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City calls on residents to get their piece of the sun

November 7, 2013 Leave a Comment

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The City of Cape Town has launched its Residential Solar Water Heater Accreditation Programme to encourage the faster roll-out of High Pressure Solar Water Heaters (HPSWH). It is hoped that this programme will motivate residents with electric geysers to go green and reduce their consumption of electricity. The City’s research shows that there are approximately 220 000 … [Read more...]

‘Shower Head’ programme saves electricity

May 11, 2012 Leave a Comment

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A new programme is set to assist households in saving electricity – at no cost to the households. Technical Specialist for SESSA (the Sustainable Energy Society of Southern Africa), Robin Thomson, says Eskom has contracted Ellies Renewables, a division of JSE-listed Ellies, to install low flow shower heads and geyser timers to residential households who apply and are within … [Read more...]

So you missed the “Global Work Party?

November 9, 2011 Leave a Comment

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10/10/10 was the day and Alexandra was the place to be. The Sustainable Energy Society for Southern Africa (SESSA) Solar Water Heating (SWH) in conjunction with the Intisolar Consortium and Bidvest donated not one, but five solar water heaters to the Sithandiwe Home for the disabled. While the world was celebrating and working to combat climate change in their communities, … [Read more...]

Understanding solar geysers: Tasol Solar

November 2, 2011 Leave a Comment

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Understanding solar geysers is one of the new life skills we all need to acquire in our society's leap from fossil to solar energy. As a next installment in our series on solar geyser systems, here is what Tasol Solar has on offer. Tasol specialises in Solar water heating systems such as solar geysers, retrofit geysers, heat pumps and hybrid systems. They strive to encourage … [Read more...]

Heat pump uses solar energy for hot water

October 31, 2011 Leave a Comment

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Now there is a new way that you can save energy in your home. By installing a Heat Pump it is possible to reduce the electricity consumption in your home by 30%. We were excited to find out about SIRAC, a world leader in Heat Pump technology. Their heat pumps are designed to provide maximum efficiency and reliability in extreme climatic conditions. SIRAC provides products … [Read more...]

Step 2: now get free hot water

October 28, 2011 Leave a Comment

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One of the biggest power guzzlers in our domestic homes is the hot water geyser. It is reported to use between 40 and 60% of your electricity consumption. This of course depends on how much hot water you use, how hot you've set your thermostat and whether you keep it on all the time. It also depends on other appliances in your house, for example whether you have an electric or … [Read more...]

Solar solutions: evacuated tubes retain more heat

October 27, 2011 Leave a Comment

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Finding alternative energy solutions is everyone's dilemma. We are expecting significant black-outs after or even during the World Cup and of course the government's rebates on solar geysers have become really attractive now. We know this will make a significant difference to our carbon footprints, so what more are we waiting for? Which type of solar geyser to go for? … [Read more...]

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Barely two weeks after the Presidential Climate Commission (PCC) visited KwaZulu-Natal to engage communities on climate change and the just transition, the province was hit with the worst floods we…

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CLEAN ENERGY: While South Africans endure load shedding, government launches 147MW Roggeveld wind farm

Eskom will be the primary purchaser of power generated by the wind farm, which independent power producer Red Rocket says will generate enough energy to ‘satisfy the energy needs of roughly 49,200 households every year’.

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ISSUES AT STAKE: SA's human-wildlife conflict needs urgent attention from authorities | Zululand Observer

The recent migration of 11 elephants from Mozambique to South Africa has highlighted our country’s concerning human-wildlife conflict issues, writes TAMLYN HEAD

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Vodacom promises to up spending on renewable energy

Vodacom South Africa will buy much more of the electricity it needs for its operations from renewable energy sources within the next three years.

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