Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy
The Long awaited floating islands have arrived at Van den Berg Garden Village!
These islands, manufactured from a patented concept mimicking nature, are not only attractive addition to any water feature in a landscape, they also act as highly efficient floating water treatment wetlands. Sometimes, all a polluted pond or dam needs is a little love from an island - a floating treatment… Read more...
Underground Coal Gasification Has Key Role To Play in Southern Africa
Image by Doctor WhoClean coal energy technologies combined with legislative incentives would complement the development of renewable energy, such as solar, wind and biomass, Coal Wealth Botswana executive director Michael Nightingale said on Wednesday.Speaking at an underground coal gasification (UCG) conference, in Johannesburg, he said based on existing assumptions and production rates, South… Read more...
Sustainable Energy In SA
Image by FrankBonillaTv‘Sustainable’ is one of those buzz words that gets bandied about nowadays whenever government types talk about anything to do with the world’s energy supply. But how does the idea of sustainable energy apply to us in South Africa, not only as electricity consumers which we all are, but in… Read more...
Renewable Energy: Africa’s Next Future Nightmare
Image by Adam KusmierzCudjoe KPOR, an economist writing from Lagos, alarmed about the tremendous advances being made everywhere to move away from fossil based energy, counsels African governments on the need to invest in renewable energy without further delay… The deliberate refusal or downright failure of African governments to start generating power from… Read more...
Solar water heaters offer relief to S.Africans
Image by Phil DowsingPORT ELIZABETH - For years the only hot water in Zoleka Mali's home came out of a pot on her paraffin stove.But earlier this year, South Africa's power company Eskom installed a solar heater on her roof, giving her a free and endless supply of hot water as part of… Read more...
