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Bay Solar Power Design, a San Francisco Bay Area company dedicated to providing accessible solar energy to families and businesses worldwide, participated in a Nigerian Conference in Toronto, Canada to discuss designing solutions for solar energy in Africa. The company recently participated in a similar trade mission with Governor Schwarzenegger in Monterrey, Mexico.
John Bannen, CEO of Bay Solar Power Design, met with government officials, as well as representatives from the private sector in Nigeria to discuss the benefits of utilizing solar energy for commercial and residential use in the West African country with over 145 million inhabitants.
Reliable energy is a problem in several parts of the world, particularly in developing nations of Africa, Latin America and Asia. The goal of the initiative is to create an infrastructure and parameters for Africa to utilize solar energy in government facilities, commercial buildings, private homes, as well as, in rural communities that typically have no access to electricity. Following his participation at the Nigerian Conference, Bannen plans to travel to Africa—Ghana, Kenya, Tunisia and Nigeria—to meet with government officials and business leaders about the possibility of Bay Solar Power Design providing solar energy solutions in these countries.
“Expanding to global markets, such as Mexico and Africa, is critical to expanding the reach and popularity of renewable technologies,” stated Bannen. “Our products are appropriate for these countries. We are proud to have accompanied Governor Schwarzenegger in the Mexico trade mission to bring this technology to countries worldwide and are looking forward to our upcoming meetings with African businesses and government officials. It is evident that when a country goes solar it grows both economically and socially. By investing in their power plant instead of renting, they take projected expenses and turn them into capital investments or additional workforce- growth that has a multiplier effect on local businesses and municipalities.”
The California Environmental & Energy Trade Mission to Mexico as well as the Nigerian Conference in Toronto are co-sponsored in part by Skyline College’s Center for International Trade Development (CITD), an economic development initiative funded by the Chancellor for Community Colleges. The CITD vitalizes the local economy by helping small and medium size companies expand to global markets. Richard Soyombo of CITD has been instrumental in introducing Bay Solar Power Design to opportunities in Mexico, Africa and other international markets. According to Soyombo, “World organizations such as the United Nations have emphasized the need for third world countries to adopt solar energy as the way of the future.”
For additional information, contact Bay Solar Power Design at (877) 738-8355 or at www.baysolarpower.com. |