The Energy Star program is a company in the USA that is an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). These days most of our products have the Energy Star sticker on them. This sticker shows that the [...]
The consumption of non-renewable resources like oil, gas and coal and is increasing at an alarming rate. The time has come to look for an alternative way of producing energy. There are a few [...]
1. Renewable Solar energy is 100% renewable and free. As long as the sun is shining you will have energy. 2. Abundant The earth’s surface receives more about 120, 000 terawatts of solar [...]
In 2014 Africa’s biggest solar farm came online. This farm can provide 80 000 houses with electricity. It has a power output of 180 000 megawatt per hour of electricity every year. There are 325 [...]
These are the 3 most common mistakes made when installing an inverter in to your house. Wire size The best is to get the inverter as close to the battery bank as possible. Most inverters have a [...]
In 2013/14 approximately 42% of the electricity from Eskom was sold to municipalities. This electricity is bought in bulk from Eskom and then resold to individuals and businesses alike, the [...]