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Why should you look at solar heating in the first place?
Okay, so you aren’t that sure about it – here are the advantages of solar heating:
• South Africa has very high solar irradiation, so using solar power makes sense.
• Other than buying the technology, solar can save you money.
• Heating water with [...]
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Solsquare use high quality Conergy tanks.
What is Solar Water Heating?
Solar hot water refers to the use of the sun’s energy to heat water for household and industrial use. Solar water heating systems generally consist of the following components:
A solar collector
A storage vessel
A heat exchange fluid [...]
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Progress in efforts to improve water quality as a response to challenges facing the global water sector will be in the spotlight when delegates meet for this year’s World Water Week (WWW) in Sweden.
Water and Environmental Affairs Deputy Minister Rejoice Mabudafhasi will on [...]
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By creating a natural swimming pool, also known as a natural swimming pond, you are helping the environment in several ways: you’re saving energy and water, lessening chlorine pollution, and starting a micro-environment that helps shift the general environment toward a healthy direction.
How to build a natural [...]
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More Work, Less Energy
For many people, a computer is the central tool at work. Optimizing the energy settings for computers and other devices can be more than a modest energy saver. Set computers to energy-saving settings and make sure to shut them down when you leave for the [...]
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The link between water and carbon is one most people don’t appreciate. In considering the process of producing and using water, many people overlook the energy input needed for treating and delivering water to our taps, not to mention the energy used to heat that water for [...]
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South Africa’s first concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) solar demonstration plant of 60 kW is operational in the Western Cape, and supplying the daytime power requirements for the Aquila safari lodge, near Touws river.
Photovoltaic solar panels at Aquila Safari Lodge
The plant was built by German solar engineering [...]
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Vilankulo coastline, Mozambique (November, 2003)
Durban – The tourism industry must lead the way to take SA into a low carbon economy, Tourism Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk said.
“Rather than waiting for government to regulate its carbon footprint, its recycling practices or its commitment to the environmentally responsible [...]
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Bazaruto Island, Mozambique
The 7 Mechanisms
In order to deliver practical benefits to the poor, a clear understanding is required of the ways to effectively channel visitor spending and associated investment into improved income and quality of life for people in poverty, so as to [...]
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What is water scarcity?
Imbalances between availability and [...]