Greywater recycling systems &Rainwater harvesting systems

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.

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South African Water Crisis

I hope this is not your first wake up call to the reality that could collapse our economy and our livelihood. South Africa is bound to face a severe water crisis unless the country is to act now! With toxic water many industries will not be able to function and will close. Tourism destinations will [...]

Gardening with water conservation in mindGardening with water conservation in mind

It is not often that one hears of a public garden centering it’s landscaping on water conservation. Not only can it be close to impossible to find a community with enough support for such an idea but it is also difficult to find a community that is willing to let go of the sentimental values [...]

False Bay Ecology park gets thumbs up for sustainability

False Bay Ecology park on the banks of Zeekoe Vlei in Cape Town gets thumbs up for sustainability. The center has installed several Water Rhapsody water conservation systems that will enable the building to operate independently of a municipal water supply

The centre harvests all the rain that falls on its roof and sends this [...]

25% renewable energy contribution to electricity consumption by 2025.

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 [...]

Burning methane reduces global warmingBurning methane reduces global warming

It is a fact that Methane is a worse Climate change gas than carbon dioxide and that burning methane produces CO2. Burning Methane which does help in the fight against climate change.  However methane can be put to better use than just flaring it off.

Flaring methane is a mini step in the right direction [...]

Making Rain Clouds With LasersMaking Rain Clouds With Lasers

Who ever thought shooting a laser at the sky would let it rain?

Let it rain!!

Shooting lasers at the sky can make the germ of a rain cloud,a new study shows. In an experiment that smacks of science fiction,scientists used a high-powered laser to squeeze water from air,both indoors and [...]

Methane diesel technology-The future to VolvoMethane diesel technology-The future to Volvo

The diesel combustion engine is far more fuel efficient than the spark ignition engines (petrol engine) and now Volvo is investing an methane-diesel technology to make driving a diesel vehicle more environmentally friendly.

Which fuels will replace oil? Nobody yet knows the answer. However,in order for the manufacturers to be able to offer vehicles [...]

Clean Energy or Coal for SA? Clean Energy or Coal for SA?

Clean energy (renewable energy) or coal power smoke stacks.

Renewable energy or Coal???

You decide! What will it be?

In just days,the World Bank will vote on a proposed R29 billion loan to Eskom to build the fourth-largest coal plant in the world —a climate disaster.

At the same [...]

India’s Railways to start recycling water

India’s railways systems are to start implementing water recycling at their maintenace complex in Ghorpadi. With more than 15 trains being washed and maintained daily and 5000 litres of water being used an hour,this conservation project will have a positive impact on India’s water concerns.

This story from the Time of India

With [...]

Is desalination receiving more attention than conservationIs desalination receiving more attention than conservation

World wide our appetite for “more”might be hindering many efforts to build a sustainable living environment. When many of us are faced with a problem we immediately assume that if we only had more of …  that that would solve the  problem. This is where I beg to differ. Presently it may still be [...]