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This was orginally published at: massive solar water heating project lands users in hot water
Actually that’s a misleading headline. Hot water in this case is a good thing.
Imagine being charged R 370 000.00 to take a shower. That’s roughly (according to my calculations) what it costs Anglo Platinum every year to provide hot showers for 1500 workers at one of its platinum shafts, in this case Brakfontein shaft at their Lebowa mine. (421.54 mWh at 88c/kWh – vat incl)
By installing a massive (apparently one of SA’s largest) centralised solar water heating system this is what Anglo Plat’s stands to save. The 270 flat plate solar water heating panels cover three separate buildings and provide enough capacity to heat 42 000 litres of water. That is a lot of hot water!
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