Renewable energy umbrella body launched
Fin24 Online 9 December 2011, Johannesburg: Four leading renewable energy associations have announced their intention to launch an umbrella body to act as a single voice championing the importance and relevance of the renewable energy industry in South Africa. Read more…
More Mainstream Bids
Business Day Online 9 December 2011: THE consortium led by Mainstream Renewable Power intends to submit bids for three more projects in the next round of the independent power producer procurement programme, Mainstream Renewable Power SA director Davin Chown said yesterday. The Department of Energy this w
DoE Media Statement: Preferred Bidders Press Conference
Durban, 7 December 2011: The Department of Energy published a Request for Proposals (RFP) on the 3rd of August 2011 requesting Independent Power Producers to submit proposals for the first window closing on the 4th of November 2011. All bidders intending to bid for the first and the second window were req
Preferred Bidders Announcement: 7 December 2011
At a press conference held at the COP17 CCR Expo in Durban on Wednesday, 7 December 2011, the DoE announced the list of preferred bidders for the first round of renewable energy procurement. Herewith the results: 53 Bids were received by the 4th of November and evaluation was conducted in a secure environ
City of Cape Town Meeting: 10 November 2011
SAPVIA met with the City of Cape Town, SESSA and Green Cape on the 10th of November to discuss Net Metering.
Feed-in Tariffs Best to Deal with Climate Change Says IPCC Working Group III Renewables
Renewable Energy World Online 8 November 2011: The 135-page report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, especially Chapter 11 on Policy, Financing and Implementation, makes it clear that the overwhelming weight of academic studies conclude that feed-in tariffs — or fixed-price mechanisms
Top green rating for SA building
Media Club South Africa Online 3 November 2011: Mobile telecommunications company Vodacom has set a new record by claiming the most prestigious accolade in the green building industry. The company’s new Innovation Centre has been awarded a six-star Green Star SA rating – the first building in Sout
Solar Intermittency: How Big is the Problem?
Renewable Energy World Online 1 November 2011: Intermittency is one of the major criticisms of solar — the majority of the energy is delivered when the sun is shining brightly, but virtually none is created at night or in substantial cloud cover. How do solar developers view this issue — does it pose
SAPVIA announces Rooftop PV Subcommittee
1 November 2011: SAPVIA recently made the decision to form a subcommittee whose purpose it will be to tackle the issues facing the rooftop PV market in South Africa. The subcommittee consists of 14 companies and is led by a five-man steering committee of which Ryan Hammond, from Solaire Direct SA, is the
PV Generation a viable option: Financial Mail Special Report 2011
October 2011: SAPVIA featured in this year’s edition of Financial Mail’s Special Report: The Green Report. The article can be downloaded here: Financial Mail Special Report Pg1 Financial Mail Special Report Pg2
