After months of competition, nail-biting regional finals and intensive examination and appraisal by a panel of expert judges, South Africa’s latest group of energy efficient lighting designers were honoured with a total of R214 000 in prize money for their achievements at the awards breakfast of the 2012 Eskom Energy Efficient Lighting Design Competition held [...]
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South Africa takes up the energy efficient lighting design challenge
The fact that South Africans are embracing an energy-efficient and planet-conscious lifestyle has been highlighted by the more than 570 entries received from both professional and amateur designers for the 2012 Eskom Energy Efficient Lighting Design Competition. With the introduction of the competition to secondary schools for the first time this year, through and [...]
SESSA & Schneider launch free energy training initiative
Schneider Energy University has ‘put its money where its mouth is’ and is offering R15 000 as the prize money in a lucky draw comprising schools and SESSA members who sign up for one of its free courses. Schneider Electric, a global specialist in energy management, launched the e-learning website, Energy University, to provide [...]
Praise for Minister of Energy’s commitment to local content
SESSA, the Sustainable Energy Society of Southern Africa, has commended the Minister of Energy, Ms Dipuo Peters, for her intention to boost levels of South African content in solar water heaters installed under the auspices of Government’s Local Procurement, Energy Efficiency and Skills Development Accords. In her budget speech to Parliament yesterday, May 17, [...]
New council, new executive committees
Members of the Sustainable Energy Society of Southern Africa (SESSA) have elected a new Council, as well as new executives for its divisional committees. Both Council and division executives serve for a period of two years. Founded in 1974, SESSA is dedicated to the use of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies including solar-based [...]
SESSA member assists social institutions with free solar heating systems
Solar water heating systems – one at an old age home and the other at an orphanage – went live in March this year thanks to the initiative of SESSA member Holms and Friends and the Austrian Development Agency (ADA). At the Villieria Old Age Home in Pretoria, Holms and Friends installed 18 collectors [...]
The impact of geyser timers and low flow showerheads on SWH installations
Eskom has contracted Ellies Renewables, a division of JSE-listed Ellies, to install low flow showerheads and geyser timers to residential households who apply and are within the Ellies installation areas. These showerheads and timers will be provided and installed at no cost to the households. The timers, which reduce the heat and energy losses that [...]
SESSA member delivers hot water, savings In KZN
A SESSA member’s corporate social outreach programme is delivering hot water and electricity savings to two underprivileged communities in Kwa-Zulu Natal. Renu Solar, a division of Renu Holdings, focuses on providing renewable and sustainable energy solutions and is working with the Ingane Yami Children’s Village in Shongweni and the Lungisasa Indlela Village (LIV) in [...]
Schools benefit from solar energy
SESSA member, Selected Energy, has installed solar energy systems at two South African schools: in Bloemfontein, some 26 solar water heaters expected to pay for themselves within three years were installed at the Martie du Plessis School for Grade R to Grade 12 special needs students while a 300-litre Solahart solar water heater was donated [...]
SESSA members continue to win at annual energy efficiency awards
SESSA member Dr Anthony Keen of Cape Town has been named – for the second time – as the winner of the Energy Savings in Households category at the 2011 eta Awards. A medical doctor, with no electrical engineering experience, Dr Keen and his family have strived, since 1984, to bring down their monthly [...]
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