 Water Rhapsody Conservation Systems are the leaders in Greywater garden irrigation and Rainwater Harvesting systems in South Africa. Established in 1994 with offices nation wide and over 3500 installations Water Rhapsody will be there to secure your water concerns.Contact Water Rhapsody. | 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 [...] 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 [...] 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 [...] 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 [...] 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 [...] 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 [...] The increased dumping of electronic waste E-waste (e-waste) is adding pressure to Cape Town’s already-strained landfills,Coastal Park,Vissershok and Bellville South. E-waste is generated from electrical or battery-operated equipment disposed of,or refurbished and resold in a working or non-working condition. The most common E-waste items include IT equipment and accessories,safety and [...] The view over commercial areas might be in for a facelift. Many warehouse roofs could be the ideal place to generate solar energy. Imagine looking out over a city block of warehouses and seeing the roofs blanketed on solar panels. This is the future for some cities in California. This article for USA Today. [...] South Africa is set to commission another coal fire power plant by February 2012 as the world bank grants Eskom a R27.2 Billion loan. The World Bank has thrown Eskom the lifeline it was so desperately seeking by late on Thursday approving a $3.75-billion (R27.2-billion) loan to help South Africa secure its electricity supply. The [...] The Makana Municipality in Grahamstown may be turning green even with the severer water shortages it faces as its dams run dry. Though it is unclear from this article what specifically the “Memorandum of Understanding”is,it is great to hear that renewable energy and wind power is drawing more attention in South Africa. |   |
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