Water experts at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) have joined calls by government and other organisations urging South Africans to exercise caution when using water as supply in the country is under great pressure and demand continues to rise. South Africa remains a water...
Real-life experiments with solar photovoltaics realise significant cost savings
The CSIR Solar Photovoltaic Facility The electricity generated by the solar photovoltaic (PV) plants installed at the CSIR Pretoria campus has reduced the CSIR’s electricity bill by over R14 million since 2015. The CSIR Energy Research Centre began investing in renewable energy with the installat...