Sunday, October 4, 2009

Off Grid Homes In SA - Showing How it is Done

Read this Engineering News article highlighting: 1. The South African National Energy Research Institute (Saneri)'s plans to build a prototype grid-free energy efficient small dwelling with the intention to have it manufactured in SA with the view of having communities eventually own the manufacturing plants. 2. Gives feedback on the energy efficient building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) house (dubbed "LangalinaMandla" that was constructed at the University of Fort Hare’s Alice campus, in the Eastern Cape. 3. Tells about a private homeowner's decision "to live in a home powered completely by solar power and free of any connection to the Eskom electricity grid."

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