Mining Industry : Zambia overview Zambia is a landlocked country in Africa, and the 39th largest country in the world after Chile. The capital of Zambia is Lusaka. Populatio...Read more
For South Africans, energy is not something that is taken for granted. At the end of racial apartheid, only 40% of homes had electricity. Since then, that number has doubled to 83%, but that still leaves 17% of the population unconnected, and many more regularly affected by lengthy power outages. That is precisely why South [...]
Solar energy is one of the ideal alternative energy solutions as it is found in abundance and is clean and does not pollute the environment and best of all, is free. In fact, even an hour of solar energy is enough to provide power for the entire planet for an entire three hundred and sixty-five [...]
Ever since humans started burning wood or other organic matter to keep warm and to cook food, we’ve been using biomass energy, or bioenergy. Today we can also use biomass to fuel vehicles, generate electricity, and develop biobased products.
At the moment renewable energy is a big word all around the world. Around the world various sources are being researched like biomass and geothermal to name but two.
Which light bulb to choose? Rather choose to go Green.
You want the right amount of light, and you want it to last a long time, especially if it’s for a hard-to-reach place. But you don’t want it to add to your electric bill. You can get everything you want if you use a little energy [...]
Zero energy home design
A Zero Energy Home (ZEH) combines state-of-the-art, energy-efficient construction and appliances with commercially available renewable energy systems, such as solar water heating and solar electricity. The combination results in a home that produces its own energy—as much or more than it needs. Even though the home might be connected to a utility [...]