Report IEA-PVPS T15-07: COLOURED BIPV – Market, research and development
Executive summary COLOURED BIPV Market, research and development IEA PVPS Task 15, Report IEA-PVPS T15-07: 2019 February 2019 Authors: Gabriele Eder: OFI, Austria and Gerhard Peharz, Roman Trattnig: Joanneum Research, Austria; Pierluigi Bonomo, Erika Saretta, Francesco Frontini, Cristina S. Polo Lópe
IEA PVPS PRESS RELEASE : 500 GW of total Photovoltaic capacity installed in 2018
International Energy Agency Photovoltaic Power System Programme (IEA PVPS) publishes its new “Snapshot of Global Photovoltaic Markets 2018”: At the end of 2018, PV reached for the first time half a TW of total capacity Paris, France, 15 April 2019 – Preliminary market numbers show that the PV market
SUN RISES ON SOUTH AFRICA’S ENERGY CRISIS
South Africa’s national power utility Eskom grapple to meet South Africa’s energy demand has sped up the need to explore alternative energy sources. However, making sure that the lights stay on is just one of the reasons why renewables are the answer to South Africa immediate and long-term energy supp
TRANSFORMING THE ENERGY SECTOR THROUGH SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING
A study undertaken by the Department of Energy’s IPP office shows that 25% of renewable energy funded-scholarships fall to the Globeleq Scholarship Fund (GSF), which launched in 2014 to help develop young engineering students for the nascent renewable energy industry and actively support the transformat
SAPVIA's 1st Networking Event for 2020
SAPVIA held its first Networking Event for 2020 at the iLember Chamber of Commerce, in Durban on Friday,06th March 2020. The presentations of the day can be viewed by clicking on the links below: iLembe-Chamber-of-Commerce-Breakfast-Session-Presentation.pdf PV Waste, Patricia Schroder, Reclite Local Manuf
Out now: Data and figures on the co-benefits of decarbonising the power sector in South Africa
South Africa is in the midst of an energy transition, with important social and economic implications, depending on the pathways that are chosen. Political decisions on South Africa’s energy future link the missions and mandates of many government departments beyond energy, such as environment, industry
MOBILE BUSINESS UNIT IS DESIGNED TO DRIVE ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT IN RURAL TOWNS
The De Aar Solar Power funded Mobile Business Unit launched in the rural town of Hanover this week, addressing the unique challenges faced by entrepreneurs and micro businesses in rural areas of our country. The custom-designed unit, the first of its kind in the Northern Cape, provides access to busines
LOCAL SHOOL IS ACHIEVING GREAT RESULTS FROM READING AND SPELLING PROGRAMMES
Wilhemina Mathabatha, is one of two reading assistants at Waterworks Primary School in Riverton, Kimberley. She returned to this small school in 2014, where she was previously a pupil, to help young learners with their reading and spelling, a job that she says has motivated her to study towards a teachi
JinkoSolar: A Big Jump in Sales and Margin in 2018
Solar module manufacturing giant JinkoSolar reported a sizeable jump in its shipments and margins in 2018. The news was revealed in the company’s 2018 financial results, published March 22. For 2018 on a consolidated basis across its business, JinkoSolar posted a module shipment of 11.4GW in 2018 —