Living off-grid – it can be done

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This week is National Water Week, a time to remind ourselves not to waste this precious resource. Could you live without water from your local municipality or electricity from Eskom? Although for many citizens in SA this is a daily reality, it is rare to see this happening in a more affluent neighbourhood. I met two amazing pioneers whose dream is to be totally water and energy self-sufficient and I was lucky enough to receive a guided tour of their incredible home. Continue reading →

Go off Grid

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Reducing your dependency on coal-fired electricity from Eskom is easier than you think. Robert Fischer, our renewable energy consultant, gives us the low down on all you need to know to set up your own renewable energy electrcitiy system at home. Cutting your costs, your carbon footprint and having energy independence. Wow, what are we all waiting for? Continue reading →

Dreaming a beautiful future

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In the run-up to COP17, Project 90 is taking key questions about our electricity future to members of Parliament and we want to hear from you! We have designed a short survey to get your views on what you think SA’s biggest priorities in energy policy should be and how you think we can ensure energy equality for all. Each question provides you with a number of interesting options, which you can then rate in order of importance. There is also a space for additional comments – and we’d love to hear yours. Continue reading →

Renewable Energy: what’s been going on in the world?

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For an overveiw on what’s been happening in the renewable energy sector over the last few months, our renewable energy consultant, Robert Fischer, writes an excellent summary for our blog. Continue reading →

Our monthly carbon challenge

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The Project 90 team has decided to set ourselves a monthly carbon challenge in our pursuit of living a low carbon lifestyle. Last month we had our first carbon challenge: to use no electricity for 24 hours. There were mixed feelings about the exercise, but we all realised how dependant we are on electricity. Read on to see what we each did for the day. Continue reading →