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RE: Wind Turbines - technology for all our futures
Would love to see a domestic Wind Turbine industry get up and running in South Africa to make this a reality. Unfortunately the coal industry may use political leverage to hamper these efforts...
I do think that Wind and Solar could be key in setting up desalinization plants to purify seawater. Cape Town is at risk of running out of fresh water, so they'll need to put serious consideration into solutions. Powering the solution is one component they simply can't ignore.
You know I read a long time ago of a town that was helped by government to install solar and wind power systems personally. This private 'power grid' was then pushed onto the national power grid during the hours it was not being used. For example, while the people were out at work, all the power that was collected was pushed onto the grid, then when they needed the power from the national grid, it was taken with the power credit offset against the cost. Sound like a great idea.....I would buy into something like that for sure!