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XON brings alternative energy solutions to market
XON has launched its Alternative Energy division, XON AE, which brings to market a range of alternative energy solutions based on solar, wind and geothermal power heat pumps and green building solutions.
The division’s solutions range across the rural, agricultural, retail, and manufacturing sectors.
“South Africa is in the grip of an energy crisis,” says Carel Coetzee, CEO of XON. “Eskom has been given the go-ahead to increase the price of electricity by 25% for the next three years, which means the price will effectively double. They’re also building more coal power stations that will produce more pollution. Yet there are people living in informal settlements who do not have electricity for simple lights and cellphone charging.”
Product-agnostic XON AE, headed up by Marnus Pieterse, will provide a range of solutions, from alternatively powered street lights to security lights, reading lamps, cellphone chargers, power for TVs, radios, water pumps and more, through to fully capable off-the-grid manufacturing solutions.
“There will only ever be a market for green or alternative energy once it becomes affordable and it makes business sense. If you cannot prove an ROI of around 24 months or less, there is no market for a solution. This rule also applies to our solar light and cellphone charging solution for informal settlements and low-cost housing areas. We estimate the saving on candles, paraffin and cellphone charging costs means our solution will pay for itself within 24 months. In addition, customers will derive many safety benefits,” says Coetzee.
One of the initial products on offer to developers of low-cost housing and local government as well as the retail market is a packaged 12V lighting and cellphone kit in a box that has five lights for general lighting, reading, and security, plus a point for charging a cellphone, all for around R2 500.
“We have a full research and development facility staffed by electrical engineers that bring solutions specifically to the African and South African environment,” says Pieterse. “With their expertise and our access to a wealth of specialised technology, we can design any application in terms of alternative energy for the local market to optimise energy use and cost savings.”
XON has a national footprint of sales offices and service centres and a distribution channel already established to bring solutions to market countrywide.
“We see the informal and low-cost housing markets in Africa and South Africa as being the initial focus of our efforts because these people have the biggest need for simple affordable off-the-grid power solutions,” says Coetzee. “They have no power in their homes and they are being inconvenienced when they have to pay between R14 and R20 just to charge a cellphone once. At the once off cost of around R 2 500, this solution also represents a business opportunity for the entrepreneurial market in rural areas that will benefit all communities.”
To whom this may concern
Hi there
We host the largest nergy conference on the African continent Power & Electricity World Africa.
We would like to have you list our event on your website or possibly become a media partner on Power & Electricity World Africa 2011 , this event encompasses the following sub-divisions:
Power Generation
Bio Energy
Clean technology
SMART electricity
Hydro power
Solar power
On-site power
Green Buildings
Energy Efficiency
For more information visit our website
http://www.terrapinn.com/2011/powerza/
Awaiting your response
Kind regards
Anika Visser
Marketing Executive
Terrapinn (South Africa)
1st Floor, Modular Place
Turnberry Office Park
48 Grosvenor Road
Bryanston, Johannesburg
Tel: +27 (0) 11 516 4026
Fax: +27 (0) 11 707 8359
Terrapinn is a Business to Business media company. Our products are trade exhibitions, conferences, training courses and print publications. For more information, please visit: http://www.terrapinn.com
To Purchasing Manager,
How are you?
This is Ray Chow from BRIGHT ZONE TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD. “Bright Zone” is one of the leading LED Lighting manufacturers in SHENZHEN CHINA.
We are making all kinds of environmental lighting products. Such as, the LED Lighting, Energy saving lamps, Fluorescent Lighting, ETC.
The LED lighting include: LED Chip,LED Bulb,LED Spot Light,LED Tube,LED Street Light,LED Down Light, LED Underwater Light, ETC. For more information about our company and product, please visit our website http://www.bzledlighting.com
Our goal: “SAVE ENERGY, SAVE ENVIRONMENT, CREATE GREEN EARTH”. So, we are doing our best to supply good lighting products to global partners.
We still have many other products beside the models listed in this website, please feel free to contact us for detailed information or tell us your requirement. Meanwhile, OEM & ODM business also welcome. SPECIAL LIGHTING PRODUCT CAN BE DEVELOPED ACCORDING TO YOUR REQUIREMENT.
To offer partners with good product and good service is our target
Expecting to be your good partner in the field of energy-saving lighting. All partners are warmly welcome to freely contact us.
Looking forward to hearing from you soon.
Yours Truly,
Ray Chow
Bright Zone Technology Co.,Ltd.
Tel: 0086-131-69949450
Fax: 0086-755-27809432
Email: sales@bzledlighting.com
Alternative: brightzonelighting@gmail.com
Website: http://www.bzledlighting.com
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2010-12-02
Dear Sir/ Madam,
ECOLITE is a commercial initiative (representing a diverse collaboration of exclusive and leading technologies) that shared the objective of delivering a commercially viable solar lighting solution to off-grid (without formal electricity) African end users. Lighting is an enabling and a life changing commodity (absent in Africa) with significant and positive social measure.
ECOLITE manages seven technical disciplines: LED lightsource, enclosures, electrical cabling, electronic charger-controller, battery, solar panel and packaging through supply chain management. Our head office is in Bedfordview/ Johannesburg and we market to dedicated projects and retail sales establishment.
We have successfully delivered our commercial objectives and are now gearing up to market (free establishment samples, training and supply chain franchise) into Sub-Saharan and the rest of Africa. This is parallel to a World Bank initiative; please GOOGLE Lighting Africa. As a leader solar lighting solutions company, ECOLITE is focused on the African continent. We know that access to quality lighting enables economic empowerment and our delivered objectives complete the supply chain: concept + design + product + component + retail + after sales service.
We will showcase and workshop our ECOKIT lighting solution to end user representatives at a select venue as of the end February 2011, enquires are welcome.
Our Email to you request that you give consideration to whether your social research/ trade in Africa have identified areas and contacts that we may consider to market our vital and leading product.
”The eco-standard”
WE WISH TO DONATE ECOKIT SOLAR LIGHTING SOLUTIONS WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF SALES ESTABLISHMENT.
Regards, Christiaan.
Projects Manager.