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Renewable Energy

RENEWABLE ENERGY

China leads wind power growth

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Global wind power capacity rose more than 20% last year to nearly 239 GW – enough to cover 3% of the world’s electricity demand, preliminary data gathered by the World Wind Energy Association (WWEA) has shown this week. The world market for...

By: Idéle Esterhuizen

08 Feb 12

INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ZONE

Western Cape supports plans for Saldanha IDZ

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The Western Cape cabinet has issued its support to the operational team of the Saldanha Bay industrial development zone (IDZ) steering committee to apply to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) for official IDZ designation and an operator...

By: Idéle Esterhuizen

08 Feb 12

ENERGY

Partnership to evaluate reuse of Leaf battery in other applications

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Power and automation technology group ABB, developer of charging systems for electric and hybrid vehicles 4R Energy Corporation, vehicle manufacturer Nissan North America (NNA) and investment and solutions provider Sumitomo Corporation of America...

By: Dimakatso Motau

03 Feb 12

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Sasol teams up with BrightSource Energy on utility-scale SA solar study

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The clean energy unit of JSE-listed Sasol, which is best known for the conversion of coal and gas into fuels and chemicals, is moving ahead with a front-end engineering and design (FEED) study for a utility-scale solar power plant in South Africa...

By: Terence Creamer

02 Feb 12

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Suzlon chief confident of yet more SA success as first project gains momentum

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The head of global wind turbine supplier Suzlon says he expects construction to begin in April on the 135-MW Cookhouse wind power project, in the Eastern Cape, where 68 of the group’s 2.1 MW S88 units are set to be deployed. In an interview...

By: Terence Creamer

02 Feb 12

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Chinese wind turbine manufacturers grow, but face challenges

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Chinese wind turbine producers have witnessed their market share rise dramatically in the past few years, states research consultancy Frost & Sullivan (F&S).

By: Dimakatso Motau

27 Jan 12

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Consultant makes case for solar over coal in SA

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Netherlands-based independent solar energy consultancy Solarplaza believes the risks associated with investing in solar, particularly in sun-drenched South Africa, are falling and that the renewable-energy solution could, eventually, become more...

By: Dimakatso Motau

27 Jan 12

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Renewables firm pushes ahead with big wind vision, as initial project clears first hurdle

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Independent power producer (IPP) Rainmaker Energy has announced the continued development and expansion of its Stormberg wind energy facility, in the Eastern Cape.

By: Dimakatso Motau

27 Jan 12

Social Responsibility

Schools benefit from SWHs installation

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National supplier of Solahart solar water heaters (SWHs) and commercial SWH solutions Selected Energy has installed solar energy systems at two South African schools.

By: Dimakatso Motau

27 Jan 12

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Renewable Energy 4R ENERGY Corporation ABB Nissan North America Renewable-Energy Sumitomo Corporation Alstom BrightSource Energy AFPOC Limited. African Clean Energy Developments African Infrastructure Investment Managers Cookhouse Wind Farm Community Trust Eskom Industrial Development Corporation Macquarie Capital Nedbank Old Mutual Investment Group Standard Bank Suzlon GE Siemens Vestas SolarPlaza Dorper Wind Development Rainmaker Energy Selected Energy	Brazil Canada China France Germany India Italy Mexico Spain United States South Africa Denmark Switzerland Australia The Netherlands Japan	Electricity Demand Manufacturing Industries Steel All-electric Car Automation Technology Charging Systems Electric Vehicle Battery Energy Storage Technology Electricity Residential And Commercial Applications Vehicle Manufacturer Chemicals Clean-coal Solutions Energy Energy Equipment Low-carbon Electricity Solutions Solar Thermal Technology Construction Equity Renewable Energy Wind Turbine Supplier Industrial Technology Technology Gap Technology Solution Wind Energy Renewable-energy Solution Solar Energy Solar Energy Consultancy Energy Projects Power Producer Renewable-energy Wind Energy Project Electricity Prices Installed Solar Energy Systems	He Dexin Stefan Gs Alan Winde Bruno Melles Ken Srebnik Henri Loubser Joe Desmond John Woolard Dipuo Peters Jacob Zuma Silas Zimu Tulsi Tanti Alina Bakhareva Edwin Koot Godfrey Oliphant Doug Jenman Gavin James Luke Callcott-Stevens Jim Hickey
Natural Feature	Province Or State	Continent	Technology
Saldanha Bay Western Cape Mojave Desert Eastern Cape Sahara	Saldanha Bay California Eastern Cape	America Europe Latin America Africa	Electric Vehicle Battery Energy Storage Technology Less Mature Technology Solar Thermal Technology
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Cape Town Davos Johannesburg Molteno Bloemfontein	Stormberg Facility	Piet