renewable energy

  1. Luis

    Humansdorp, the small town that has been contributing to South Africa's wind power since 2014

    Humansdorp, the small town that has been contributing to South Africa's wind power since 2014 Roughly 30km north of Cape St Francis in the Eastern Cape, Humansdorp is a quaint small town that has been contributing to South Africa's green energy transition with wind power generation since 2014...
  3. Luis

    Eskom has a new renewable energy competitor in South Africa

    Eskom has a new renewable energy competitor in South Africa Blu Label Unlimited's BluEnergy has secured a multi-year energy trading licence from NERSA and is ready to deliver renewable energy solutions in South Africa. Blu Label Unlimited is well-known for its prepaid airtime and electricity...
  4. Luis

    Eskom sees 4,000MW less power demand as South Africans find alternatives

    Eskom sees 4,000MW less power demand as South Africans find alternatives In four years, average hourly electricity demand on Eskom's network dropped by 4,000MW, approximately the same amount of power it cut from the grid during stage 4 load-shedding. The latest data from the National...
  5. Hanno Labuschagne

    ITAC proposing duty increases for solar and battery components imported to SA

    ITAC proposing duty increases for solar and battery components imported to SA The International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (ITAC) has released preliminary determinations from its review of import tariffs on solar, wind, and battery components and materials. ITAC published...
    • Hanno Labuschagne
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    • batteries import duties import taxes international trade administration commission inverters itac renewable energy solar equipment solar panels
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  6. Hanno Labuschagne

    Turning mines into big batteries in South Africa

    Turning mines into big batteries in South Africa Several private power producers and research institutions in South Africa are developing dry gravity-based energy storage as a potentially cheaper alternative to battery energy storage systems (BESS). Over the next decade, South Africa plans to...
  7. Hanno Labuschagne

    New renewable giant formed in South Africa

    New renewable giant formed in South Africa Two established South African renewable energy players, African Clean Energy Developments and EIMS Africa, have combined to form the country's largest independent power producer (IPP), Anthem. The company has big plans for solar, battery, and wind...
  8. Bruce Clark

    Renewable energy ....pitfalls and falsehoods

    Considering solar and or wind power installations at home....there are a huge load of pitfalls that the industry does NOT generally make consumers aware of upfront. Many of these are easy to overcome once the consumer is made aware and allowed to apply his mind with the foundation of good...
  9. Hanno Labuschagne

    More warnings about increases in solar power import taxes

    More warnings about increases in solar power import taxes The Association for Renewable Energy Practitioners (Arep) has criticised a proposal to increase import tariffs on components used in the assembly and manufacturing of solar and wind power equipment. Business Times has seen Arep's...
  10. Hanno Labuschagne

    Trina Solar expects to supply 1,000MW solar panel capacity per year in South Africa

    Trina Solar expects to supply 1,000MW solar panel capacity per year in South Africa China’s Trina Solar expects to annually supply South Africa with solar panels and equipment that can generate a gigawatt of power due to ongoing demand for large-scale projects, according to its regional...
  11. Hanno Labuschagne

    Eskom issues tender for green hydrogen project builder

    Eskom issues tender for green hydrogen project builder Eskom has issued an invitation for companies to tender for the construction of a pilot renewable green hydrogen facility (RHF) at its Johannesburg Research, Testing and Development (RT&D) unit. The power utility said that developing...
  12. Hanno Labuschagne

    US withdraws from JETP

    US withdraws from JETP A $9.3-billion (R168.7 billion) climate deal rich nations struck with South Africa to help it transition to clean forms of energy will forge ahead despite the withdrawal of the US, with other partners remaining committed to it, the UK’s climate envoy said. The US had...
  13. Hanno Labuschagne

    National Treasury pressure stopping Eskom from using tens of billions in renewable energy funding

    National Treasury pressure stopping Eskom from using tens of billions in renewable energy funding South Africa’s state power utility has failed to tap $2.5 billion (R47.9 billion) of cheap loans to build critical transmission infrastructure that would help end the country’s crippling energy...
  14. Hanno Labuschagne

    Bill Gates energy company invests in new thermal battery tech

    Bill Gates energy company invests in new thermal battery tech Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy Ventures is backing a new thermal storage startup, expanding its investments in long-duration power backup. Fourth Power converts renewable power to heat, storing it for future use. [Bloomberg]
  15. Hanno Labuschagne

    Cabinet approves revised IRP

    Cabinet approves revised IRP South Africa’s cabinet approved an updated Integrated Resource Plan — a blueprint for the development of electricity provision over the next two-and-a-half decades. The plan underpins how the government will address the nation’s energy crisis, electricity minister...
  16. Hanno Labuschagne

    Eskom getting R19-billion unbundling loan from World Bank

    Eskom getting R19-billion unbundling loan from World Bank The World Bank said it will support South Africa’s transition to using cleaner forms of energy with a $1 billion (R19.19 billion) loan. The funding will help facilitate “restructuring of the power sector” through the unbundling of...
  17. Hanno Labuschagne

    Ramaphosa set to face questions from foreign energy funders over delay in coal power shutdown

    Ramaphosa set to face questions from foreign energy funders over delay in coal power shutdown President Cyril Ramaphosa will be asked to speak to his counterparts in countries offering South Africa $8.5 billion of climate finance to close coal-fired power plants to explain why the nation will...
  18. Jan

    Biggest solar power plants in South Africa and the world

    Biggest solar plant in South Africa vs the world South Africa's largest solar power plant is the Solar Capital De Aar Project in the Northern Cape. The photovoltaic (PV) facility has an installed generating capacity of 175MW, enough to provide electricity to roughly 75,000 homes per year.
    • Jan
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    • eskom loadshedding renewable energy solar capital solar capital de aar solar power
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  19. Benedict A55h0le not

    move to electric cars threatens over 100,000 jobs: gungubele

    https://ewn.co.za/2022/12/06/move-to-electric-cars-threatens-over-100-000-jobs-gungubele
  20. Jan

    South Africa's power grid needs an upgrade before it runs out of capacity

    South Africa must fix major weak point to save Eskom and end load-shedding South Africa could face limitations in connecting renewable power sources due to a lack of grid capacity in some areas of the country. This is according to Anton Eberhard, the director of Power Futures Lab at the...
    • Jan
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    • anton eberhard eskom independent power producer (ipp) renewable energy
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  21. Hanno Labuschagne

    US in South Africa on investment visit focused on renewables

    US in South Africa on investment visit focused on renewables US investors with more than $1 trillion of assets under management are in South Africa to look for investment opportunities. The visit being facilitated by USAID and Prosper Africa, the US government’s initiative to increase trade...
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