The document discusses some of the problems facing South Africa's energy sector, including global warming, rising CO2 emissions, and increasing energy costs. It then outlines some of the advantages of wind turbines for addressing these issues, such as providing reliable power generation and avoiding the high costs of infrastructure development. The document also includes tables showing wind speed and temperature data for Port Elizabeth, South Africa over several months.

2. Some interesting facts about SA’s only energy utility supplier:

3. The problems we face
Introduction
a) Global Warming

6. The problems we face
Introduction
a) Global Warming
b) CO₂ - greenhouse gas emissions

8. The problems we face
Introduction
a) Global Warming
b) CO₂ - greenhouse gas emissions
c) Rising Energy Costs ( Doubling in the next 3 years )

10. The problems we face
Introduction
a) Global Warming
b) CO₂ - greenhouse gas emissions
c) Rising Energy Costs ( Doubling in the next 3 years )
d) Unreliable Power supply (Loadshedding and cable theft)

14. Rands
Average world energy increase 7% - 9%
Projected increase @
9%

15. The advantages of a wind turbine:
It diversifies reliance on the national grid
It is one of the most efficient technologies
It provides power during supply gaps
It provides power for critical loads and processes
It generates power for profit
There are no interruptions to operations
It has green benefits
It is a modular source of electricity
It provides flexible solutions related to energy consumption
It avoids the high resource cost of infrastructural development

16. South Africa - Port Elizabeth, Lat: -33.9667, Lon: 25.5833, Timezone: GMT+ [Detail / Map], archive available: 18.01.2006 - 18.06.2010
Month Wind - % of days with x+ Beaufort
Day
temp.
Night
temp.
1/2009 6 32 52 100 24 20
2/2009 25 46 86 96 24 21
3/2009 16 42 84 100 25 21
4/2009 13 43 77 100 23 19
5/2009 6 13 32 77 97 21 17
6/2009 3 7 10 33 67 90 19 16
7/2009 10 39 84 100 19 16
8/2009 3 13 39 77 97 20 16
9/2009 17 40 73 100 19 15
10/2009 6 16 42 81 100 20 17
11/2009 3 20 57 90 100 22 18
12/2009 16 48 97100 23 18
1/2010 16 52 97100 25 20
2/2010 4 43 86 100 25 21
3/2010 6 23 84 100 26 21
4/2010 3 7 27 53 97 22 19
5/2010 3 10 23 58 90 21 18
6/2010 12 29 59 94 18 15
8+ Bft 7 Bft 6 Bft 5 Bft 4 Bft 3 Bft 2- Bft
Bft Windspeed m/s
0 > 1
1 0.5 – 1.5
2 2 – 3
3 3.5 – 5
4 5.5 – 8
5 8.5 -10.5
6 11 – 13.5
7 14 – 16.5
8 17 – 20
9 20.5 – 23.5
10 24 – 27.5
11 28 – 31.5
12 < 32

19. Turning dreams into reality

22. Product range:

23. Purchase options:
1) Cash
2) Finance
3) Prepaid

24. The Future is in our
hands.