Cinergy Mobile Power is transforming South Africa’s entertainment industry by offering clean, quiet, and cost-effective solar-hybrid and battery-based mobile power solutions that replace diesel generators. The company’s technology has been successfully implemented in film productions and off-grid events, significantly reducing emissions and lowering production costs. A key collaboration with Netflix for the second season of the “One Piece” series has demonstrated the effectiveness and practicality of these advanced power solutions, which leverage high-performance batteries from Freedom Won and aim to scale climate solutions across Africa in partnership with local providers.
In a related context, a report by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace forecasts that China’s battery production capacity could reach between 5,862 GWh and 6,720 GWh by 2030, surpassing projected global demand of 4,000 GWh to 5,100 GWh. This development underscores potential vulnerabilities for Western economies, as most battery production capacity resides in China, presenting challenges and necessitating selective cooperation and support for alternative manufacturers.
Additionally, a study focusing on photovoltaic plants in Spain and Portugal during extreme heat events in 2024 and 2025 has revealed that such conditions can lead to yield losses of up to 90%. This has prompted a shift in the European solar industry towards enhancing the resilience of photovoltaic installations to mitigate climate-related production losses.
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Places mentioned in this update: Africa, China, Europe, Portugal, South Africa, Spain