Broad Based Community Trusts and REFIT: DBSA workshop 2011
Presentation from the DBSA workshop 2011
Crucial to get first renewables round right, bank argues
Engineering News 14 June 2011 Banking group Investec, which is participating in a range of renewable energy projects in South Africa, says that while it is keen for the delayed renewable energy feed-in tariff (Refit) procurement process to begin as soon as possible, it also accepts that it is more importa
Module Level Management Emerges from the Shadows
renewablenergyworld.com 9 June 1011 Real-time data monitoring is among the many value-added technologies now seeking to win markets. Oxford, UK — A major market development of module optimisation technologies in recent years has brought down the cost of electronic technologies for providing real-tim
SAPVIA announces management committee
Cape Town, 10 June 2011 – The South African Photovoltaic Industry Association (SAPVIA), elected its first management committee at its inaugural Annual General Meeting (AGM) held recently in Cape Town.
Lighting the New Growth Path: Solar Energy, Job Creation, and Poverty Alleviation in South Africa
The official unemployment rate in South Africa is 24%; more than one-sixth of South Africans are living without access to electricity; South Africa’s total greenhouse emissions are amongst the top ten of developing nations; and South Africa’s peak electricity generation capacity is quickly dwindling.
SAPVIA 1st Management Committee Meeting
SAPVIA's first Management Committee meeting was held on Wednesday, 8 June 2011 in Cape Town where, amongst other things, the Vice-Chairperson, Treasurer and Spokesperson were elected.
Greanpeace Africa launches new energy blueprint for SA
On the 25th of May, Greenpeace Africa launched its new energy blueprint for South Africa: ‘The Advanced Energy [R]evolution: A sustainable Energy Outlook for South Africa’.
Solar's Outlook Dazzles
Renewable Energy World 27 Ma7 2011 At the end of last year, the global photovoltaic market hit a cumulative installed capacity of 40 GW, of which 16.6 GW was added during 2010. A year of unprecedented growth saw new capacity more than double from 7.2 GW in 2009. Worldwide, solar PV already produces some 5
Merkel’s Atomic Energy Overhaul May Aid Industry at Expense of Consumers
Bloomberg 31 May 2011 Chancellor Angela Merkel may rely on German consumers to shoulder the cost of exiting nuclear power as she seeks to shelter companies whose exports are driving growth in Europe’s biggest economy. Merkel’s coalition will shut 17 atomic plants by 2022 under a plan outlined yesterda
When is the renewable energy crossover?
Renewable Energy World 27 May 2011 As much as some people look forward to the Rapture, people in the renewable energy space look forward to “the crossover.” The crossover is the point in time where the costs of solar energy fall below the price of fossil fuels. The importance of this point can’t
