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Replace Those Lead Acid Batteries in Your Trolley Inverter with the Hubble S100A Lithium Ion Battery

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Suffering from the widespread power outage in Gqeberha? Need to replace the Lead Acid Batteries in your old inverter? The the Hubble S100A Lithion Ion Battery is just for you. Price SLASHED for NMB Clients who pick up from our offices. We know of many people who bought 'Eskom in a Box' to tide them over during loadshedding. Most of those trolley inverters contained Lead Acid Batteries - replacing them has become an expensive pain. Then along came Hubble Energy with their Hubble S100A … [Read more...] about Replace Those Lead Acid Batteries in Your Trolley Inverter with the Hubble S100A Lithium Ion Battery

Power Outage: A Disaster of Epic Proportions for Some

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Brace yourselves for recriminations, unhappiness and tough times. Although this could be good news for the local Solar Power industry that lost it's greatest salesman  in the world: Loadshedding. "Do not make hasty decisions and take the first available quote for a solar power battery back-up solution," said Michael Straton from Straton Solar. A well researched, specified and installed system that will get you over the next two week outage will take at least two weeks to … [Read more...] about Power Outage: A Disaster of Epic Proportions for Some

Careful When You Use a Name Very Similar to OURS

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A mate recently gave me a heads up about a business advertising Solar Power solutions on Facebook. Now when a 'business' advertises solar systems at a price point lower than what we at Straton Solar pay for the equipment AND that business has a business name suspiciously close to ours then I do like to find out just how they can offer these systems all over the country. I am not saying that this is a scam - after all it could be a charity just looking to give stuff away to needy South … [Read more...] about Careful When You Use a Name Very Similar to OURS

Walkabout at EC Virtual Exhibition

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During the Lockdown period Conference and Exhibitions were not allowed to take place.This led to Inkanyezi - a Port Elizabeth based Marketing and Communications company establishing the Eastern Cape's First Ever Virtual Exhibition which brought together 260 exhibitors in this Virtual Event. Take a walk through the event to our stand: https://straton.co.za/solar https://youtu.be/-0YrxZ361c8 Instructions on how to enter the Eastern Cape Virtual Exhibition: Please Note: the App is only … [Read more...] about Walkabout at EC Virtual Exhibition

Tesla Powerwall 2 Installation

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https://youtu.be/Xwwnoz25AJ4 Tesla Powerwall Installation by accredited suppliers and installers - Straton Solar - https://straton.co.za/solar The Powerwall is a useful addition to loadshedding prone South Africans providing seamless switchover in the event of a power outage. The installation involves identifying essential and non-essential circuits and running the essential circuits through the Lithium Ion battery which carries a 10 year guarantee. … [Read more...] about Tesla Powerwall 2 Installation

Imagine Living the Opposite of Loadshedding

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Contrary to what the naysayers will tell you, we in South Africa are not unique when it comes to loadshedding. In recent memory these countries have also experienced interruption to their power supply: Pakistan, Nepal (up to 16 hours daily), India (up to 16 hours daily), Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe has had a power shortage since 2007), Ghana (Industries go off for 48 hours and then up for 6 days), Botswana, Bangladesh, Belgium. The World Bank has reported that by far the biggest loadshedding sufferers … [Read more...] about Imagine Living the Opposite of Loadshedding

The Sunny Industry Taking South Africa by Storm

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With the solar industry taking South Africa by storm, the urge to be a part of the change and switch to a more sustainable source of energy grows bigger every day. The number one advantage of solar energy is cheaper energy bills coupled with creating a sustainable environment for generations to come. Assuming everyone is modestly rationale and wants cheaper energy, the biggest question is do I own a solar system, or do I let someone else own it for me? Let’s explore the differences: … [Read more...] about The Sunny Industry Taking South Africa by Storm

Another ‘difficult’ Solar installation

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  Another Straton Solar installation - this time with Solar Edge. As we travel around we see competing products and remain convinced that we have chosen the right products to promote, support, install and maintain. Solar Edge for those installations with shadow and ‘difficult’ roof orientation and Schneider for the more ‘ideal’ roof configurations with no shadow. - Taken by the Editor whilst wandering aimlessly about pretending to be in the know. … [Read more...] about Another ‘difficult’ Solar installation

eMendi Welcomed to Ngqura

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Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) at the Port of Ngqura has officially opened its world-class administration building, which represents an investment of R255 million into the economy of the Eastern Cape Province. The name of the new five storey administration building was revealed by TNPA Chief Executive Richard Vallihu, Chief Operating Officer Phyllis Difeto and Ngqura Port Manager Tandi Lebakeng at a special event on Friday, 23 June 2017 attended by port employees. It will be known … [Read more...] about eMendi Welcomed to Ngqura

Lessons for PE in Arnold Schwarzenegger’s blunt Clean Energy message to Donald Trump

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As Nelson Mandela Bay risks losing our title as the Automotive Hub of South Africa along with the jobs that our economy needs, amidst SA's highest unemployment rate since since September 2003 we need to turn our focus onto how we are going to attract investment, money and jobs and maybe, just maybe deliver on the 'better life for all' promise that has been the refrain in our politics since 1994. See: Sad News as SA's Unemployment Rate Rises It was whilst watching Arnold Schwarzenegger's … [Read more...] about Lessons for PE in Arnold Schwarzenegger’s blunt Clean Energy message to Donald Trump

Instead of going to Church these two broke into our Newton Park offices

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On Sunday 16 April these two miscreants decided to break into these offices in Mangold Street. Watch these criminals sneak along the sides of the building peering in at every window totally oblivious to the fact that they are being recorded in glorious HD Technicolour. When their attempts at forcing a window come to naught watch how the smaller of the two squeezes in through the men's toilet window and stays low hugging the floor and perimeter to let his larger companion in. See the … [Read more...] about Instead of going to Church these two broke into our Newton Park offices

GM Commits to 100 Percent Renewable Energy by 2050

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GM has pledged to source global electricity from wind, sun and landfill gas, joins RE100 General Motors plans to generate or source all electrical power for its 350 operations in 59 countries with 100 percent renewable energy - such as wind, sun and landfill gas - by 2050. "Establishing a 100 percent renewable energy goal helps us better serve society by reducing environmental impact," said GM Chairman and CEO Mary Barra. "This pursuit of renewable energy benefits our customers and … [Read more...] about GM Commits to 100 Percent Renewable Energy by 2050

Artisan training a “gigantic” problem

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As reported by EE Publishers: In his address at the fourth ECA(SA) Presidential Excellence Awards ceremony on 19 November 2015, ECA president Michael Straton said the association was faced with a “gigantic” problem in the guise of artisan training. Well-trained artisans, he said, are the lifeblood of the contracting industry and their training is paramount in ensuring that standards, quality and the safety of installations are maintained. The association therefore welcomes interventions … [Read more...] about Artisan training a “gigantic” problem

Will we or won’t we be load shed today?

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Eskom has just announced Stage 1 load shedding for today; "Eskom will implement stage 1 load shedding from 17:00 today, which is likely to continue until 22:00 this evening." With the current Nelson Mandela Bay strike by Electricity Department Staff on we are not sure if the residents of Nelson Mandela Bay will form part of that load shedding. Earlier today, Elaine Jackson from Linkside confirmed; "@MyPE Still no power 5 days and counting", so one presumes that the Electricity Department … [Read more...] about Will we or won’t we be load shed today?