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Renewable Energy Technology
 
ELECTRICITY

More solar, less diesel power and coal

By Pancho Ndebele State-owned power utility Eskom’s reliance on hugely expensive diesel-powered open-cycle gas turbine (OCGT) plants to keep the lights burning during peak demand periods is coming under scrutiny.
 
 
European Investment Bank

Company Announcement: European Investment Bank backs South Africa’s first solar tower project PDF Available

The European Investment Bank, Europe’s long-term lending institution, has agreed to provide EUR 50m for the Khi Solar One Project
 
 
AREVA Solar

Company Announcement: AREVA Solar’s Kimberlina Power Plant awarded POWER Magazine’s ‘Top Plant’ PDF Available

AREVA Solar today announced that POWER Magazine, considered the definitive information source for the power generation market, named the company’s Kimberlina Solar Thermal Energy Station as one of the magazine’s Renewable Top Plants for 2011
 
 
CSP Today

Company Announcment: Exclusive interview with CEO of Solar Reserve PDF Available

Last week Solar Reserve made headlines with their new 200MW CSP project announcement in Colorado. This week CSP Today gained exclusive access with Kevin Smith, CEO of Solar Reserve ahead of him speaking at CSP Today USA 2012 on 27-28 June in Las...
 
 
RENEWABLE ENERGY

Safari lodge's concentrated photovoltaic plant could be precursor to 50-MW project

South Africa's first concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) solar demonstration plant of 60KW was operational in the Western Cape, and supplying the daytime power requirements for the Aquila safari lodge, near Touws River. The plant was built by German...
02 Sep 10
 
 
RENEWABLE ENERGY

Peters confident SA could reach 2013 renewable energy target

Energy Minister Dipuo Peters was confident that South Africa would reach the target of producing 10 000 GWh of renewable energy by 2013, as set out in the renewable energy white paper of 2003. The target was said to represent about 4% of South...
23 Aug 10
 
 
RENEWABLE ENERGY

Renewable energy uptake needs adequate policy – Scheer Video Available

Less than ten countries in the world had adequate renewable energy policies, said World Council for Renewable Energy president Hermann Scheer at the opening session of the International Solar Energy Society (ISES) solar world congress in...
12 Oct 09
 
 
Video of the Week

Daily Podcast - September 4, 2009 Audio Available

The public hearings for the second phase of the renewable energy feed-intariff (Refit) took place at the National Energy Regulator of South Africa's (Nersa's) office in Pretoria on Thursday, The deficit on South Africa's current account narrowed...
04 Sep 09
 
 
ENERGY

‘Civil society should be directly involved in determining SA’s energy future’

Members of a coalition of civil society bodies, community-based organisations, labour unions and social movements that engage on energy issues, known as the South African Energy Caucus, have called for open discussions and engagement with...
 
 
Martin Creamer Show on SAFM

On-The-Air (07/11/2008) Audio Available

Tsepiso Makwetla In this broadcast: South Africa, India and Brazil have agreed to collaborate on the development of renewable energy technology; The Canadian company building the Gautrain says South Africans are world-class at train building; Despite the global...
07 Nov 08
 
 
RENEWABLE ENERGY

New renewable energy scholarship launched in Cape Town

A new scholarship support programme to further post graduate research in the field of renewable energy has been launched in Cape Town.
17 Oct 08
 
 
DEVELOPMENTS TO WATCH

German researchers build cooperation bridge with South Korea

South Korea is on the ascendance. Its economy is booming, and products made in Korea are available all over the world. A new representative office of the German applied research giant, Fraunhofer, was established at the beginning of September in...
26 Sep 08
 
 
 
 
 
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