One of Johannesburg oldest institutions, King Edward VII School (KES), has cut its electricity bill in half thanks to Solarsave, the trading arm of Industrial Plumbers. A member of the Sustainable Energy Society of Southern Africa (SESSA) and accredited on Eskom’s rebate scheme, Solarsave installed energy efficient lights in all the school buildings and hostels, and replaced … [Read more...]
Pretoria Uni opts for record breaking solar system
Sustainable Energy Society of Southern Africa (SESSA) member Holms and Friends has installed a solar water heating system at the University of Pretoria (UP) which – with a total 672m2 collector surface – is the biggest glazed installation in Southern Africa. The installation at the university’s veterinary campus, Onderstepoort, meets the warm water demands of its new energy … [Read more...]
R4.7 billion for solar water heating campaign
The Sustainable Energy Society of Southern Africa (SESSA) has welcomed Government’s allocation of R4.7-billion to the solar water heater campaign, as confirmed by Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan in his budget speech last week (February 22). The target for the campaign is 1-million installations by the end of 2014; to date 160 000 solar water heaters have been installed under … [Read more...]
