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Position for dynamic solarpreneur

April 9, 2014 Leave a Comment

A great position for a sharp minded solarpreneur is going at SunFire Solution, run by Crosby Menzies for the past 10 years as SA's leading Solar Cooker Company. SunFire was created to assist 3 billion people reliant on firewood every day to access clean cooking technologies and, in the process, create an equal footing for the women and children who carry most of the burden … [Read more...]

Let the sun do your braai!

December 7, 2012 Leave a Comment

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The Sun: it rises each day unpaid and taken for granted. Few places in the world are as blessed with such richness of Sunlight as Southern Africa, and to say that South Africans like to Braai is a colossal understatement. We are obsessed with braaing – something about being outside in our beautiful climate with friends and family, hatching adventure plans or discussing recent … [Read more...]

Innovative solar cooker bikes to help Sowetans

December 3, 2012 Leave a Comment

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Nedbank launched an innovative “solar cooker bike” in partnership with the Wildlife & Environment Society of South Africa (WESSA) and Sunfire Solutions; which aims to introduce a sustainable way of clean energy cooking to communities in Soweto. The energy efficiency project; which is a pilot exercise that could lead to a much bigger future rollout; combines the cooking … [Read more...]

Sunfire: tomorrow’s technology ready today

November 2, 2011 Leave a Comment

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Although winter drought has detrimental effects on some parts of the world, it gives us the opportunity to be creative and explore solar technology. Solar cookers deliver a high quality energy solution at a low cost. They are ideal appliances to help households combat the increasingly dramatic affects of climate change by reducing carbon emissions themselves. SunFire … [Read more...]

Step 4: Save energy at home

October 31, 2011 Leave a Comment

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Households use 15% of the City of Cape Town's total energy consumption and 38% of all electricity consumed, according to the city's State of Energy Report. Liquid fuel for transportation comprises half of all the energy used in Cape Town. Energy shortages and increased fuel prices, as well as our country's high carbon footprint is a current issue on everyone's lips. 'This … [Read more...]

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