Electricity & Petrol Price Increases
April is going to see a double whammy increase. Eskom will raise the tariffs for electricity & Petrol prices are going up due to levies & the increase of the …
Load Shedding
Load Shedding is in full swing at the moment. It will be a fact that South Africans will have to live with & endure. Load Shedding will be here for …
Eskom declares power emergency
Unexpected problems at Eskom Power Stations have caused the electricity supply to be severely constrained Eskom said in a statement it “is now following the protocol in terms of its …
Microsoft is going green
As part of an effort to become carbon neutral, Microsoft Corp. has entered a 20-year deal to buy power from a new wind farm in Texas, the first time the …
Ikea solar panel installations in the UK
Ikea besides setting a good corporate example by using solar power for its own stores. (Ikea has installed more than 250,000 solar panels on its Ikea Stores and Buildings World Wide). …
GE, First Solar Announce Solar Technology Partnership
GE, FIRST SOLAR ANNOUNCE SOLAR TECHNOLOGY AND COMMERCIAL PARTNERSHIP Partnership accelerates thin-film solar technology development GE takes equity interest in First Solar Existing scale and manufacturing capabilities of First Solar, …
Save Electricity How To
Save electricity it is something we all should strive for. Saving electricity will not only cut down on our day to day expenses, it also will reduce carbon emission and …
The power of wind
Wind power or wind energy is getting more popular as an renewable energy as an alternative to fossil fuel and one of the best known of the renewable energy sources. …
Google to invest in south african solar power plant
Investment in solar energy is continuing in South Africa with the announcement on Thursday the 30th of may 2013 of Google’s $12m investment in the Northern Cape’s 96MW solar photovoltaic …
Grid Tied Solar Power Systems
Grid tied solar power systems are the most common installed systems for companies and households who have access to the national electricity grid. But what is a grid tied solar …