The insurance industry as a solar water heater driver in the commercial and domestic markets in South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorKritzinger, K.
dc.contributor.authorSebitosi, A. B.
dc.date.accessioned2012-08-10T23:09:06Z
dc.date.available2012-08-10T23:09:06Z
dc.date.issued2010-08
dc.descriptionProceedings of the 7th International Conference on Industrial and Commercial Use of Energy 10-12 August 2010, Newlands, Cape Town.
dc.description.abstractSouth Africa faces severe electricity shortages. Most of the electricity generated is from coal, which contributes to climate change. Additionally a large amount of this power is lost through long distances of aging transmission lines. Water heating is a major consumer of electricity. Solar Water Heaters (SWH) can alleviate these problems but has a low penetration in South Africa. Many water heaters installed annually in South Africa are replacements of failed water heaters and most of these are replaced via the insurance industry. This paper makes an argument that the insurance industry can exploit this opportunity to introduce SWHs when a water heater must be replaced and help to jump start the SHW uptake.en_ZA
dc.format.extentp. 173-177
dc.identifier.citationK. Kritzinger, & Sebitosi, A. B. 2010. The insurance industry as a solar water heater driver in the commercial and domestic markets in South Africa, presented at the Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Industrial and Commercial Use of Energy 10-12 August 2010, Cape Town, 173-177.
dc.identifier.isbn978-0-98-14311-3-0
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/45276
dc.language.isoen_ZA
dc.subjectIndustrial and Commercial Use of Energy (ICUE)
dc.subjectSolar water heaters (SWH)
dc.subjectElectricity shortages
dc.subjectSolar poweren_ZA
dc.titleThe insurance industry as a solar water heater driver in the commercial and domestic markets in South Africa
dc.typeConference Paper
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