by Shanley Lutchman | May 14, 2024 | Energy
The EcoFlow River 2 Max and the Steco PS-500 both have about 500Wh of battery storage. This means that you can power some LED lights, power your wifi, keep your laptop charged, power an average sized television, and even run a fridge for 2 to 3 hours. If you just run...
by Shanley Lutchman | May 7, 2024 | Energy
A recent article in PV Magazine describes a study done by researchers in Spain on combining solar PV with hydrogen fuel cells and battery storage [1]. The purpose of this combination is to help homes reduce their cost of energy and become completely self-sufficient....
by Shanley Lutchman | Jan 28, 2024 | Energy
According to BusinessDay [1] Tshwane’s city council has taken steps to lease Pretoria West and Rooiwal power stations to independent power producers (IPPs). This, of course, is an effort to reduce load shedding in the city. The power stations have been producing very...
by Shanley Lutchman | Jan 26, 2024 | Energy
This is an interesting story from ITWeb [1]. There is a residential estate in East London that has used some groundbreaking technology to solve its energy problems. In South Africa, we’re all having an energy problem. Load shedding is affecting all of us. Even if...
by Shanley Lutchman | Oct 2, 2023 | Energy
Mybroadband reports [1]: Eskom is currently piloting a smart metering system that would control the amount of power supplied to households remotely Eskom wants to install this smart meter in every household. The meter will reduce the amount of power that a household...
by Shanley Lutchman | Jun 7, 2023 | Energy
Business Times reports that things appear to be moving forward with Government’s plan to procure 1.2 GW of electricity capacity from the Turkish “power-station-on-a-ship” company Karpowership [1]. I would like to look at some of the good things and...
