CAPE TOWN — All new commercial and residential buildings will have to receive at least 50% of their hot water requirements from renewable energy sources, such as solar water heaters and heat pumps, in terms of new regulations to be promulgated by Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies in the [...]
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A truck tire supporting a 36,300-kilogram load repeatedly traverses an 18-meter stretch of road, day in and day out, rolling up 483,000 kilometers on the odometer at the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DoT) testing facility in Virginia. The goal is to thoroughly challenge any new paving techniques and see how the [...]
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The 2007-2008 “rolling blackouts” left South Africans living in such a fear of power cuts. Even the subsequent rolling exuberant electricity price hikes did not meet with much grumbling. As an unwelcome reminder of those dark days, many parts of Johannesburg recently suffered power failures. Though of shot duration, the cuts [...]
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The initial set up costs of installing Solar Panels can be quite intimidating, enough so to discourage many people from making the investment. However, with the help of a reliable company specialising in solar products and services at reasonable prices, you can make your money back in less than ten years, [...]
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FNB Housing Finance CEO Marius Marais says the South African housing market needs a new energy efficient housing technology to provide between 600 000 and one-million units. Government has set a target of providing 600 000 houses for middle-income families by 2014.
A ten-house pilot project in Cosmo City, [...]
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With the recent wave of environmentalism and shocking statistics on global warming and other environmental threats, we as responsible citizens of the world need to constantly find ways to reduce our dependence on the mainstream power grid for our every day energy needs. By committing yourself and your family to being [...]
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