Sasol sponsors Stellenbosch solar thermal energy research

With no offense to my friends at Stellenbosch University, but this is greenwashing on SASOL’s part. It is a pity that it is a giant petrochemical company is sponsoring this work, and R3-million is piddly sum too. Last year in June, during the oil crisis, SASOL was making R100 million per day!!! (http://www.mg.co.za/article/2008-06-06-sasols-profit-rockets-to-r100m-each-day). I challenge SASOL to give one days profit to Stellenbosch University.

When will the industrial sector / government see the light and invest in solar in the same way they invest in fossil fuel processes (coal to oil, gas to oil) and nuclear? The money is great for Stellenbosch, but greenwashing for SASOL.

Frank

Article at: http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/sasol-sponsors-stellenbosch-solar-thermal-energy-research-2009-08-04