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Canoeist, cyclist, multisporter, Mechanical Engineer, finding time to do everything!

Joined July 2009
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South African landlord Redefine Properties has installed 41MW of rooftop solar capacity on its malls, office blocks and warehouses. And it’s busy installing another 20.8MW.
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Load shedding trends in South Afrifa from 2019 to 2023 to date. 2022 was a terrible year for load shedding, but 2023 is MUCH worse, with much higher levels of Stage 1, 3, 4, 5 and 6 loadshedding.
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Murray Starr retweeted
Replying to @nickhedley
Surely self-reliance is not the future we want? I think you’d enjoy our video on the topic of an electricity grid for all. Please share if it resonates with you: youtu.be/E8yoFx-At_A
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Positive news! You have to love Cape Town.
BREAKING: Cape Town has won C40 Climate Finance funding for a R1.2bn solar plant project! 🔋⚡️💡 We’re the only city to get funding for 2 projects! 💥 Thanks to the C40, GIZ and funding governments for supporting this project. Read more: tinyurl.com/58dkdnu4
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Murray Starr retweeted
Because some people in South Africa are still under the illusion that coal provides cheap electricity, here's a thread: In bid windows 5 and 6 of SA’s renewable energy procurement programme, the average cost of solar & wind projects was 48c per kilowatt hour (kWh). 🧵
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Still got some left in the tank.... Seadog co-founder @DawidMocke coming in for a (not so close) 2nd spot at last week's race #3. Uli Hart took the win and @murraystarr showed some leg speed for the 3rd step1
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Unbelievable. Engineers showing off at its best...
Imagine seeing a 20 storey tower flying into space and then landing itself upright. This will never stop blowing my mind. 🤯 @elonmusk @SpaceX
Well done Taminki! What a race to watch!
These will be some of my most cherished days. Never in my wildest dreams did I dream of having a sprint finish for the @DusiCanoe title! Thanks to everyone for the tremendous support! I couldn’t have done it without you ❤️ #fnbdusi2019
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How fast is this bottle change for @MbanjwaThulani ? #Starsky is the fastest in the world!
5:15 back in third is Thulani Mbanjwa #FNBDusi2019
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BREAKING: Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge has broken the world marathon record by over a minute with a time of two hours, one minute and 40 seconds in winning the Berlin Marathon.
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Murray Starr retweeted
Renewable energy? I’m a big fan!
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Murray Starr retweeted
Solar surpasses gas and wind as the biggest source of new power in the U.S. bloom.bg/2LH46JC
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