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We have been quiet for a while but none the less hard at work. In Q3 this year we will begin limited production of our Radiant Energy solutions before large scale production later in 2011 when we will be unveiling some serious solutions which will not only shake up the status quo but change the way [...] A debate has recently arisen on the subject of ‘Ethical Funding’ In the London office, so I thought I would provide some comment from the perspective of the African office. As an ex-pat living and working here for some years now, one thing stands out with all these debates raging in the Northern Hemisphere and [...] An unexpected consequence of our previous article outlining our design for the power plant at the new site here in Botswana has been alacratas, being engaged to design and implement large, grid connected versions in Angola as well as smaller systems for ‘new towns’ to be constructed nationwide. The new towns will comprise in total 1 [...] alacratas are currently in the process of designing a modern version of the NASA Advanced Communications Satellite or ACTS for short. This was a project started by NASA in the 1970’s to design, build and prove the concept and usefulness of an advanced Ka band communications satellite. The original one was built by Lockheed Martin in and [...] To answer this question will take several posts so let me give an outline here. In a nutshell, the developed world only sees major infrastructure projects as being the answer to the issues of the developing world. Although one could argue these projects are necessary you must look at the lowest common denominators to the bigger [...] As we have been progressing with our planned roll-out across sub-Saharan Africa, one thing which keeps cropping up is the issue of power particularly in the rural areas which is also where we have to build our data centers. So we decided upon Solar power but then the issue of what happens when the sun [...] Have you ever considered the hype surrounding the title above not to mention the billions of Dollars proposed to resolve the problem? One cannot help but question the the people and organizations acting upon the issue. For instance, how many have actually lived in one of these places to experience the issues involved let alone talk [...] Welcome to our new look website and long overdue we admit… This is where we will be posting news, views and open discussion where we hope you will join in and leave your comments. We will be covering many subjects and not just the areas we specialize in, it could be technical or topical, who knows but [...] |
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