Posts Tagged ‘solar geysers’

Determine Your Savings with our Energy Efficiency Calculator!

Posted by on 24 Jan 2011 | Tagged as: Eco General

Monday, January 24th, 2011

Everyone is encouraging you to go green and save energy to do your bit for the environment, but the initial overhead costing is so daunting that many people are not considering it as a viable option. The “industry experts” say that the long term savings of converting to alternative energy sources and using environmentally friendly products are worth it, but they provide averages that are not specific to your household or business.

This is why we at Sustainable.co.za have developed our Sustainable Calculator, which will help you calculate how much money and energy you can save by converting to more energy efficient products.

You don’t need to install solar panels and wind turbines and take yourself completely off the grid. Simple changes in your household products will go a long way in terms of making sustainable savings on your monthly energy bills. By switching from regular light bulbs and showerheads to more energy efficient LED light bulbs and water saving showerheads, you will experience substantial savings.

While changing a couple of light bulbs doesn’t seem like it will do much to save energy and money, you’d be amazed by the actual results. This is where the Sustainable Calculator comes in. All you need to do is enter the product types and quantities, as well as the number of hours that you use them each day, and the Calculator will work out your monthly, annual and 10-year savings if you switch to energy efficient products. It will also provide details on the total cost of switching to these products (installation costs for Solar Water Heating kits included), as well as the payback period of your investment.

Why not try out our Sustainable Calculator to see for yourself how much you can save on your monthly energy bill by making a few simple changes. Many of the energy efficient products that can help you save are sold on our site, making it even easier for you to save money while doing your bit for the environment.

Got Hot Water?

Posted by on 31 Mar 2010 | Tagged as: Eco Products

Wednesday, March 31st, 2010

For the next installation in Alternative Energy Made Easy (has a nice ring to it – he he), I’ve decided to write about Solar Water Heating as it is very relevant in South Africa today and Eskom offers rebates on it too, which is great! :)

So, in a nutshell, Solar Water Heating is water heated by means of thermal energy. This is incredibly cost effective in sunny South Africa, especially when we all know how expensive geysers can be!

Solar thermal energy differs from solar electrical energy as there are no photovoltaic or PV cells (solar panels) to convert energy into electricity. Instead, thermal energy makes use of a solar collector to capture and store heat .

A Solar Water Heating System is generally made of the following components:

a) Solar Heating Collector

A collector basically takes energy directly from the sun and converts it to a more usable/ storable form. There are two types of collectors most commonly used in domestic environments: (more…)

SUSTAINABLE PROJECTS PROUD ESKOM REBATE PARTICIPANT.

Posted by on 03 Mar 2010 | Tagged as: Eco Products

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

The ESKOM Solar Rebate Programme is an initiative that is driven by the South African government. Eskom, realizing that Solar Water Heating is the most effective means of renewable energy sources, is participating in this initiative by means of solar water heating rebate programme.

This means:

Eskom will pay a percentage rebate on the installation of approved solar water heating systems directly to the consumer.

This is a significant incentive to install a solar water geyser, which itself can reduce your heating bill by as much as 70%.

The rebate amounts granted by Eskom are subject to the performance and durability of the different systems available on the market.

To make sure that high standards are maintained, all systems that partake in this initiative has to pass SABS tests to determine that it is safe, mechanically sound and how effective each system is.

Originally the installer was responsible for claiming the rebate, but there was resistance to this as it was perceived that the installer is actually financing the client for the duration it takes for the claim to clear. So it has now changed to the client having to make, and wait for the claim, often after having paid for a more expensive system.

We are proud to be able to be accredited distributors of

ITS- Solar 200 litre PV pumped solar water heating system
ITS 200L Home standard Complete
• 200 Litres
• Vacuum Tubes
• Pumped
• Direct – Frost Resistant
• Average cost for supply and installation R 21,000.00
• Rebate amount R 5,222.00

Solardome 200 / 300 thermo-siphoned solar water heating systems
Solardome 200d
• 200 Litres
• Flat Plate
• Thermo-siphon
• Direct
• Average cost for supply and installation R 22,500.00
• Rebate amount R 6,331.00

Solardome 300d
• 300 Litres
• Flat Plate
• Thermo-siphon
• Direct
• Average cost for supply and installation R 28,500.00
• Rebate amount R 12,116.00

For more information or to book your installation please contact us on 021 701 2029 / 28 or email ian@sustainableprojects.co.za