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Virtually every industry in the world anticipates sweeping systemic transformation over the next decade in their strategic planning, production practices, and business models, according to the Sustainability Survey Poll on Water. 1. Educate to change consumption and lifestyles MTN unveiled its multi-million rand tri-generation plant to power its entire headquarters in Fairlands, Johannesburg, yesterday. MTN "green" initiative The plant, the first of its kind in Africa, was built on the premises and cost R22million. It is a two-megawatt-power generation plant that uses methane to produce electricity. The unveiling was attended by Deputy Minister of Communications Dina Pule. Karel [...] Here’s a bright idea for the planet. A Hong Kong-based company has introduced what it bills as the world’s only solar-powered light bulb with the hope of reaching millions of people with little or no access to electricity. Solar light bulb The Nokero N100 solar LED light bulb is meant to replace [...] It seems too good to be true that water can be used as a fuel, but in a recent paper, a fuel cell has been described which runs on water and air, in which you don’t actually “burn” water but a concentration gradient of water is established between the two electrodes, allowing [...] It is not surprising that top South African companies are planning initiative in the wake of climate change. For these companies to stay on top they require constant innovation. This includes initiative to combat climate change. To stay at the top companies are always looking for ways to cut costs and deliver client expectations. As energy and [...] After writing a blog post on mines dumping toxic chemical into water two days ago, it is refreshing to come across this article in Mining Weekly that illustrates that not all mines have it in for the environment. The methane harvesting project at Beatrix mine in the Free State might have been initiated to save the [...] To supply only 25% of South Africa’s electrical needs with renewable energy is an exceptionally reasonable task. South Africa has ample capacity for both large scale solar plants and wind-power plants. The challenge lies in impressing this fact in the minds of the policy makers that seems to be stuck in the old ways of thinking. [...] The City of Cape Town released its new rates and charges for the year 2010/2011. 2010 Electricity tariffs & charges The increase in electricity prices could have a dramatic effect on your municipal bill. It seems like we are moving out of an era of cheap electricity. Water tariffs have increased on average by 9% however the [...] Even after Eskom received its controversial loan from the world bank to build the coal burning coal plant Medupi, it is now applying for carbon credits. Coal power plant ESKOM wants to apply for carbon credits for Medupi, its planned coal- fired power station in Limpopo, under the United Nations (UN) Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) programme, in [...] I have never been a big supporter of Eskom building yet another dirty coal fired power plant so I am glad to report that the country will be building two clean energy plants, one 100 MW wind farm and one 100 MW concentrated solar power (CSP) plant. Concetrated Solap power Power utility Eskom has revived two renewable [...] |
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