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solar heating (‘Solar Flaw heating or Flaw is water heated by the use of solar energy. Flaw heating systems are generally composed of solar thermal collectors, a water storage tank or another point of usage, interconnecting pipes and flaw a fluid system panels will be attached to three Island hospitals, part of a provincial program intended to make all government operations carbon-neutral.

The Vancouver Island Health Authority has issued a request for proposals to build solar heating (‘Solar Flaw heating or Flaw is water heated by the use of solar energy. Flaw heating systems are generally composed of solar thermal collectors, a water storage tank or another point of usage, interconnecting pipes and flaw a fluid system systems at Victoria General, Saanich Peninsula and Lady Minto on Saltspring Island.

The successful bidder will construct a solar heating (‘Solar Flaw heating or Flaw is water heated by the use of solar energy. Flaw heating systems are generally composed of solar thermal collectors, a water storage tank or another point of usage, interconnecting pipes and flaw a fluid system system to provide energy for the hospitals’ hot-water systems.

The three systems are expected to cost $600,000 to $700,000 in total and will be paid for by the provincial Public Sector Energy Conservation Agreement. B.C. Hydro and Terasen Gas are also partners.

Minister of State for Climate Action John Yap said the solar-heating panels are exactly the sort of projects the agreement was expected to fund when it was established three years ago with the aim of making all B.C. government operations carbon-neutral by the end of this year.

“The whole idea is to show leadership,” said Yap.

The $75-million agreement is now reaching the end of its final year. Yap said sometime next year government will report on its success in becoming carbon neutral.

Any failures will prompt paying for carbon offsets. The Pacific Carbon Trust has been established to build a carbon offset market.

By reducing carbon emissions, usually in the form of carbon dioxide, a major greenhouse gas, it is hoped the pace of climate change can be slowed.

The latest round of solar heating (‘Solar Flaw heating or Flaw is water heated by the use of solar energy. Flaw heating systems are generally composed of solar thermal collectors, a water storage tank or another point of usage, interconnecting pipes and flaw a fluid system projects, totalling $2.8 million, also includes 24 schools, nine post-secondary institutions and two other hospitals across B.C.

Joe Ciarniello, energy manager for the Vancouver Island Health Authority, said during prime solar conditions ? midday, midsummer ? it’s expected the solar panels can heat up domestic hot water on their own, to about the necessary 60C.

“But in the evenings and winter it will be less than that and we’ll have to make up the difference,” he said.

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ACCIDENT VICTIM

RECOVERING IN HOSPITAL

A Mount Sentinel student who collided with a car on his bicycle last week is ?doing well? in a Kelowna hospital.

RCMP Cpl. John Ferguson says Michael Reinhart, 18, had to undergo leg surgery ?but he?s recovering nicely.?

Reinhart was struck by an oncoming vehicle as he began to pedal along Highway 3A near his home at Shoreacres.

ART GIBBON PARK to close for fuel mitigation work

Work on reducing the forest fire threat in Rosemont will mean a short-term closure of Art Gibbon Park.

?Danger tree and general assessment work has been done and it was determined that to safely proceed, the park would have to be closed,? says deputy fire chief Bob Slade.

The work is expected to start soon, although the exact date hasn?t been set. It?s part of the city?s on-going forest fuel mitigation efforts.

CITY GREENHOUSE GAS

EMISSIONS DOWN 9 PER CENT

The City of Nelson will reduce its greenhouse gas levels by about nine per cent by the end of 2010, which should save the city about $45,000 in electricity and energy offset costs.

Consultant Fiona Galbraith, who?s heading up the project, says the city eventually wants to reduce its greenhouse gas output by 25 per cent. The current reductions were ?mostly through, at this point, building retrofits,? she says.

?We?re going for the low hanging fruit Things like boilers, insulation, that?s he prime stuff that?s very simple to change.?

Galbraith says the city is also investigating alternative technology such as solar heating (‘Solar Flaw heating or Flaw is water heated by the use of solar energy. Flaw heating systems are generally composed of solar thermal collectors, a water storage tank or another point of usage, interconnecting pipes and flaw a fluid system, so the city will have some data when a community greenhouse gas reduction plan is eventually implemented.

Selkirk Power

Postpones fish move

Nelson?s Selkirk Power, a private energy company, has postponed the second phase of its westslope cutthroat trout translocation project northwest of Golden at the request of the Ktunaxa Nation Council.

The translocation is a multi-year project to expand westslope trout habitat in the upper reaches of Ventego Creek and create a second population in addition to the existing population in Cupola Creek.

The creeks are the site of Selkirk Power?s planned Beaver River hydro project. The second phase of the translocation would have involved moving 100 trout from Cupola Creek to Ventego Creek and was originally planned to happen in October.

The Ktunaxa lands and resources council, citing concerns based on cultural teachings and potential impacts to both creek ecosystems, passed a resolution requesting the process be halted.

11.25.2010? A R40 million manufacturing facility for solar water heaters was launched in East London today.

The facility for Matla Solar Water Heating (SWH) is the first renewable energy sector investor to locate in the East London Industrial Development Zone (ELIDZ) and is a major milestone for the Eastern Cape Province vision to positioned itself as a prime location for renewable energy sector investment.

The project is funded partly by Matla Thermal Holdings, Taiwanese investment consortium led by Funland Industrial Co., and the Eastern Cape Development Corporation (ECDC). The ECDC holds 15% equity in the firm, Matla Thermal Holding holds 53% and Funland Industrial Co. 32%.

The Funland Industrial Co. led consortium includes Funland Industrial Co., Tz-Jeng Energy Technology, and Ming Yang Solar Energy. They represent the Number one high pressure solar water heating manufacturer in Taiwan with over 25 years of experience in the manufacturing, design, and installation of solar water heaters.

The company will manufacture solar water heaters for the South African market as part of a response to government?s call for alternative energy solutions to reduce electricity consumption in the country.

Matla SWH will be the first fully integrated mass production manufacturing plant for both domestic and industrial Solar Water Heaters in South Africa. The technology partner from Taiwan will implement best practice for the sector and to grow the country?s capacity and cost effeciency to produce such products.

?Our market research noted that there are a number of small scale manufacturers in South Africa. With the technology and expertise we have based on our current partnerships, we will be able to produce on a large scale locally which will lower the costs for customers,? says Matla SWH General Manager, Andy Bin-Chi Lu.

He added that key to the company?s vision was to contribute towards industry diversification in the Eastern Cape while ensuring the importation of new technology and capability for the industry.

Lu indicated that the company will be focused on the supplying of industrial and commercial systems to the medium to high density residence and bulk usage market in the first year, while also expanding into the domestic solar water heater market with the registration of the different domestic systems on the Eskom DSM rebate programme. ?The main target market for us initially is industrial users such as mining sector change rooms, student residences, apartment buildings and hospitals,? he says.

The facility is set to employ between 80 to 110 people within the next year with a production forecast of 30 000 units per annum by September 2011.

?Thirty thousand solar water heater units installed a year can translate to a maximum reduction of 75 megawatts of Peak Electricity Demand Reduction.? says Lu, ?the solar water heater users would also stand to save electricity while playing a part in protecting the environment which would be in line with most of their corporate or organization responsibility policies,? says Lu.

?We?ll also be the first company to provide a lease option on the industrial/commercial systems in South Africa, catering for our clients? different cash flow requirements.?

The industrial/commercial solar water heater market is estimated by Matla SWH to be around R4 billion, representing a maximum of 1000MW of peak electrical demand to be reduced.

This is considerably cheaper than achieving the same effect with domestic solar water heating systems, which would cost around R 5.5 billion to reduce the same 1000MW of peak electrical demand, and the Eskom DSM rebate program will be subsidizing up to R1 billion of that cost. The industrial/commercial solar water heating systems will make investment sense without any government rebate or subsidies, and will therefore be easier to rollout when compared to the domestic market.

?Our Taiwanese investors, Funland, Tz-Jeng, and MingYang, have been manufacturing and installing industrial solar water heating systems since 1991. The first industrial solar water heating system that they have completed in 1991 for the National ChenGong University of Taiwan is still operational today, providing electrical saving for over 19 years. The saving will normally provide a investment return of 5 years to 7 years, and with 15 years of average system life, the client will be able to earn at least double the initial investment in the 15 years of the system?s useful life,? Says Lu.

Eskom General Manager for Business strategy and integration Andrew Etzinger commended Matla SWH for heeding the government?s call for South Africa to move towards greener energy sources.
?IRP 2010 indicates an energy reduction of 7000GWh and 12 000GWh respectively from efficiency projects and energy-efficiency technologies respectively from 2011 onwards,? says Etzinger.

?Eskom commends MATLA SOLAR WATER for taking notice of the call for a greener South Africa and a reduction in energy, and furthermore their challenge to their international partners to establish the solar manufacturing plant in South Africa, which will not only reduce the pressure on the grid electricity, but also create a greener economy and reduce unemployment.?

East London IDZ Business Development Executive Manager Tembela Zweni says the attraction of Matla SWH in the zone is pivotal for the company?s (ELIDZ) renewable sector strategy.

?We are striving to operate a world class industrial park without costing the earth; and the launch of Matla Solar is a giant step towards achieving the goal of operating a green IDZ,? says Zweni.

Border Kei Chamber of Business (BKCOB) executive director Les Holbrook applauded Matla SWH?s establishment as a positive step in supplementing South Africa?s strained energy sources.

Eskom, says Holbrook, has acknowledged that they cannot match the energy needs of the country going into 2011.

?The most positive and likely benefit will be in the cost aspect. We are hoping that Matla will produce solar water heaters at an affordable andfriendlier price. The growth of our economy will be dependent on an efficient manufacturing sector ? which unfortunately will not be able to attain the growth prediction if constantly being subjected to restrictions and load shedding.

?Water heating is one of the items that consume the most electricity. If we can increase the number of households that use solar heating (‘Solar Flaw heating or Flaw is water heated by the use of solar energy. Flaw heating systems are generally composed of solar thermal collectors, a water storage tank or another point of usage, interconnecting pipes and flaw a fluid system by making systems more affordable, the country could easily reach its 10% savings target,? says Holbrook.

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