renewable energy

  1. 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
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  3. 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...
  4. Jan

    How can Eskom 2.0 succeed if government couldn't run Eskom 1.0, SAA, Denel, and Transnet?

    Ramaphosa's Eskom 2.0 plan — from a country that can't run SAA, Transnet, Denel, or Eskom 1.0 Energy expert Chris Yelland does not believe that forming a second power utility to compete with Eskom is a viable solution to the country's energy problems. In an interview with Business Day TV...
    • Jan
    • Thread
    • chris yelland cyril ramaphosa denel eskom gwede mantashe renewable energy solar power south african airways (saa) transnet wind power
    • Replies: 54
    • Forum: Eskom and Electricity: Load Shedding
  5. Jan

    De Ruyter: Eskom needs R460 billion to R537 billion to go no-carbon

    Eskom needs R500 billion to drop coal - De Ruyter Eskom says that it will need between $30 billion (R460 billion) and $35 billion (R537 billion) over the next 15 years to transition away from generating electricity from coal. This is more than triple the amount Eskom previously said it would...
  6. Jan

    Eskom buying R14 billion battery storage for renewables

    Eskom buying batteries worth R14 billion Eskom CEO André de Ruyter said they are investing R14 billion in battery storage which will complement the company’s existing pump storage capacity. These batteries form part of Eskom’s flagship 360MW battery energy storage system, which include 90...
  7. Jan

    Mediclinic signs renewable electricity deal worth R2.2-billion

    Mediclinic signs R2.2-billion private power deal Private healthcare services group Mediclinic has entered into a £110m (R2.2 billion) deal with Energy Exchange of Southern Africa to procure renewable electricity for its operations. The deal forms part of the company's broad environmental...
    • Jan
    • Thread
    • energy exchange of southern africa independent power producer (ipp) mediclinic renewable energy ronnie van der merwe
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Eskom and Electricity: Load Shedding
  8. Jan

    How much renewable power you can build in South Africa for R451 billion - the cost of Medupi and Kusile

    How much renewable power South Africa can build for the cost of Medupi and Kusile Around 17,000MW of renewable energy capacity can be built for the same cost as Eskom’s troubled Medupi and Kusile coal power stations, estimates from energy expert Chris Yelland have shown. The two 4,800MW power...
  9. Hanno Labuschagne

    Shift to renewables will boost South Africa's economy - climate adviser

    Shift to renewables will boost South Africa's economy - climate adviser Replacing South Africa’s aging and inadequate electricity generation capacity with renewable energy plants is an opportunity to spur economic growth and cut emissions, the effective head of a presidential climate change...
  10. RedViking

    What is Your Ecological Footprint?

    Go here and calculate your Ecological Footprint: https://www.footprintcalculator.org/ If everyone lived like me we will need 3.6 earths or 6.1 gha. 1. What is your ecological footprint? 2. Is it possible to do something about it or should we just live our lives to the fullest as...
  11. O

    What are you doing to combat load shedding in your household?

    Just wanted to open a discussion about what measures you are taking to beat load shedding? generators? UPS? wind turbines? solar? Grid tied systems? What is working for you? What have you tried that didn't work? Be interesting to see what other people are trying. Also if anyone knows of...
  12. Kevin Lancaster

    Apple drops $1.92 billion on renewable energy data centres

    Apple drops $1.92 billion on renewable energy data centres Apple says it’s investing $1.92 billion in data centers in Denmark and Ireland that will be powered by renewable energy
  13. Kevin Lancaster

    Generating electricity by turning on a tap

    Generating electricity by turning on a tap Lucid Energy is deploying water pipes with a difference – they produce electricity while carrying your drinking water
  14. Kevin Lancaster

    Gauteng government uses solar power to fight load shedding

    Gauteng government uses solar power to fight load shedding Gauteng is moving towards renewable energy to take pressure off the struggling national energy grid
  15. mercurial

    Segway Inventor Dean Kamen Thinks His New Stirling Engine Will Get You Off The Grid

    Segway Inventor Dean Kamen Thinks His New Stirling Engine Will Get You Off The Grid For Under R107.14K Source
  16. R

    Wind power

    My cousin's husband is a prof at that big school with granite pillars. His field of expertise is natural science. Hs said that his study of a rare phenomenon in Cape Town provided interesting results. He says that, when the northwester and the southeaster blows with the same velocity...
  17. QuintonB

    Zille aims to make WC SA’s “green economic hub”

    Western Cape to be SA’s “green economic hub” – Zille The Western Cape government seeks to make the region the “green economic hub” of South Africa, provincial premier Helen Zille said on Monday (21 May 2012).
  18. jes

    Eskom must clean up its act says Greenpeace

    Eskom must clean up its act says Greenpeace Greenpeace protesters dump 5 tonnes of coal in front of Eskom’s headquarters in Megawatt Park.
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