Expert Reference Group (ERG) meetings for the Renewable Energy and the Electricity Grid Infrastructure Strategic Environmental Assessments (SEA) – 20 February 2014
On 20 February 2014, the Expert Reference Group (ERG) meetings for both the Renewable Energy and the Electricity Grid Infrastructure Strategic Environmental Assessments (SEA) were held at the CSIR. Presentations delivered on the day can be downloaded by clicking on the links below: ERG_EGI SEA_CSIR
Eskom, State in search for funds to resume IPP contracts, saving schemes
Engineering News ONLINE 25 February 2014 State-owned electricity producer Eskom and government are assessing ways to secure the financial resources necessary to enable the utility to resume power-saving schemes, as well as to contract with those municipalities and independent power producers (IPPs) ab
Eskom declares first power emergency of 2014, calls big users to cut 10%
Engineering News ONLINE 20 February 2014 State-owned power utility Eskom has once again declared an emergency and has alerted its key industrial customers that they should reduce their load by a minimum of 10% in line with regulatory protocols. The February 20 declaration is the first of 2014, with the
Soitec announces new higher capacity version of its off-grid CPV product
Bernin (Grenoble), France, February 17, 2014 — Soitec, a world leader in generating and manufacturing revolutionary semiconductor materials for the electronics and energy industries, has introduced the Plug&Sun+, a new higher capacity version of its off-grid concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) product
ReneSola Establishes Regional Sales Office in South Africa
SHANGHAI, Jan. 23, 2014 – ReneSola Ltd (“ReneSola” or the “Company”) (NYSE: SOL), a leading global manufacturer of solar photovoltaic (“PV”) modules and wafers, today announced the formal launch of ReneSola South Africa (Pty) Ltd. (“ReneSola South Africa”)
Solar power ‘finally comes home’
Business Day LIVE It seems appropriate that it is a scorching hot day in the Karoo when South Africa celebrates the first “sun” energy to zip past on its national grid after years of planning and negotiations. “It’s like seeing solar energy finally come home,” said Dr Alf Bjorseth, chairman of t
SA banks maintain appetite for renewable energy projects
Engineering News – ONLINE 11 February 2014 South Africa has enough liquidity to finance the next round of renewable-energy projects, with local banks maintaining their appetite in the emerging industry, a panel said at the Solarplaza conference, held in Sandton on Tuesday. he panel, which compr
SA solar industry starting to mature
Engineering News ONLINE 11 February 2014 South Africa’s solar photovoltaic (PV) energy industry has started to mature as costs come down and capacity rises. As the nation moves ahead with many of its solar ambitions, the National Treasury said on Tuesday that the Department of Energy’s Renewable E
Martins promises baseload, cogen IPP procurement programmes by March
Engineering News ONLINE 11 February 2014 Energy Minister Dikobe Ben Martins reported on Tuesday that a deadline of the end of March had been set by the Department of Energy (DoE) for the initiation of the long-awaited procurement processes for new baseload and cogeneration independent power produce
SAPVIA's 18th Management Meeting, 06 February 2014
SAPVIA’s first management committee meeting for 2014 takes place in Cape Town on Thursday, 06 February. The agenda of the meeting is available below for SAPVIA members to download. SAPVIA 18th Management Committee Meeting Agenda 6 Feb 2014 SAPVIA 18th Management Committee Meeting Minutes 6 Feb 2014_
