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...
by Shanley Lutchman | May 24, 2023 | Building Services, Energy
I recently completed a project for a healthcare facility. My experience in this project showed me how important it is for engineers and architects to work together in the design of sustainable buildings. Since this was a healthcare facility, the ventilation...
by Shanley Lutchman | May 3, 2023 | Energy
With each announcement of fuel price changes, motorists tend to dream about alternatives. At the moment, our fuel is produced mainly from imported oil. However, with South Africa’s incredible solar and wind resources, one can’t help but think about ways to get cheaper...
by Shanley Lutchman | Apr 28, 2023 | Energy
Mafube municipality, in the Free State, has been using a private company, RFS, to manage their electricity network. This includes control over the municipality’s connection point to the main Eskom grid and control over when they load shed the municipality. RFS...
