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 [...]
There are many programs for helping developing nations trade with the developed world including the Fair Trade program but these are limited in how many they can assist and to what level. What is needed is to provide these primarily rural communities with the ability to trade directly, without the middle men taking their cut [...]
For all the hype in the developed world the truth of the matter is, half the worlds population have never made a telephone call…..
There has been an explosion in telecoms uptake in Africa in recent years mainly due to cell phone penetration with the majority of this business in the pre-paid market, but the cost [...]