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
Information Document in respect of the Request for Qualification and Proposals in respect of the Small Projects IPP Procurement Programme ("RFP")
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SAPVIA Solar Questionnaire
Dear SAPVIA Members, As the result of a recent engagement between SAPVIA’s Grid Access Subcommittee (GAS) and Eskom’s Grid Access Unit (GAU), SAPVIA has taken a decision to conduct an industry survey in order to understand / confirm the types of grid connection issues being faced by preferred bidder
Britain’s climate change chief urges SA to accelerate solar-harnessing efforts
Engineering News ONLINE UK special representative on climate change Sir David King believes South Africa is well placed to take advantage of strongly falling solar photovoltaic (PV) prices to deal cost effectively with its prevailing electricity shortfalls, while also lowering its carbon emissions. But
Is South Africa A Global Solar-Power Role Model?
AFK Insider 17 March 2014 The accolades just keep coming for South Africa’s renewable energy program despite the country’s powerful coal lobby. For three consecutive months in January, February and March, the largest global market research firms have each released reports saying South Africa is the p
SAPVIA's 11th Networking Event: 18 March 2014
Sponsored by: SAPVIA held the first event for 2014 – it’s 11th Networking Event on 18 March 2014 at The Pavilion Clocktower Conference Centre, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town. The event was well attended with just over 80 delegates on the day. Standard Bank lead the day’s proceedings
SA and Namibia in need of energy boost
Engineering News – ONLINE 18 March 2014 The total energy capacity in Africa’s 54 member States is equal to that of Germany and Denmark alone, while 585-million people in sub-Saharan Africa have no access to electricity. Putting these facts on the table, South Africa’s deputy director-general of