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SESSA Welcomes Finance Minister’s Commitment To SWH
Posted on 14. May, 2012 by Cara.
The Sustainable Energy Society of Southern Africa (SESSA) has welcomed Government’s allocation of R4.7-billion to the solar water heater campaign, as confirmed by Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan in his budget speech last week (February 22). The target for the campaign is 1-million installations by the end of 2014; to date 160 000 solar water heaters [...]
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Volume 2 Issue 9
Posted on 14. Apr, 2012 by Cara.
Dear Readers, This month we have a look at how South Africa is advancing in the Sustainable energy solutions. The first article focuses on the new SANS 10400 part XA minimum standards of energy efficiency. SANS 10400 part XA sets the minimum standards for environmental sustainability in both new and refurbished buildings. The second article [...]
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The Big Question: What Can We Hope for in the Next 12 Months?
Posted on 14. Apr, 2012 by Cara.
For its first Big Question feature of 2012, REW asked its readers to share their hopes and fears, opinions and predictions for the year ahead given the outcomes (or lack thereof) of the climate negotiations in Durban, ongoing shakeouts in major renewable energy sectors and the challenging global economic climate. Georgina Benedetti, Energy & Power [...]
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Solar Energy Flower Power Tower
Posted on 14. Apr, 2012 by Cara.
Like your typical garden flower, this tulip captures heat from the sun for energy. But unlike most flowers, this one is 115 feet tall and uses a combination of gas and mirrored heliostats to spin a gas turbine that creates electricity. AORA‘s concentrated solar power (CSP) systems – designed in southern Israel where sunlight is [...]
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Nuclear ‘part of move to cleaner energy’
Posted on 14. Apr, 2012 by Cara.
Pretoria – South Africa’s plan to build nuclear plants is not a quick fix solution to the country’s energy crisis but rather a step closer to cleaner energy Unpacking the country’s plan for a diversified energy mix during government’s Infrastructure Development Cluster briefing on Tuesday, Energy Minister Dipuo Peters said her department had commenced with [...]
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BMW SA saves R50m by cutting energy use
Posted on 14. Apr, 2012 by Cara.
BMW South Africa has made dramatic strides towards sustainable production and achieved R50 million in energy savings since 2006. Frank-Peter Arndt, the member of the BMW board of management responsible for production, said BMW SA’s plant in Rosslyn had reduced resource use considerably in the past five years. For every car made, it used 25 [...]
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