September 2, 2010
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 […]
September 1, 2010
Maputo – Mozambique’s capital Maputo was gripped by violent demonstrations Wednesday as residents of poor neighbourhoods took to the streets to protest sharp increases in the […]
September 1, 2010
The World Bank has reaffirmed its commitment to “scaling up” its support for hydropower infrastructure in developing countries, which it describes as the largest source of […]
August 29, 2010
Open air parking lots are great places to build solar power plants: — Parking lots are nearly always near a power grid connection. This cuts electricity […]
August 28, 2010
This is an example of solar water heating system with a vacuum tube collector (there are two main solar geyser collector types, the other one being […]
August 26, 2010
Cape Town – Trade union federation Fedusa on Wednesday warned South Africa was sitting on a water crisis “time bomb”. Citing “inadequate management and monitoring” by […]
August 25, 2010
The UN panel of climate scientists should be more nimble at highlighting global warming trends and at fixing mistakes, experts said ahead of the planned August […]
August 25, 2010
Humans have been using solar power for many years to heat up their water, light up their homes and for general low-voltage applainces. Solar power energy […]
August 22, 2010
Solar water heating is gaining popularity all over the world due to the many benefits it offers and because it is relatively inexpensive and easy to […]
August 21, 2010
You can use solar power to run outdoor lights; replace security, poolside and garden lights with solar powered lights and save electricity. They are long lasting […]
August 18, 2010
After a week without water, residents of Pennington can open their taps again, but they say the water is of such poor quality it is undrinkable. […]
August 17, 2010
Cape Town – South Africa is one of the 30 driest countries in the world, but relatively few local companies have a formal management plan in […]
August 16, 2010
Video of Solar Islands — a concept by CSEM, Switzerland (www.csem.ch) Large-scale solar power plants can also harness the sun’s energy from deserts. Where smaller countries […]
August 10, 2010
How freeing would it be to unplug your laptop from the grid…forever? Not just for a couple hours until your battery dwindles, but for good. While […]
August 9, 2010
The way that humanity reacts to climate change may do more damage to many areas of the planet than climate change itself unless we plan properly, […]
August 8, 2010
Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin are hot on the heels of a discovery that could more than double the efficiency of solar cells. […]
August 7, 2010
The provincial government plans to have 15 percent of all electricity used in the Western Cape generated from renewable energy sources – like wind, wave and […]
August 7, 2010
Renewable energy island to generate renewable energy from sun, wind and biomass. With a focus on the abundant wind energy in Denmark, Copenhagen-based architectural firm Gottlieb […]