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The Beam interview series, edition 15: Thomas Gottschalk

To lighten up your week and give you even more energizing thoughts, we publish interviews from our partner The Beam twice a week.

The Beam takes a modern perspective on the energy transition, interviewing inspirational people from around the world that shape our sustainable energy future.

This week, Anne-Sophie Garrigou, journalist at The Beam, interviewed Thomas Gottschalk, founder and CEO of Mobisol, a company that combines solar energy with innovative mobile technology and microcredit to provide high-quality solar home systems to low-income individuals in developing countries.

We talked with Thomas about the importance and challenges to bring solar energy in remote areas in Africa and about Mobisol’s plan for the future.

The Beam: Since its creation in 2010, Mobisol has installed over 50,000 Solar Home System