It is a sad truth that business and most initiatives are based on profit or PR. Only a hand full of local businesses today actually believe in their mission statements of charity, change or growth.   

But now we have a new concern, one that isn’t far away or out of sight, out of mind. It is right on our doorsteps, something you feel every time the temperatures rise and see when you can’t see through the smog over Pretoria. – Rozanne Bekker

This is climate change!

As business leaders, property owners, manufacturers, developers and designers, we all have a huge environmental impact in our industry and in our immediate area. If you are getting upset that means this write up is working, as this is a subject that has been overlooked for too long in South Africa.

 I’m am a business minded woman, who understands that some solutions, might just mean the financial downfall of a company.

Driving around on a bicycle for in South Africa for example, means that you’ll have to start giving your employees hazard pay, panic buttons and weekly self-defense lessons.

I’m here to tell you why we need to start building green business practices without pulling the “look at the polar bears” card.

First off you need to know that in the South African average of 8.9 tons per capita is among the highest per capita emissions in the developing world. That is because we rely on coal, South Africa ranks among the dirtiest energy producers in the world. As a country, we rank 16th on the global emission list, which is shocking in context with the size of our little country.

Yet as a country we are lifting our shoulders and turning our eyes to the Government and blaming factories. Why should South African Businesses even care or start with Green initiatives? We should start with our green initiatives so that the vicious cycle can start minimize. As it minimizes we will start seeing a difference.

You might not know it but the effects of global warming on South Africa has been immense.

News 24 says: According to a report on the SABC South Africa is warming up faster that the global average, due to climate change and this will threaten our ecosystems, our ability to create food and our ability to develop socially.

When our temperatures rise, which in South Africa would mean cooking like a tin of beans in our cars, our weather patterns will change. It is a basic principle of every action has a reaction. When the temperatures rise the air, currents start to change, water heats a bit more, ground retains more heat which just causes more hot air to go up into the air. This has a huge effect on our weather patterns. Are we willing to give up our winters and start fearing summer? Do you want your business to start feeling those effects in prices from your suppliers or when your clients start to spend money elsewhere because they have a green policy? (83% of all consumers purchase with their emotions)

Here’s another thing to think about…how would you like it if your store front or offices became another dumping ground for litter? How long before South Africa gives up the pretense of effective trash management, because recycling hasn’t been made a priority?

So, let me ask again, do you think the buck stops at the government?

No. it stops at us as business people. By investing in our country, either in time, money or effort, means we invest in the growth of our future business opportunities. Every business is as successful as the area it is in.

Become a Green Leader! Start thinking green!

Here are a few other companies has implemented:

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1.    Paperless offices. Start going digital. Most cloud based services costs less than one ream of paper per month. You save money, have secure storage.

2.    Recycling: Yes, it sounds daunting, but people pay money for your recyclable goods. There are companies that will come and collect. Besides, it is a great way to show customers that you are environmentally conscious.

3.    Renewable Energy: Okay so it sounds daunting, but it is not. South Africa has a great potential for Solar energy and with that you don’t have to rely on a power company that relies on coal for power. They keep upping their prices as fossil fuels get more expensive. The sun is free and never down for maintenance, it is a predictable power source.

4.    Reduce Emissions: Replace that boiler with a renewable power source, it will cost less to run and the dangers are less. Stop risking your business with that fire hazard.

5.    And the clincher, LRG Solar Supplies has started with an electric charging station company that specialises in Solar Power Solutions as well and has Rental Options for businesses.

So, reducing your carbon footprint, doesn’t have to cost you an arm and a leg, stop believing the cynics and do your research. You can save money, make money, project a better company image and even start forming unity in your company by having a common goal with all your employees involved.

Welcome to the Green Thinking Business.

Author: Rozanne Bekker

Thinking of the way you power your entertainment should not suggest a normal plug with a monthly bill. We have made a lot of improvements when it comes to how we entertain ourselves, how we live in our homes and even how we communicate. Now why are we powering our lives with old, dirty Tec?

By rights of innovation, we should be at the pinnacle of Power Manufacturing. Power Manufacturing technology has improved rapidly, but as a nation we have chosen to remain in the Dark Ages of power. We generate power using thousands of tons of coal, mining our resources until we even reached the most corrupt depths.

Then we pump all those pollutants into the air we and our children breath it in…

Now don’t say that is the only option we have…

That isn’t true, you have a lot of options and one of them is Solar Power Solutions. This once expensive solution is looking better and better as our Traditional Power prices keep getting higher.

Think about it. Solar Power relies on the one resource you know will always be there, it’s not influenced by strikes, corruption, money nor is it subject to availability. The sun will rise the next day and the next.

Do you think it’s time to move your power manufacturing to Solar?

There are so many benefits to Solar that has nothing to do with the normal “save the earth” slogan everyone sprouts.

–         You can monitor and control the power you generate and use, with amazing monitoring systems that will even tell you if there is a break in one of your cables. You can monitor your Solar system remotely from anywhere.

There is amazing technology available to make owning a Solar System as Hassle free as possible.

–         Another factor is the reliability factor. You do not wake up in the morning and wonder if the sun will be off today…

The Sun rises each morning and sets each night. You always have a predetermined amount of light shining each day. The sun doesn’t require maintenance, it’s not subject to tax and it doesn’t need to be transported to other facilities. The sun is an independent source of Power, and as such when you look at its record of accomplishment you know, the sun will rise…

–         The cost of Solar Power might seem a lot initially, but if you consider regular power price inflation, damages due to power fluctuations and general Pain in the behind Outages, Solar will pay itself back within a minimum of 2 years, then the costs are minimal. The costs of Solar Panels and Batteries have gone down considerably. With the new Enfinity Battery, you have an elegant, safe, powerful and low cost Power Storage Solution for your property.

–         Independent: You can determine how much you generate and use. No one can cut your power without warning and without your knowledge. That said, with the right maintenance team, if there’s any repairs or problems, they’ll be there the same day.

Isn’t it time we started looking at Solar as a Powerful Solution for our homes, businesses and entertainment?

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A look into the mystical magical world of mind altering, awe inspiring ENDLESS ENERGY!

I am sure most of us have felt this way when looking at a Solar Panel. The feeling of total and utter confusion, wondering how those little black squares, stuck on a plastic sheet, hidden behind a piece of glass, forced to stay there by an aluminium frame, (sometimes not even), can somehow, MAGICALLY, create sufficient power to ensure my home runs independent from my local utility. Well, that is exactly what we are here to discuss. The process of power production from a single or multitude of cells on a Solar Panel.

It is not as uncommon as it used to be, seeing a home, business, farm or other property covered with the Mystical Blocks of Light Absorbing, Power Creating, Glass objects. 

What do they do then? How do they work?

Well, you see, it is rather simple. Not necessarily obvious, or self-explanatory, but simple none the less.

So, let’s get into it.

It all starts when the sun rises. The sun emits Solar Radiation, that is my way of sounding clever when I say “light”. This Solar Radiation, also known as Electromagnetic Radiation, shines onto the top of the Solar Panel, (The magical objects). Energy from the sunlight is absorbed by the Cells, (Those little black blocks). As these cells are all connected in a concoction of Serie and Parallel solder points, all of the cells on a panel work together. The absorbed energy creates electrical charges that move in response to an internal electrical field within each cell, causing the electricity to flow.

At this point the electricity is still in DC or Direct Current state, and cannot be used in a home or property, as most homes and properties utilize AC or Alternating Current to power its appliances, lights and all other items.

This is it, see, Simple. Not easy, But Simple.

When considering a Solar PV system for your building or property, please ensure that the person you Empower to add this magic to your life, at the very least has knowledge of this process. If not, be very weary.

I do hope this article helped you understand the process a little bit better, and if not Abracadabra, now it did. (add smiley face here).

Thank you for taking the time to read to here – you can stop now.

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Bye for now.

Nick Bekker

CEO

LRG Solar