Home of the RED stones
In Norse mythology, Gram (Gramr, meaning "Wrath"), also known as Balmung or Nothung, is the sword that Sigurg (or Siegfired) used to kill the dragon Fafnir. It is primarily seen in the Volsunga Saga. However, it is also seen in other legends, such as the Thidrekssaga in which it is wielded by Hildebrand.
According to Viking and Germanic legend, the hilt of the magical sword of Siegfried, the dragon slayer, was inlaid with Red Jasper to bring him courage.
Red Jasper is found nearby here (and you may have noticed some on the side of the road near the solar plant. The large tower solar plant is a Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) plant called REDSTONE after the jasper found here. On the far side of the CSP plant are 2 solar photovolatic (PV) panel plants. One of which is called JASPER (and the other LESEDI). Lesedi means light in Sesotho.
Redstone concentrated solar power (CSP) project is a nominal 100MW integrated concentrated solar thermal energy plant constructed between the towns of Daniëlskuil and Postmasburg, in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa. It forms part of the South African Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPP). As such, it is currently one of the largest investments in South Africa under the REIPPP. The project utilizes Therma Vault technology which combines solar thermal and molten salt energy storage technologies. This enables the plant to store thermal energy for a period of up to 12 hours. The plant will be providing electricity to the South African grid each day from 05:00 to 22:00. It can provide electricity to the equivalent of more than 200,000 South African homes during peak demand periods.
Solar energy is captured via a circular heliostat field made up of 41,260 heliostats (each with 25 m2 mirror reflective surface area). The heliostats track the sun and reflect the sunlight onto a 250 m tall central receiver tower, which uses molten salt as heat transfer and storage medium. Thermal energy is converted to electricity through high temperature subcritical steam turbine generating units. The generating units have a gross electric output capacity of 115MW at 100% load. At operating conditions, it will supply 100 MW.