SA won’t make all renewable energy bids by the deadline
The New Age Online 4 October 2011: South Africa’s $10bn (R83bn) renewable energy programme would likely draw bids for only about half the 3725MW on offer by the November4 deadline, even though developers registered interest to build seven times that capacity, a Standard Bank Group official said. “Mo
Power to the smart grid
Times Live Online 3 October 2011: Smart-grid technology could do much to lessen the frequency of power cuts , says a specialist in the field . John Dorn, smart-grid chief architect at Accenture, said South Africa’s demand for power was expected to double by 2030. He said the government faced the cha
Simplified tender being prepared for small renewables projects
Engineering News Online 30 September 2011: Simplified tender documentation for small-scale renewable-energy independent power producer (IPP) projects of between 1 MW and 5 MW is being prepared and should be released by November, government has confirmed. The National Treasury’s Karen Breytenbach reporte
Low-cost imports from China fuel boom in solar panels
The Guardian Online 2 October 2011: British homeowners are increasingly able to build greener homes by using cheap solar panels from China, but western workers are paying the price with a wave of corporate collapses and layoffs among green energy firms. The price of PV (photo voltaic) solar panels has dro
SAPVIA, SAWEA and SASTELA to meet with the DAFF
The South African Wind Energy Association (SAWEA), the South African Photovoltaic Industry Association (SAPVIA) and the South African Solar Thermal and Electricity Association (SASTELA), consisting collectively of more than 90 member companies active in the renewable energy sector, have requested a meeti
Solar manufacturing dilemma: Location, Location, Location
Renewable Energy World Online 29 September 2011: SAN FRANCISCO — Must solar innovation and manufacturing take place in the same region? That was a question posed by a moderator at a clean power conference this week and one that is topical at a time when several manufacturers have shuttered or curtai
PV Installations To Soar in Second Half of 2011
Renewable Energy World Online 22 September 2011: Key solar photovoltaic (PV) markets are poised to pick up substantially over the rest of the year, finds a new report from IMS Research. LONDON — Despite a very weak start to the year, IMS Research has recently increased its photovoltaics (PV) forecas
IBC Solar and Lapp Group implement solar project for Coca-Cola water bottling plant
PV Magazine Online 20 September 2011: Coca-Cola is utilizing green solar power in its Valpré plant at Heidelberg in South Africa. At the site of a newly constructed water bottling plant, a photovoltaic system was built using components from German PV specialist IBC Solar. The PV system was installed by I
Eskom, AfDB sign $365 million renewable energy loans
Reuters Africa Online 26 September 2011: JOHANNESBURG, Sept 26 (Reuters) – South African power utility Eskom signed two loan agreements worth a total of $365 million with the African Development Bank (AfDB) for clean-energy projects. Eskom said in a statement late on Sunday that the loans would R
Crunch time for SA energy bidders
Business Day Online 26 September 2011: Industry experts say there is sufficient interest in the programme, renewable energy groups are now open for business in SA. HOPEFUL bidders in the independent power producer procurement programme for 3725MW of renewable power must be having sleepless nights as they
