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Renewable-energy Market

SOUTH AFRICAN POWER PROJECTS

Company refocuses its resources on SA power projects

Fluor South Africa, which is part of the global engineering, procurement, construction, maintenance and project management company Fluor Corporation, says its newly established power group is well-positioned to bring the corporation’s...

Electricity

German Pavilion showcases renewable energy technologies to SA market

The German Pavilion at the Africa Energy Indaba, held at the Sandton Convention Centre, in Johannesburg, in February, showcased six German energy companies and their energy efficient technologies and know-how to delegates interested in the...

By: Megan Wait

09 Mar 12

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Feed-in tariff seen as growth stimulus for renewable-energy market

Despite the considerable potential that exists to produce electricity using renewable energy in Southern Africa, renewable-energy projects have, to date, been largely limited to off-grid, small-scale applications.

By: Jade Davenport

16 Oct 09

Electricity

Renewable energy to grow exponentially in South Africa

Despite the considerable potential that exists to produce electricity using renewable energy (RE) in Southern Africa, RE projects have been largely limited to off-grid, small-scale applications. However, the renewable energy market in South Africa...

ENERGY OUTLOOK

Declining oil reserves and  political risk to drive  alternative energy

The share of alternative energies in the worldwide energy supply is expected to grow significantly in the future, primarily driven by the political risk of relying on declining oil reserves and concerns about global warming, inspiring many...

By: Brindaveni Naidoo

30 Jan 09

Electricity

Utility teams up with conservation agency on renewable-energy research

Power parastatal Eskom and conservation organisation WWF have announced the establishment of a joint initiative that will commit R9-million over the next three years to research into renewable energy in South Africa.

By: Laura Tyrer

20 Oct 06

Breaking News

SA mulls cost and benefits of mega solar project

It's 35 ?C in the shade. Often. In Upington, a town in the arid, ironed-flat expanse of the Northern Cape, the extreme and persistent heat may cause some to become hot and bothered, but to Eskom it's good news - because this is where the utility...

By: Irma Venter

21 Aug 06

News This Week

Mining giant ventures into renewable energy market

International mining giant Anglo Coal recently ventured into the renewable-energy market by acquiring a 5,3% equity stake in a German photovoltaic technology company, Johanna Solar Technology (JST). The 5,3% stake was acquired for R12,8-million.

By: Ollie Madlala

23 Jun 06

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Maputo Johannesburg Cape Town Abu Dhabi Brandenburg Sahara The US Tshwane Berlin	Eskom Fluor Corporation Fluor South Africa Renewable-Energy Trans-Africa Projects Africa Energy Indaba German Renewable Energies Export Initiative Renewable Energy Aurora Power Solutions Frost & Sullivan Credit Suisse Masdar Anglo Coal Central Energy Fund IFE Thin Film Technology Johanna Solar Technology Photovoltaic Technology Intellectual Property Richemont-Venfin Solardome	Mozambique South Africa United Kingdom Germany Spain United States Botswana Namibia Australia Bolivia India Peru Saudi Arabia	Established Power Power Producers Project Developers Renewable-energy Market Energy Energy Efficient Technologies Renewable Technologies Renewable-energy Products Electricity Using Renewable Energy Local Renewable-energy Consulting Particular Technology Project Development Services Renewable-energy Consulting Renewable-energy Feed-in Tariff Renewable-energy Projects Renewable-energy Sector Solar Renewable-energy Technologies Sun-driven Energy Renew- able-energy Feed-in Tariff Renewable-energy Equipment Renewable-energy Pro- jects Energy Costs Energy Supply Oil Reserves Renewable Energy Renewable-energy Standards Renewable Energy Research Projects Renewable Energy Sector Renewable-energy Project Funders Renewable-energynMarket RenewablenEnergy Sector.&rdquo Central-receiver Technology Cheapest Electricity Commercially-viable And Stable Technology Commercially-viable And StablenTechnology Concentrated Thermal Energy Conventional Energy Solutions Dish Systems Electricity Electricity Generation Electricity Source Electricity-from-the-sun Project Energy Concentration Energy Source Energy Woes EnergynWoes Molten-salt Type Central-receiver Technology Renewable-energy Options Renewable-energy Pundits Renewable-energy Solutions Renewable-energy Systems Renewable-energynOptions Renewable-energynPundits Renewable-energynSolutions Silicon-solar Technology Solar Devices Solar Energy Solar Technologies Solar Technology Solar-energy Project Strategy Division Renewable-energy Thermal Energy Cleaner-energy Research Mining Photovoltaic Technology Plant Using Similar Technology Thin-film Technology Voltaic Technology
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Northern Cape Cape Town-based	David Ribeiro Pieter Venter Thorsten Gusek James Walsh Frost Sipha Ndawonde Barack Obama Jeffrey Culpepper Miroslav Durana Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber Mark Read Thulani Gcabashe Tony Frost James Venter Louis Van Heerden Thomas Harms Vivian Alberts Jeroen Haberland Roger Wicks Stan Pillay	German Pavilion Sandton Convention Centre	USD
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