Sky Grants: solar energy projects
Are you looking for a partner to realise your solar photovoltaics project? Submit your file to win one of the Sky Grants up for grabs.
1st prize: 5,000 euros - 2nd prize: 2,500 euros
The Total group has been involved for nearly 10 years in decentralised rural electrification (or access to energy) programs in countries such as Mali, South Africa or Morocco.
In many cases, the technology used to provide access to a modern form of electricity is solar photovoltaics. For each project, the aim is twofold: to provide access to clean electricity and less harmful to health, while ensuring (through local maintenance teams) that the systems installed operate in a sustainable manner over time.
Our involvement, your initiative: support for your projects to provide access to solar energy
We want to support student projects aimed at developing a project to access solar photovoltaics or access to water by means of a solar pumping system (for a school, health centre or even households without a modern form of access to energy).
The project must relate to a country in which the population has limited access to energy. Project proponents will be asked to demonstrate:
- the environmental and social relevance of the project
- the means implemented to ensure its operation over time
Particular attention will be paid to knowledge transfer and the training of local stakeholders (energy issues, water, maintenance, etc.)..
At stake
Team composition
Progress in the project will be monitored for one year. The proponents of selected projects must present them before and after their realisation in the field. A mission report will be required as well as a report after 1 year of operation.
Registration procedure:
1) Online submission of applications on the website
Create the personal space for your team now and come back as often as you like. You have until Monday, 19 March 2012 at 08:00 to complete your file with the information requested:
- CVs of all the participants
- a folder containing at least a full description of the context and a technical-economic description of the project
- tangible items regarding the upkeep and maintenance over time of the facilities built on-site
- a balanced budget
- any other information you consider necessary
2) Vote by the public, from 19 December 2011
Create as much buzz around your project as possible: the jury will take into account the number of online votes in selecting the finalists!
3) Announcement of finalists on 29 March
The winners will be selected in the final at the head office of the Group (presentation to the jury) in March. On this occasion, the project manager or team representative as you wish will defend the project at our head office.
4) Results announced on 16 April
5) Project monitoring for one year
To apply, click here
To learn more about our TENESOL subsidiary, please visit www.tenesol.com
