most modern simulate his in the world. Here theyre looking into how the movements of the driverless bus impact the senses of its passengers. This pleasure type called speedy, has already passed through the simulation presents kitted out with the latest technology. It aims to provide a driving experience fit for the future. Its about improving mobility, not restricting us and making it environmentally friendly. My job is not only to make that happen, but to try it out and test it with my young team so that theyre excited about this journey and then want to pursue it their whole lives. Because thats an excitement that drives innovative ideas. And that can change the way we travel in the city and beyond. Those are really interesting ideas and inventions. But what about here and now to graduates of that same university in germany, have come up with a modest project that could make a really big difference in kampala. Its already helping quite a few people and could well help. Many more. Once a pandemic is over, im going to even be 0. 00. Francis is one of the few people in uganda, driving an electric motor bike. He sees a lot of advantages to it. And i wanted to silent. Number 2 doesnt consume fuel. At all. Number 3, claims very well. Ok, as for deliveries being eagerly awaited play a pregnant customer. Since he serves them few, well, he can charge less than his competitors. Hes actually very cheap to pay them in the end. I think they go there. People are doubling their praise. So literally has been convenient for me in kampala alone, there are about a 130000 motorcycles open borders. The masses of motorized a cause generate a huge amount of air pollution. That is why the United NationsEnvironment Program provides advice and Financial Support for electric mobility in eastern africa. We need the media response. We need intermediary interventions. And electric mobility is one of those because it is easier to not need to infrastructure. They need, they dont need so you can have your computer and go on Development Past that path requires pioneers, like been located korea and the graduates of arkan university in germany. How to promote acadia. Take the already existing fuel motorbikes in kampala and transform them into electric bikes. So all we remove the petrol powered train, petrol driven. We poured an electric. Can see its the same bike. Fuel tank is empty, of course of what we put inside. Mainly a controller in the Electrical Solar electric motor about tree as a source of power replacing the fuel tank or some digital controlled throttle. I am, but shes become an old laptops, are assembled into Rechargeable Battery units for the bike. And the recycling loop continues. Even when the batteries become too weak to use in the ied bikes. So what we do get in your batteries, use it for your mobility. After that, when they lose a bit of power, we either put it, put it in storage systems, like our power resolves. One loses again, lose that bit of power. We go through tortures another small hour before it goes through to be disposed. Delivery month, france is still clear, is one of the 20 drivers testing the transformed bikes. On average, he has to return to board a walk twice a day to recharge. He runs the patches for the evening to have less than 3 euros a day. All in all. These says kinds of marketing costs by half, but there is still one thing that bothers him. A world of one place where we, where we swap their batteries. But they decided when they dont need to get the feedback about all we are getting from the boat, are geysers also also because it doubles their income, saw family is full fee. We see kids being brought from the village that are now schooling income, because the writers have more money. This right days, germany, genea done udrih. He had worked for solar Energy Company for several years before he decided to try to make company as motorbikes, cleena, with his startup zembla, he now imports cutting edge electric motor bikes from china. Each one sells for about a 1000 euros. Thats quite a bit of money, but the drivers can pay over a period of 2 years. And the bikes are tailored to their specific needs. Here. Our driving mode is different than chinese person commuting to work. Here we really look and productive. He was hundreds of kilometers every day with the only person on the livery. This start up 20 bikes so far and they expect 80 or more within the next 2 months. Sam boys are already creating employment sorrow. Tabel couldnt find a job for 2 years. Now shes in charge of marketing. Actually, it makes me feel very, very proud of myself, that im contributing a lot to be part of the great team, which is actually contributing to immobility for a small fee of just over half a euro is embodied driver can exchange and into botching for a fully charged 1. 00. This important likes of only grain. Since the electricity comes from the solar energy on top of the companys beauty. These Green Technology behind frances, silkiest deliveries is a sign of hope in 2 ways. Providing for peoples needs in the local, down and for clean the country. Once the pandemic is over, i hope the sun could choose to shine. Theyll soon be lots more recharging stations. Electric transporters on taxes could make a big difference in terms of pollution, especially when the traffic picks up again. And now we move on to ghana to learn more about yet another leader. They said, can you tell us . Yes indeed. Sandra. Its something that was designed to help tackle a major problem in the country. Illegal logging, farming and mining are driving right before a station, but nowadays, where theres a problem usually and out to help solve it. And that is the case here to an app that lets you pull money to whats going on in the area. And we believe all logging back to the man used in this wants to remain anonymous because his life would be in danger. If the wrong people caught him collecting data here, he uses to report teams who felt legally in North Western uganda, and ideal for many of us have been trained. So when a passer by sees any felled tree, we are unarmed and then we collect data. Thats how we found this stream on this tree, an endangered species was filled illegally sawn into pieces. Some, a large part of it was taken away. There must have been between 5 and 10 men evolved with heavy equipment to track down. That would put the engine your nature and development foundation, sends local of service into particularly affected areas across the country. The project is financed with the new support. Though ports from the over 200. 00, observers are collected at the organizations headquarters in the capital across most of the last recorded on the platform used to call this lot. This project has been able to identify some sites which have been released to the Forestry Commission for action to be taken to hay ford as well of the monitor swept in for the organization. Today, hes checking up on reported cases and documented in the damage that team, but these have not yet finished their work here, there still would waiting to be transported and even a kind of start of drinking water. This operation was on the ascendancy. But when the advent of the approved it off, oppression happening has been suppressed. Find the truth and cup. I think programs which where we are going to Call Community members and want to kiss the team but treat this one of ganesh most important industries. Tropical wood saw sold all over the world. They include ratan mess that sell for high prices. Dont be tart and company is the largest was a sin fam in North Western government, it says its committed to forest money. The message of acacia enable guarantees are put out, come from sustainably, money, forest. Initially, there was a lot of local resistance to the giant company here in the region, even though it pays a special tax that goes straight to communities. There was much friction between the country and the communities when were about to start a logging. There were instances where its about right where it would be blocked by, by, by different communities. But right now were doing is you. And if there were doubts, there is the understanding between the industry and the forest print quality to the nature and development foundation. Not only works to prevent illegal deforestation it also to mediate between local people and industrial resistance to the team. But monopoly has eased and instead there is more cooperation in the village of big ag in the south of the country. Residents are using taxes from the Timber Industry to build their own hospital every day. Hundreds of timber transports from the region head for market throughout the country to places like a simon, a suburb of a crop, and this big timber market. The origin of the wood is not checked too closely, but a head of the Market Association insisted a proportion of wood with a certificate of origin is on the rise. And we have to be in the business. One does not demand for us, were not our business. So weve got, this is a book that there will gobble everything that thinks may be changing in ghanas forestry sector. But theres still plenty to do for the local monitus. Make fresh discoveries of illegally filled trees. Almost every day. We have reached here and our Vision Technology packed additional vehicle, africa. As you can see, they are so many innovations are going to help us protect the environment and enhance our lives. But for now, the time has come from me to say goodbye. And now if i were signing up for a new idea by santa by, i do look forward to seeing you once again next week. And it is a good bye to all of you out there as well. To do be sure to tune in next time until then. It is a goodbye from me. Son. Got 3. No, go here in company. Uganda. Whats going on here . Oh no. The house of your very own from a printer Computer Games that are healing. My dog needs electricity. Shift explains, delivers facts and shows what the future holds. Oh, yeah. Living in the digital world, shift on d. W. Every journey begins with the 1st step and every language, but the 1st word published in the book. Rico is in germany to learn german. Why not come with elephants simple online, on your mobile and free to south. D, w z e learning course. Nikos fake german made. Easy. 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