South Africa's oldest wine estate goes solar

Small scale investors around the world have pledged cash to back a solar system to power winemaking and restaurant operations at the famous Groot Constantia estate.A historic farm which claims to be South Africa's oldest wine estate is going solar with the help of a crowdfunding sale. The 337-year-old Groot Constantia farm, in the Constantia suburb of Cape Town, is trying to raise the funds for a 165 kW solar system to power its winemaking and restaurant operations. Fellow Cape Town business Sun Exchange is running the crowdsale, under a business model which enables investors to fund individual ...

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