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_
SAPVIA 17th Management Committee Meeting, 21 November 2013
SAPVIA’s sixth management committee meeting for 2013 takes place in Cape Town on Thursday, 21 November. The agenda of the meeting is available below for SAPVIA members to download. SAPVIA 17th Management Committee Meeting Agenda 21 November 2013 SAPVIA 17th Management Committee Meeting Minutes 21 Nove
First Solar unveils diesel-replacement strategy for African mines
Engineering News ONLINE 24 January 2014 Thin-film solar company First Solar is aggressively pursuing build operate and own (BOO) fuel-replacement projects in the global resources sector and is offering miners the prospect of displacing diesel through the use of increasingly cost-competitive solar energ
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Soitec and CEA sign a Five-Year R&D Partnership on Advanced Engineered Substrates and Materials
Grenoble, France, Dec. 18th, 2013 – Soitec (Euronext Paris), a world leader in generating and manufacturing revolutionary semiconductor materials for the electronics and energy industries, and CEA have renewed their long-standing and fruitful partnership for the next five years. This new contract aims t