Northern Cape copper deposits may be used in Solar and Wind Energy Systems in South Africa ? --------------------------------------------------------------------- The Northern Cape Province holds a Reserve of Deposits and recyclable Copper Oxide . The current view is that there is a Century of Copper in the ground, with a potential output of Six to Ten-Million Tonnes ( Jan Nelson ) ? -------------------------------------------------------------------- Copper is a highly efficient conduit, used in renewable energy systems to generate power from Solar and Wind Energy ? -------------------------------------------------------------------- The Northern Cape Province covers an area of 372,889 km² ( About Nine times the size of Switzerland, 41,277 km² ) ? --------------------------------------------------------------------
Soetwater Wind Farm ( Northern Cape Province of South Africa ) ? ------------------------ A new wind farm starts commercial operations in South Africa ? ---------------------------------------- The Soetwater wind farm located in the Northern Cape Province has a capacity of 147 MW and is equipped with 36 wind turbines ? ( Manuele Battisti, Country Manager ) ------------------------------------------- Natural reserves of abundant sun and wind, may create new economic opportunity ? ----------------------------------------- South Africa is more than One Million Square Kilometres in size. ( 1,219,090 sq km ) ? (About Twenty Nine times the size of Switzerland, 41,277 sq km ) ? -------------------------------------------