Soventix to build 304 kWp roof-mounted PV system
Engineering News ONLINE 6 May 2013 Photovoltaic (PV) project development and construction company Soventix South Africa has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction contract worth more than R5-million to build a roof-mounted PV plant for printed circuit board manufacturer Bosco’s Edenva
Power grid almost overloaded last week
Moneyweb 06 May 2013 JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s national grid came within a hair’s breadth of overloading last week, suggesting the region’s top economy is going to battle to keep the lights on with the approach of the southern hemisphere winter. State-run power utility Eskom sa
Romano teams up with Sunselex in solar park construction partnership
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA, 2nd MAY 2013 Romano Sustainable Solutions, one of South Africa’s most experienced solar photovoltaic (PV) systems integrators, and Sunselex AG, a Munich-based, international, full-service provider of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems, today announced the formation of a jointly-o
Rooftop Solar Seen Protecting U.S. Power Grid From Attack
Renewable Energy World.COM 30 April 2013 NEW YORK CITY — The U.S. power grid is vulnerable to terrorist attacks, and the growing use of rooftop solar panels will provide protection against lengthy blackouts, the chairman of the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission said. “It wouldn’t take t
Mines are facing winter blackouts
Business Day LIVE 28 April 2013 ALREADY battered by wildcat strikes and a turf battle between the National Union of Mineworkers and its upstart rival, the Association for Mineworkers and Construction Union, the mining industry faces another uphill battle with electrical shortages. As the winter demand p
Energy: Nuclear warning sparks meltdown
Mail & Guardian 26 April 2013 A major policy clash over the biggest spending plan in SA’s history has erupted between the national planning commission and the energy department. The trillion-rand plan to build a fleet of new nuclear power stations is not only costlier than expected, but may be e
Briefing by the National Energy Regulator of SA (NERSA) on their Strategic Plan for 2013/14 – 2015/16
On the 23rd of April 2013 the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) briefed the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Energy (PPCE) on their Strategic Plan for 2013/14 – 2015/16. The presentation from the briefing can be viewed below: NERSA Strategic Plan & Annual Performance_PPC
Metalworkers fund sets up R1bn renewables debt facility
Engineering News 24 April 2013 The Metal Industries Benefit Funds Administrators (Mibfa) has confirmed that it will commit up to R1-billion for the provision of debt finance for projects participating in South Africa’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP). The fund
First Solar Sells 139MW Campo Verde Solar Project
TEMPE, Ariz., April 23, 2013 – First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) today announced it has sold the 139- megawattAC (MW) Campo Verde Solar Project to Southern Company subsidiary Southern Power and Turner Renewable Energy. Under the terms of the agreement, First Solar will complete construction of the projec
Making Sense of PV Parity: Quantifying Solar's Competitiveness
Renewable Energy World.COM 23 April 2013 The PV industry is the subject of an increasingly confusing discussion about its future. Statements that solar PV is competitive today and will expand exponentially are countered by detractors pointing out grid limitations and studies suggesting cost shifting. What
