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
An innovative “solar cooker bike,” launched by Nedbank in partnership with the Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa (WESSA) and Sunfire Solutions, 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
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
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...]
