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James Bond star’s new mansion powered entirely by solar
James Bond film star Pierce Brosnan is building a R70 million mansion powered exclusively by solar panels. Brosnan will be able to heat the house, outdoor pool and guest cabana and still sell electricity back to the local grid. In … Continue reading
JR Ewing (from Dallas) comes out in support of solar
So, Solar Science reckons this is a good one – actor Larry Hagman, the guy who played JR Ewing in Dallas, has come out in support of solary energy in an ad that’s just been released by SolarWorld, a global … Continue reading
Can one feed electricity back into the grid in SA?
One of the ways of making decentralized renewable energy generation viable is to allow homeowners and small business owners to feed the electricity they generate back into the Eskom grid. Ideally, people feeding electricity back into the grid would be … Continue reading
Richard Branson: There is no Planet B
WITH oil from the wreck of the Deepwater Horizon rig continuing to flow into the Gulf of Mexico, and the direct cost of cleaning up the worst environmental disaster in US history well over $2bn, it’s clearly time to find … Continue reading
Solar Plane Lands After Completing 24-Hour Flight
An experimental solar-powered plane landed safely Thursday after completing its first 24-hour test flight, proving that the aircraft can collect enough energy from the sun during the day to stay aloft all night. Pilot Andre Borschberg eased the Solar Impulse … Continue reading
Solar Airplane To Fly Through The Night (Tonight!)
The Solar Impulse aircraft known as HB-SIA is in the middle of its first 24 hour flight including a complete day/night cycle. The aircraft took off from its home airfield in Payerne, Switzerland shortly before 7 a.m. local time on … Continue reading
Obama gives $2 billion to new solar projects in USA
If you were enjoying a respite from work this past holiday weekend, you may have missed it. Missed what, exactly? Well, the Obama administration announced a major public investment in catching some rays and putting them (along with thousands of … Continue reading
SA Energy Regulator Sets Out Energy Savings Measures in Paper
THE National Energy Regulator of SA (Nersa) has published a consultation paper with measures to encourage rapid and large-scale implementation of energy savings, in line with government policy on energy efficiency. This is one of the short-term measures to address … Continue reading
How much of the world’s surface is required to power the world with solar energy alone?
The total surface area that would be required to power the whole world in 2030 using nothing but solar power. All the assumptions used to create the solar power pic (you can click on it to see a bigger version) … Continue reading
EU sees solar power imported from Sahara in 5 years
EU sees solar power imported from Sahara in 5 years According to Reuters, “Europe will import its first solar-generated electricity from North Africa within the next five years, European Energy Commissioner Guenther Oettinger said in an interview on Sunday. The … Continue reading
