ANNOUNCEMENT OF NEW ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY: ANNOUNCEMENT OF NEW ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS On Monday, 14 April 2014, The Minister of Energy, Dikobe Ben Martins, announced various infrastructure programmes in the electricity, gas, petroleum and nuclear sector. Click here to view statement in its
Martins opens way for coal, cogen IPPs, extends renewables allocation
Engineering News ONLINE 14 April 2014 Energy Minister Dikobe Ben Martins confirmed on Monday that the long awaited cogeneration and coal independent power producer (IPP) procurement programmes would be initiated in April and May respectively. In addition, in something of a surprise move, the Minist
Provincial support of Renewable Energy Proposals for Western Cape
The Western Cape Department of Local Economic Development has requested that SAPVIA raise awareness to our members in relation to the support being offered by the Department to developers for the coming round of submissions. Please click here to view the letter of support.
Martins set to make IPP procurement announcements on Monday
Engineering News ONLINE 11 April 2014 Energy Minister Dikobe Ben Martins will on Monday make major announcements related to the much-delayed independent power producer (IPP) procurement processes. But in an unusual move, it appears the announcements will coincide with the Minister’s address to a pa
DE AAR SOLAR POWER POSITIVELY IMPACTS LOCAL COMMUNITY
De Aar Solar Power has chosen to focus its community development projects on local schools in De Aar. This is in addition to the community projects that will be implemented within the local communities during the Project’s 20 years of operations. These projects will be located within a 50km radius
KIMBERLEY AREA TO RECIEVE FIRST SOLAR POWER
Residents and businesses in the Kimberley area will soon receive the first of Droogfontein Solar Power’s energy, when the project becomes the first solar plant to supply Eskom with power in the Kimberley area. By mid December the area will receive over 14.4MW of peak power from the solar project, whic
DROOGFONTEIN TO HELP KIMBERLEY COMMUNITY TO RECIEVE WATER
A local Kimberley community consisting of 30 families, who live 15 km from Droogfontein Solar Power, are about to receive purified drinking water for the first time. Comprising mostly of farm workers, this community has to-date been getting their drinking water untreated from the Vaal River, leaving the
Soitec announces full commissioning of 22MWp on Touwsrivier solar plant in South Africa
Bernin, France, 25th March 2014 – Soitec (Euronext Paris), a world leader in generating and manufacturing revolutionary semiconductor materials for energy and electronics, today announced that its Touwsrivier solar power plant has successfully fulfilled milestones set for commissioning 50% of the total
Exosun Trackers Selected for a 30 MW project in the U.S.
Company inks first contract in North America and expands manufacturing to the U.S. San Bernardino, Calif. – March 27, 2014 –Exosun Inc., a leading provider of solar tracking technologies and associated engineering services, today announced its Exotrack® HZ product will maximize power generation f
First Solar Sets Thin-Film Module Efficiency World Record of 17.0 Percent
17.0 Percent Total Area Efficiency Module Confirmed by NREL Highest Thin Film Panel Conversion Efficiency of Any Technology Expands Opportunity for Constrained Space and C&I Installations NEW YORK, March 19, 2014 – First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) today announced it has set a world record for cadmiu
