(par 6.3.2.2. 7) Solar Panels Floating on Water Will Power Japan’s Homes
Solar Panels Floating on Water Will Power Japan’s Homes http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/energy/2015/01/150116-floating-solar-power-japan-yamakura/ More solar power plants are being built on water, but is this such a good idea? By Bryan Lufkin, for National Geographic, Nowadays, bodies of water aren’t necessarily something to build around—they’re something to build on. They sport not just landfills and man-made beaches but also, in a […]
(par 6.3.2.2. 6.2) Biogas – South Africa’s great untapped potential
Biogas – South Africa’s great untapped potential https://www.esi-africa.com/magazine_articles/biogas-south-africas-great-untapped-potential/ In 1957, the world’s first commercial anaerobic digester was built in South Africa; so why is it still a fledgling industry in this country? After World War II a British fighter pilot, L. John Fry, settled in South Africa and started a pig farm. In 1957 he […]
(par 6.3.2.2. 6.2) 2014-08-21 Plan to turn sugar into fuel
Plan to turn sugar into fuel August 20 2014 at 05:24pm By Tony Carnie. Durban – Plans for a massive sugar-to-petrol scheme in Maputaland have raised fears that protecting food supply, water and the environment may play second fiddle to economics in the “gold rush” for petrol plantations. At least three developers are pushing to […]