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Call it renewables or clean energy<\/em>, sourcing nature\u2019s power for lighting, heating, and transportation is gaining momentum in Sub-Saharan Africa.<\/p>\n The reasons? It\u2019s economical<\/em> and eco-friendly.<\/p>\n As the demand increases, top organizations like the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the African Renewable Energy Fund (AREF) are committed to supporting and funding a good mix of solar, wind, and hydroelectric energy projects.<\/p>\n But what do bearings have to do with renewables?\u00a0Plain and simple. For instance, industrial bearings are used in windmills\u2019 turbines that enable accurate, controlled, but adaptive rotation to efficiently harness wind energy.<\/p>\n Leading Japanese bearing manufacturer, NTN, has been at the forefront of the windmill industry with its precision bearings<\/a>, spherical roller bearings (SRB), cylindrical roller bearings, and tapered roller bearings which are commonly used in the rotor and gearbox to name a few.<\/p>\n What\u2019s more, NTN has created its own renewable technology- the NTN Green Power Station<\/strong> or previously known as the NTN Hybrid Street Light which is currently being promoted in Sub-Saharan Africa according to Meguru Fujii, NTN Corporation Middle East\u2019s General Manager.<\/p>\n To know more about the NTN Green Power Station, turn to pages 54-56<\/a> of BearingNEWS magazine\u2019s September 2019 issue.<\/p>\n