Tag Archives: alternative energy
Eskom want to be solar giants, or do they?
Eskom released a press statement on Monday (see news story here) saying that they want to be solar giants. Among other things, they talk about a 100MW wind plant to be completed by 2012 and a 100MW solar thermal facility … Continue reading
Obama to put solar panels on the White House
Jimmy Carter put them on in the late 1970′s, but someone later took them off again. Now, under pressure from the environmental lobby groups in his country, Barack Obama is having solar panels installed on the roof of the white … Continue reading
What to look out for when installing Solar Water Heating
I’ve put together a list of things to look out for when purchasing a solar water heating system. Here they are: Certification – what kind of certification does the system have? First prize is SABS Mark Approval. This is a … Continue reading
So do solar geysers actually save you any money?
A potential client today said that her husband had been dissuaded from going solar by two electrical engineers who told him that he wouldn’t save any money. Once I’d recovered from the shock, I realised that I actually had to … Continue reading
Reading about the US’s Power Trip
I picked up a great book this weekend – it’s called Power Trip and it’s by a woman called Amanda Little. I’m only at the beginning, but so far she’s charted a very interesting piece of American history, looking at … Continue reading
Solar Science’s Sunday Shout-out
So, it’s a quiet Sunday evening in Cape Town, and I have no topic for today’s blog. So… I’m going to just run through a few things that I think are cool, and that you should check out. For a … Continue reading
Greenpop – greening Cape Town one tree at a time
I bumped into Rowan Pybus yesterday at the Sauvignon.com launch. Rowan is a young Capetonian filmmaker – his production company is called Makhulu Productions, and you can check out some of his work on their blog site – makhulu.blogspot.com. He … Continue reading
Coal vs Renewables in South Africa
I haven’t posted much on this blog post recently, my excuse being that Solar Science has been busy with a lot of installations – August was a good month for us! So today I’m going to try to catch up … Continue reading
What Cape Town could look like if we don’t start saving electricity
Hey all, just a short post – the City of Cape Town’s energy saving department has put together this little video clip to remind us of the importance of saving electricity – check it out, it’s pretty cool. For tips … Continue reading
Greenpeace releases new report on SA’s energy future
Greenpeace have just published a new report in which they look at three different scenarios for South Africa’s future, depending on whether we choose to continue investing in low-cost carbon emitting energy production, or whether we invest ambitiously in green … Continue reading
