Murray Starr

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

[Murray Starr @murraystarr]

@SolarInMASS I would assume there are some structural limitations, hence spreading out the modules to distribute the weight.

[Nick Hedley @nickhedley]

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.

[Murray Starr @murraystarr]

@FrancisBJackson @CityofCT @geordinhl The online portal has been in the works for a while. Any indication on when it goes live? 🤞🏼
And any more insight to when the meter prices will decrease? Or did they only mention “in the works”?

[Murray Starr @murraystarr]

@shawza_4 Or auto decline 🧐

[Chris Yelland @chrisyelland]

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.

[Murray Starr @murraystarr]

@D_W_Taljaard @NERSA_ZA Is NERSA even required now …🤔

[Josh Dippenaar @JoshDips]

@nickhedley @BasetsanaM__ 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: https://t.co/FdclkHrDKz

[Murray Starr @murraystarr]

Positive news! You have to love Cape Town.

[Geordin Hill-Lewis @geordinhl]

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: https://t.co/3TxErjbcg1

[Nick Hedley @nickhedley]

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).

🧵

[Murray Starr @murraystarr]

@JoshDips This is fantastic news Josh. Hopefully every second in training is directly proportional to successful munic approvals!

[SeaDog Paddle Series @SeadogCapeTown]

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

[Murray Starr @murraystarr]

Unbelievable. Engineers showing off at its best...

[Pranay Pathole @PPathole]

Imagine seeing a 20 storey tower flying into space and then landing itself upright.

This will never stop blowing my mind. 🤯

@elonmusk @SpaceX

[Murray Starr @murraystarr]

@SaffaStrachan Add ‘The least expected day’ to that as well! Movistar team documentary

[Murray Starr @murraystarr]

@derekalberts1 @RayHerbst @wal_bal Completely different story in Summer.

[Murray Starr @murraystarr]

Well done Taminki! What a race to watch!

[Tamika Haw @tammyhaw]

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

[Murray Starr @murraystarr]

How fast is this bottle change for @MbanjwaThulani ? #Starsky is the fastest in the world!

[Dusi Canoe Marathon @DusiCanoe]

5:15 back in third is Thulani Mbanjwa #FNBDusi2019

[Sky Sports News @SkySportsNews]

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.

[Lewis Pugh @LewisPugh]

Renewable energy? I’m a big fan!

[Bloomberg @business]

Solar surpasses gas and wind as the biggest source of new power in the U.S. https://t.co/gJ4IkmbrQa

[Murray Starr @murraystarr]

@jorditaylorpeek @DusiCanoe @EuroSteelSport @canapeek Epic jordy and Cana! Well played 💪🏼🏆!!