Join the 2010 Climate Challenge
Find out how you can join Project 90's 2010 Climate Challenge.
President Zuma says “we need to work now to ensure we can respond to future challenges of climate change”
We hope to see government departments take collective action to create an enabling environment for the much-needed transition to a green economy in South Africa.
World Bank Loan to Eskom Approved
Should the World Bank loan to Eskom of US$3.75bn be spent on renewable energy a 625 MW large scale Solar PV plant could be installed, or 2 GW large scale wind farms built. At the very least, over one million Solar Water Heaters could be installed immediately.
Eric Mair’s Energy 101: Part 9
Part 9 of Eric Mair's Energy 101 Series, exploring building planning and design, using sustainable materials.
Demystifying Renewable Energy: Eric Mair
Dear friends, Eric Mair, from Capstone Renewables, will be hosting a Demystifying Renewable Energy presentation on the 8th of August 2009. This is a 90 minute presentation on what can be and, indeed, is being achieved both in the domestic and utility scale markets with renewable energy resources and technology available today. It is an [...]
Climate Champions: Michaelhouse School, KZN
Two students at Michaelhouse private school in the Midlands, KZN have started their own small scale biogas system. Read their story of what they did, what worked and the successes they've had. Hopefully this project can the foundation a school wide biogas generation project.
Costing a 2020 target for 15% renewable electricity in South Africa
"Reaching a 15% renewable target by 2020 will not cost the earth..." This is one of the key findings in a recent study by Dr Andrew Marquard, Bruno Merven and Emily Tyler from the Energy Research Centre, University of Cape Town. Commissioned by the Climate Change Programme of WWF South Africa, the study explores the [...]
The largest solar tower in the world tested successfully!
Abengoa Solar of Spain on Monday reported successful tests of its second solar tower in operation, in which the sun's heat is used to make electricity. The 531-foot solar tower, located near Seville, Spain, features a number of improvements on the first design and has exceeded the anticipated output. Called PS20, the installation is the [...]
Maldives: 1st Country to go carbon-neutral!
Dear Friends, We recently stumbled upon this very inspiring news from the Maldives Islands, or rather the Republic of Maldives, also referred to as The Maldives. The Maldives, southwest of India, is made up of a chain of 1192 small coral islands that are grouped into clusters of atolls. It has a total area of [...]