Standard Bank backing another R10bn worth of SA renewables projects
Engineering News – ONLINE 14 October 2013 Standard Bank Corporate and Investment Banking reports that it is backing projects worth R10-billion as part of South Africa’s third renewable-energy bidding round, which is currently in the final stages of adjudication. During the first bidding round,
S&P’s says Eskom will need another R50bn injection to close funding gap
Engineering News – ONLINE 14 October 2013 Ratings agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P’s) has downgraded Eskom’s standalone credit profile (SACP) to ‘b-‘ from ‘b’ and has indicated that it believes the utility will require additional funding of about R50-billion to clo
Japan Next-Generation Farmers Cultivate Crops and Solar Energy
Renewable Energy World.COM 11 October 2013 Farmers in Japan can now generate solar electricity while growing crops on the same farmland. In April, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) approved installation of PV systems on existing, crop-producing farmland. Previously solar generatio
UPDATE: India Invites 750 MW of National Solar Bids After 2-Year Gap
Renewable Energy World.COM 08 October 2013 India called for bids to build 750 megawatts of solar plants in its first national auction since 2011 and is offering about 18.75 billion rupees ($303 million) in grants. Bids are due by Nov. 29, state-run Solar Energy Corp. of India said on its website.
Five things you need to know about: the return of direct current
How the idea of channeling direct current electricity using circuit breakers could give rise to supergrids. What is it? Why the renewed interest in DC? What are the applications? What do the critics say? So is it the future or just ani che technology? Read more
What is Solar Worth to a Utility?
RENEWABLE ENERGY WORLD.COM 30 September 2013 It’s an issue of national debate, but one unexpected state — Minnesota — is engaging a formal process for determining the methodology for setting the value of solar. As the first multi-utility process, it’s likely to set a precedent nationwide for wha
SAPVIA 16th Management Committee Meeting, 18 September 2013
SAPVIA’s fifth management committee meeting for 2013 takes place in Cape Town on Wednesday the 18th of September. The agenda of the meeting is available below for SAPVIA members to download. SAPVIA 16th Management Committee Meeting Agenda 18 September 2013 SAPVIA 16th Management Committee Meeting Minu
SAPVIA 15th Management Committee Meeting, 27 August 2013
SAPVIA’s fourth management committee meeting for 2013 takes place in Cape Town on Tuesday the 27th of August. The agenda of the meeting is available below for SAPVIA members to download. SAPVIA 15th Management Committee Meeting Agenda 27 August 2013 SAPVIA 15th Management Committee Meeting Minutes 27
SAPVIA 14th Management Committee Meeting, 19 July 2013
SAPVIA’s third management committee meeting for 2013 takes place in Cape Town on Friday the 19th of July. The agenda of the meeting is available below for SAPVIA members to download. SAPVIA 14th Management Committee Meeting Agenda 19 July 2013 SAPVIA 14th Management Committee Meeting Minutes 19 July 2
SA ‘needs to find innovative ways to reduce cost of renewable energy sources’
BUSINESS DAY LIVE 27 September 2013 THE government needed to “pull out all the stops” to remove outstanding barriers and to look at innovative ways of reducing the financial cost of renewable energy sources, World Wide Fund for Nature South Africa Living Planet Unit head Saliem Fakir said on F