Aussenkehr Low Cost Housing

Aussenkehr, Namibia

Installation date
December, 2021
Primary energy-service
Hot Water
Number of systems
58
Circulation-type
Thermosyphon
Heat exchange
Indirect
Collector/s
Collector type
FLAT_PLATE
Collector area
123.50 m2
Collector power
86.48 kWth
Collector tilt
18°
Collector supplier
Cicero Hellas, Greece
Storage
Capacity
9280 litres
Backup
None2
Supplier
Calpak / Cicero Hellas, Greece
About
Orange River Vineyards Investment (Pty) Ltd (ORVI) operates an irrigation system for the cultivation of table grapes along the Orange River in Aussenkehr, Karas Region in the South of Namibia. ORVI grows grapes in a desert, provides local jobs and housing and working towards the betterment of the community. ORVI is focusing on sustainability initiatives to improve its efficiency and environmental impact. ORVI has built 58 low cost houses for their staff. In one year, this installation gives a solar yield of 111.31 MWh and is responsible for the avoidance of 38497.80 kilograms of CO2 emissions.
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