German startup Solarbakery developed this 52 kW containerized solution. The production process of the bakery has been adjusted. Most of the electricity consumption occurs during the day, and only a brief baking is carried out before dawn.

A new artisanal bakery is expected to open in Senegal as early as the end of March, serving fresh and delicious bread-and using solar energy to achieve a carbon dioxide-neutral production process.

The special feature of this bakery is that it is completely arranged in a container and will be shipped from Munich to Senegal by the German startup Solarbakery. The solar cell modules and installation system will then be unpacked and installed on site. The equipment of the bakery and a well-divided insulated and air-conditioned room will be located in a container on the ship. The container is almost 14 meters long and 2.45 meters wide. There is also a battery energy storage system embedded in the container, designed to provide enough power for early shifts.

The idea for Solarbakery came from Simon Zimmermann. He and a partner have deployed several container bakeries in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. Through this business, the company achieved sales of $128,000 in the first fiscal year, but the electricity supply for the bakery is still guaranteed by polluting and expensive diesel generators.

As the co-founder of Solarbakery, Zimmermann won the support of Torsten Schreiber. Torsten has been cooperating with Africa Greentec company, committed to the solar electrification of African villages, and is now responsible for converting the containers in the bakery to rely on photovoltaics. To this end, a solar roof installation was added to the bakery with 144 modules and a total power of 52 kW. The third founder of the company, Daniel Petruccelli, is a baker. He changed the production process so that most of the power consumption occurs during the day, and the finished bread only needs to be heated for a short time before dawn. He also trains employees and devotes himself to developing new recipes.