Posts Tagged ‘solar power’

SA saved 420 MW during Earth Hour – says ESKOM

Tuesday, April 20th, 2010

According to Eskom the country saved 420 MW on that one Saturday evening due to the Earth Hour initiative. 
The initiative contributed to the saving of 400 t of carbon dioxide, 224 t of coal and 576 000 litres of water, owing to the power stations not needing to generate the 400 MW of power. Apparently on average our lights consume about 10% of household electricity, whereas geysers use as much as 40% of the total electricity bill.  “Imagine if we all switched off our geysers as well on that day.  What if we could all harness that kind of excitement and use energy wisely every day of the year, with our SolarGeyser systems you can, read more here SolarGeysers

We are extremely proud of the fact that our products are now working hard to reduce electricity bills throughout South Africa. And make no mistake; we’re working tirelessly to ensure that everyone within reach has the chance to benefit from our excellent range of solar hot water heaters.

Solar Pressure systems save 70% off your electricity bill!

Sunday, April 18th, 2010

Scientists have been looking for innovative ways to harness the power of the sun for hundreds of years – solar energy has to be the most exciting, and converting households and businesses to this form of energy should be high up on the agenda of government.  Eskoms recent increase in the subsidy have really encouraged people to go ahead and fit the solar panels that they’ve been wanting to fit for some time, but it was just too expensive.  World wide there has been rapid growth in recent years but solar power usage still accounts for less than 1% of the total electricity used. Solar power is more entrenched in European countries which have promoted its development with strong incentives.  Solar energy is very popular to heat all the water in your house and this atributes to up to 70% of your current electricity bill in the average south african home.  It can also be used to heat  pools . Our systems that we offer is made up of a Pressure System Manifold Collector which is composed of All-Glass Evacuated Collector Tubes, Heat Pipes.  An Aluminum Heat-Conducting Sheet and Manifold. It is a collector element for large solar heating system.  There is no water in the glass tube so when there are some tubes broken the system can still operate normally.  The collectors can be connected in series or in parallel and the system pressure can reach 6 bars.  With controller assembly the heating system can realise the automatic operation of multi-functions, to view this click here Solar Pressure System