Global Market Outlook for Photovoltaics 2013-2017
New EPIA report: “Global Market Outlook for Photovoltaics 2013-2017” Date : May 2013 By Craig Winneker, Head of Political Communications The world added more than 31 GW of new solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity in 2012 – roughly the same amount as in the record-setting year of 2011. This significant
Solar PV Module Rankings in 2012, And What Comes Next
Renewable Energy World.COM 03 May 2013 The gap between PV supply and demand narrowed slightly in 2012, but overcapacity will continue to weigh on the industry for the next several years, even with optimistic outlooks, according to new industry analyst reports. Total PV capacity (run-rate) in 2012 was roug
Soventix to build 304 kWp roof-mounted PV system
Engineering News ONLINE 6 May 2013 Photovoltaic (PV) project development and construction company Soventix South Africa has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction contract worth more than R5-million to build a roof-mounted PV plant for printed circuit board manufacturer Bosco’s Edenva
Power grid almost overloaded last week
Moneyweb 06 May 2013 JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s national grid came within a hair’s breadth of overloading last week, suggesting the region’s top economy is going to battle to keep the lights on with the approach of the southern hemisphere winter. State-run power utility Eskom sa
Rooftop Solar Seen Protecting U.S. Power Grid From Attack
Renewable Energy World.COM 30 April 2013 NEW YORK CITY — The U.S. power grid is vulnerable to terrorist attacks, and the growing use of rooftop solar panels will provide protection against lengthy blackouts, the chairman of the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission said. “It wouldn’t take t
Mines are facing winter blackouts
Business Day LIVE 28 April 2013 ALREADY battered by wildcat strikes and a turf battle between the National Union of Mineworkers and its upstart rival, the Association for Mineworkers and Construction Union, the mining industry faces another uphill battle with electrical shortages. As the winter demand p
Energy: Nuclear warning sparks meltdown
Mail & Guardian 26 April 2013 A major policy clash over the biggest spending plan in SA’s history has erupted between the national planning commission and the energy department. The trillion-rand plan to build a fleet of new nuclear power stations is not only costlier than expected, but may be e
Briefing by the National Energy Regulator of SA (NERSA) on their Strategic Plan for 2013/14 – 2015/16
On the 23rd of April 2013 the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) briefed the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Energy (PPCE) on their Strategic Plan for 2013/14 – 2015/16. The presentation from the briefing can be viewed below: NERSA Strategic Plan & Annual Performance_PPC
Metalworkers fund sets up R1bn renewables debt facility
Engineering News 24 April 2013 The Metal Industries Benefit Funds Administrators (Mibfa) has confirmed that it will commit up to R1-billion for the provision of debt finance for projects participating in South Africa’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP). The fund
