South Africa’s Joule Electric Car


h1 Posted 1 month ago terribly early in the morning by oso

Optimal Energy CEO Kobus Meiring Presenting the Joule Electric Car
Who Killed the Electric Car? is a 2006 documentary which shows the roles of American automobile manufacturers, the oil industry, and the US government in stopping production of electric cars in the US, specifically the General Motors EV1 of the 1990s. That turned out to be [...]

South Africa’s Darling Wind Farm


h1 Posted 1 month, 1 week ago in the wee hours by oso

Yesterday morning we visited the Darling Wind Farm. In addition to the three windmills in the photo, there is a fourth behind me. Those four generate enough electricity to fulfill 80% of Darling’s current energy needs.
Of course, not every community is windy enough to justify wind-powered renewable energy, but there are plenty of windy places [...]