PV South Africa Market Update and Plants Map unveiled today
PV INSIDER 16 April 2013 PV Insider’s South African market update and projects map provides an exclusive breakdown of Rounds I and II of South Africa’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Programme (REIPPP), plus the size and location of 27 PV projects under development in this region. Researc
Playing Catch-Up: Emerging Markets Outpacing Developed Regions
Renewable Energy World.COM 15 April 2013 Recent findings in two NPD Solarbuzz reports, covering the Middle East & Africa and Emerging Asia-Pacific & Central Asia, indicate that both of these areas are set for considerable growth in 2013 with annual demand projected to hit 1 GW in each region. Find
The Rise of Utility-scale Solar
Renewable Energy World.COM 15 April 2013 We are familiar with the inexorable and welcome march of solar panels across our rooftops, but many might be surprised that utility-scale power plants are now the fastest-growing application for the photovoltaics (PV) industry. This sector has delivered a compound
Newcomer Cennergi looking to boost African asset portfolio
Engineering News – Online 15 April 2013 Recently formed African energy company Cennergi is looking to acquire sizeable operational energy-generation assets on the African continent. The company was seeking established and credible partners across Africa who owned profitable, high-quality operational
SAPVIA 13th Management Committee Meeting, 16 April 2013
SAPVIA’s second management committee meeting for 2013 takes place in Cape Town on Tuesday the 16th of April. The agenda of the meeting is available below for SAPVIA members to download. SAPVIA 13th Management Committee Meeting Agenda SAPVIA 13th Management Committee Meeting Minutes
What Does Warren Buffett See in Solar?
Renewable Energy World.COM 11 April 2013 Everyone wants to see inside Warren Buffett’s head. One of the world’s most successful investors, the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway is a rock star among those who check the markets before their breakfast. His annual shareholder letters are famous, generatin
Romano awarded Eskom Head Office Rooftop Solar PV project
The Romano Group – a sustainable solutions provider that started business in 1952 and has evolved into one of the most experienced solar photovoltaic (PV) systems integrators in Africa, has been awarded the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for a 360 kilowatts peak (kWp) PV system
The cost of electricity shortfalls in South Africa
Free Market Foundation Estimating the economic cost of electricity shortages is an exercise in enormous uncertainty. To reduce the uncertainty, or, rather, to get a sense of its range, I relied on a variety of methods. Firstly, several economists have attempted various ways to calculate the direct costs.
DoE to approach small power producers for REIPPPP before year-end
Engineering News – Online 9 April 2013 The Department of Energy (DoE) will, before the end of this year, advertise for small power producers, with projects under 5 MW, to participate in its small-generator programme under the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP
First Solar Sets CdTe Module Efficiency World Record, Launches Series 3 Black Module
First Solar Sets CdTe Module Efficiency World Record, Launches Series 3 Black Module 16.1 Percent Total Area Efficiency Module Confirmed by NREL; Enhanced Series 3 Module Platform Certified for Desert Conditions & Field Durability; Production Module Efficiency Roadmap Accelerated and Extended to 16.4-