Municipalities are holding South Africa back on smart energy
Municipalities are holding South Africa back when it comes to using smart energy technology, a member of the National Advisory Council of Innovation said on Friday.
Wind energy on the up in South Africa
Wind energy is around half of all renewable energy currently produced in South Africa. As we lurch from one day of load shedding to the next, the sector is showing no sign of losing speed, rather the opposite.
Stop fossil fuel subsidies and invest the money in clean energy
The costs of fossil fuels are paid in death and illness. That's why it's important to propel our economies away from their dependence on fossil fuels.
there has been a great concern over loadshedding, with citizens once claiming that loadshedding only affects the less fortunate. Some people, including me believe that loadshedding should only be initialized on places that can afford it, for example places like Sandton, summerstrand, clifton etc...
SA to become global leader in renewable energy
Independent Power Producers praised the energy department’s announcement on Thursday that it would be opening the door to a host of new possibilities for the private sector.
No minister, late paperwork, broken aircon for SA’s electricity crisis briefing
No minister, no deputy minister, no director general, late paperwork, and a broken air conditioning system marked the start on Tuesday of an energy department briefing on South Africa’s electricity crisis
Zuma’s plan to fix South Africa’s electricity crisis
SA President Jacob Zuma has unveiled his plan to fix Eskom’s problems and resolve the electricity crisis in South Africa
The National Energy Regulator of SA (Nersa) has granted Eskom a licence for its Sere wind farm in the Western Cape, the power parastatal said on Monday.
"This is an exciting milestone in Eskom's move towards a cleaner energy mix," Eskom CEO Brian Dames said in a statement.
"Sere is our...
LED bulbs to replace 100-watt energy guzzlers
Two leading makers of lighting products are showcasing LED bulbs that are bright enough to replace energy-guzzling 100-watt light bulbs set to disappear from U.S. stores in January.
OK, so you thought this kind of thing only happens in Africa! But they are in the middle of a mega storm.....
http://www.examiner.com/videojournalist-in-fort-worth/fort-worth-rolling-blackouts
haha... doesn't that sound like Eskom? Smile in the midst of your power blackout! :p
http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/arxiv/25492/
This is veeeeery very interesting. Something tells me this will prove to be more accurate than the big bang model. Big bang just seems too linear to me. Too naive and limiting.