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A global off-grid Energy Company
U Micro Grid was established with the purpose and vision to solve the energy crisis by providing energy access and stability worldwide.
As a growing and evolving off-grid energy company, U Micro Grid’s mission is to produce and install a global energy solutions globally, thereby creating 580,000 new micro enterprises around the globe by 2030, whilst simultaneously removing 3.5 million households and small power users from the unreliability of the currently overloaded traditional power grid.
“Imagine an energy solution without any drawbacks. Imagine an energy solution that takes individuals completely off the grid, forever” – Christo Myburgh (U Micro Grid, CEO & Inventor).
U Micro Grid’s solution will empower 1.5 million residential households (6 million individuals) by providing them with access to electricity and data.
The implementation of the solution will not only empower the future generations, but further assist motivating entrepreneurs, developing local economies, enhancing education levels, equipping healthcare facilities and strengthen water purification processes.
U Micro Grid understands energy and have developed a solution that puts the power in the consumers hands, whilst still supporting grid stability and fueling a new, global green economy.
“A new inclusive global green economy, that will promote equality, equity and sustainability” - Christo Myburgh
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Adopting US initiatives for a Clean Energy Future
An unpopular opinion remains that countries around the world should begin adopting similar US initiatives in order to accelerate new technologies and innovation that will sustain a global green economy.
Optimistically, as renewable prices continue to plummet, making it cheaper to build new technologies, developing countries such as South Africa could follow in the US footsteps very soon.
The Evolution of U Tech Dynamix
The long-term experience and understanding of the utilities industry, combined with an openness to accept change and adopt new technology has facilitated in equipping U Tech Dynamix with a fully committed team that remains flexible and capable of efficiently servicing its customers at 100% capacity.
The U Tech Dynamix service offering has been further tailored to ensure utility expectations are met to benefit and improve property funds, whilst limiting variable costs.
The wider Ecosystem of Property Funds & Institutional Investors
To curb poor performance in property funds, it is important that current businesses are considered for their wider ecosystem synergies, in order to comprehensively evaluate the current and future financial state and allow the transformation and implementation of innovative methods on how to manage long-term investments.
South Africa’s energy crisis: Rural Townships
During 2007 it is estimated that more than 40% of the South African urban population lived in townships compared to 2020 where with an unemployment rate of 43.1% and over 20% of the total population live in informal settlements and low-income housing estates (Stats SA, 2020).
The continuation of Eskom’s deteriorating energy crisis continues to reveal its current inadequacies in the ability to provide the supply of essential energy required.
Back-up Generators: A sustainable Power Solution?
Generators, although effective remain a temporary solution, one which should be used sparingly as a worst-case scenario. Local homeowners and businesses alike are encouraged to consider adopting alternative back-up power options to cater for long term autonomous power storage solutions.
The Changing Value of the Property Sector
The transitioning phase of the property sector is an ongoing concern for many investors. All of whom have witnessed consumer behaviors drastically changing over the past decade.
The pandemic expedited these changes as more companies and individuals begin to adopt a ‘work-from-home’ approach, with e-commerce now firmly intrenched, and more families moving in together driven by the unemployment and economic fallout.
Seeing the Bigger Picture: Utilities Software
Most business sectors around the globe were negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. It should come as little to no surprise that the software industry for utilities management is no exception.
However, the industry in general has surprisingly indicated relatively optimistic growth, with market size maintaining the average annual growth rate from 2014 to 2018. But how is this possible?
The Failing traditional grid - Benefits of Energy Storage
The current ongoing South African Energy Crisis emanated during the later months of 2007, with its widespread rolling blackouts, sagaciously referred to as “Load-Shedding”.
Numerous articles have since been published, deliberating the feasibility of long-term energy solutions to the ongoing challenges of the “Load-Shedding” narrative.
Despite the intended solutions being debated, very little has been accomplished as the electricity supply continues to be insufficient and widespread blackouts remain the norm, bringing with it no reprieve.
The rising cost of Utilities Management in South Africa
The utility costs of commercial property have increased exponentially since 2008. As a result, property fund owners are exploring alternative energy source options such as solar power, wind energy and natural gas, to ensure property sustainability and tenant rental growth.
Ironically, adoption of the above-mentioned alternative energy solutions result in reducing the demand of kilowatt per hour sales for public utilities, directly restricting sales for the public utility.
Trending Energy Solutions - Microgrids
Microgrids are trending as isolated solutions, which can save money and help to relieve the current and future demand on the traditional grid during peak time demand.
However there remains uncertainty regarding the ability to fast track micro grid solutions in a cost-effective manner.
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