Floating Solar Farms
What is a floating solar farm? A floating solar farm is a giant solar panel floating over water such as large lakes, dams and rivers. This panel not only provides solar energy but also provides shade over the water which…
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Solar Inventions Save the Day
Why Solar Inventions? Solar inventions convert sunlight into electricity. This is done either directly using photovoltaics (PV), or indirectly using concentrated solar power (CSP). Concentrated solar power systems use lenses, mirrors and tracking systems to focus a large area of…
Solar Powered Health Care: Helpful or Hazardous
In South Africa and all over Africa citizens are suffering with either constant rolling blackouts or no electricity resources at all. This is worrying especially for the healthcare industry as electricity and generators are the difference between life and death.…
Creative Ways To Harness The Suns Power in Your Home
Solar power is not only a cheaper alternative to conventional electricity but it also benefits the planet in more ways than one. However you have to spend a little money to save money in the long term. Contrary to popular…
Demand and Supply – The never-ending balancing act for Eskom
Unplanned Maintenance On the one side of the scale, Eskom have to deal with unplanned maintenance at power stations, grid problems and cable theft, which adversely affects their energy production. On the other side, people and business need Eskom electricity.…
The Climate Change Reality
The Rise of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Temperatures around the world are rising, the solar icecaps are melting, sea levels are rising, weather patterns are becoming more erratic or extreme and wildlife is scrambling to survive. It is evident and widely…
Eskom Energy Woes: How to Plan and Save with Renewable Energy
Eskom woes are a reality that we have to prepare for, or suffer with grace… An old joke recently surfaced since its last sighting in the 2008 blackouts, when Eskom implemented their latest national rolling blackouts during Oct-Nov 2014. The…