Sierra Leone is a country on Africa’s Atlantic coast, bordered by Guinea to the north and Liberia to the southeast. This region of sub-Saharan Africa famously has the lowest household electrification rate in the world. Sierra Leone has a population of nearly 8 million, yet only 13% have electricity. Even the lucky few have to put […]
Join us today as we journey to Mayotte, an archipelago in the Indian Ocean between Madagascar and the coast of Mozambique. Mayotte is an overseas French-administrated territory and comprises a main island, Grande-Terre, and a smaller island, Petite-Terre. Our local partner talks enthusiastically about how Fonroche Lighting off-grid solar solutions manufactured in France are lighting […]
Is off-grid lighting the solution for tomorrow’s smart city? Fonroche is stepping up to the challenge with our unique solar technology. Towns, cities and rural communities around the world are opting for solar lighting solutions. When will you make the transition? The smart solution for smart cities What exactly is a smart city? Everyone’s talking […]
Following the ISO 9001 and 14001 certifications recently achieved by Fonroche Lighting, and to learn more about what the production department does, we talked to Nicolas Kudlikowski, chief operating officer for the last two years. He explains how the production facility operates and the various environmental and continuous improvement actions currently in progress. Production at […]
The industrial site -100% French- of the company Interplume, located in Sainte-Hermine -Vendée (F-85210), specializes in the processing of feathers and down. Its customers are mainly high-end textile manufacturers, with export sales generating 90% of its turnover. Strictly committed to an eco-responsible approach, Interplume has made numerous investments to ensure a “green” production ( own […]
Solar street lighting for Yaoundé Yaoundé’s historic district lit by solar In the Cameroon capital Yaoundé, work was carried out late last year to repair and improve the city’s historic centre. As part of this project, off-grid solar streetlights were installed on 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) of road to improve safety and security in the Etam […]
An off-grid solar streetlight comprises a PV panel, an LED light unit, a pole with crosspiece and a battery. The battery stores the energy produced during the day and releases it at night in a cleverly controlled way. There are three main kinds of batteries on the market: lead acid (absorbent glass mat or valve […]
Fonroche Lighting is launching a new interactive programme called Watt Are You Doing? The idea is to take you round the various parts of the company, meet some of the people who work there and hear what they do. Check out the first episode, when we meet Thomas Schuler, Head of R&D (research and development). […]
The City of Beaconsfield on the Island of Montreal, Canada, is recognized for its commitment to sustainable development and has been chosen to implement a roadmap for the transition to a smart energy community. Quite natural, then, that it should ask Fonroche to provide a lighting solution for its train station car park. Beaconsfield turns […]
NGO Mad’Energie has completed a project to bring electricity to a junior high school in remote Madagascar. Located in the town of Tsarafaritra — deep in the island’s interior — the building was in a poor state of repair and unsafe for pupils. The France-based NGO installed a PV module to provide electricity for the […]
