solar power

  1. Hanno Labuschagne

    South African municipalities threatened by private power

    South African municipalities threatened by private power Poor service delivery could see South African municipalities lose revenue from electricity tariffs as more private power producers are expected to come online in the coming years. That is according to economist Dawie Roodt, who recently...
  3. Hanno Labuschagne

    President Biden will sign executive order to boost US solar panel makers

    President Biden will sign executive order to boost US solar panel makers President Joe Biden will take executive action to boost the US solar sector, seeking to revive clean energy projects stalled by a trade dispute and bolster domestic manufacturing so the nation’s climate efforts are less...
  4. Hanno Labuschagne

    Only 150MW of 2,000MW emergency power will be ready by 2023

    Only 150MW of 2,000MW emergency power will be ready by 2023 South Africa made some progress toward adding new generation to its underpowered electricity grid, signing power purchase agreements for 150 megawatts of capacity from private projects by developer Scatec ASA that were selected a year...
  5. Jan

    How to keep your insurance cover if lightning keeps destroying your solar panels

    Lightning damage and solar panels — how to keep your insurance cover Insurance companies in South Africa are likely to honour your claim if your solar power installation is damaged by lightning — even on multiple occasions — provided specific protection measures are in place. These include...
    • Jan
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    • auto & general deanna bezuidenhout elite risk king price lightning ricardo coetzee solar power tarina vlok wynand van vuuren
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  6. Hanno Labuschagne

    Pictures of Ford's massive 13.5MW solar plant at Pretoria Factory

    Pictures of Ford's massive 13.5MW solar plant at Pretoria Factory Ford South Africa has announced it now supplies more than a third of its Silverton Assembly Plant's energy needs with solar power. The company partnered with SolarAfrica on the first phase of its Project Blue Oval renewable...
  7. Hanno Labuschagne

    Tshwane only paying 10c per kWh of feed-in electricity

    Tshwane only paying 10c per kWh of feed-in electricity South Africans should not rely on the excess energy they can get from large solar systems to slash their electricity bills. That is because most municipalities are only willing to pay back a tiny portion of the price they charge for...
  8. Hanno Labuschagne

    Anglo American planning up to 5,000MW of solar and wind power for SA mines

    Anglo American planning up to 5,000MW of solar and wind power for SA mines Anglo American Plc’s plans to target carbon neutrality at its mining operations will bolster South Africa’s renewable electricity output and provide a major boost to private generation in the energy-starved nation...
  9. Jan

    Installing a backup power system can affect your insurance - King Price

    How your home's backup power can impact your insurance South Africans with backup power systems at home must ensure that their insurance is aware of their installation and that it has been safely and correctly set up and configured. King Price Insurance spokesperson Wynand van Vuuren recently...
  10. Jan

    Ekurhuleni soon receiving 150-680MW renewable power from IPPs

    Goodbye Eskom — Ekurhuleni signs 46 independent power producers The City of Ekurhuleni will soon receive between 150 and 680 megawatts of additional power from renewable energy sources. According to the municipality's annual report for 2020/21, it awarded 46 tenders to independent power...
    • Jan
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    • city of ekurhuleni climate change strategy ekurhuleni metropolitan municipality independent power producer (ipp) solar power
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  11. Hanno Labuschagne

    Bitcoin-paying SA solar company plans big expansion

    Bitcoin-paying SA solar company plans big expansion Sun Exchange, a South African firm that crowd-sources funds for solar panels and leases them to customers, plans to expand to other countries on the continent. The company, backed by a group part-owned by billionaire Patrice Motsepe’s African...
  12. Hanno Labuschagne

    Solar generation is now cheaper than coal — How it happened

    Solar generation is now cheaper than coal — How it happened Fossil fuels dominate the world's energy generation, but research shows that solar energy is now cheaper than coal. The study found that electricity from solar generation is approximately 63% cheaper per megawatt-hour (MWh) than...
  13. Hanno Labuschagne

    Electric cars in SA — Start generating your own electricity, now

    Electric cars in SA — Start generating your own electricity, now Several weeks ago Tesla Inc, the electric car manufacturer founded and run by Elon Musk, reached a stock market capitalisation of more than a trillion dollars. The share price leapt to put the company at this level on news that...
  14. Jan

    South Africa selects 25 wind and solar renewable-power projects

    R50 billion in private solar and wind power for South Africa The bidders will add 2,583 megawatts of capacity to the grid using clean-energy technologies, Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe told reporters on Thursday. The projects total about 50 billion rand ($3.3 billion) of...
  15. Hanno Labuschagne

    What you can do about clouds slashing your solar power

    What you can do about clouds slashing your solar power Research shows that a small amount of cloud cover can have a dramatic impact on the amount of power a solar panel produces. Solar Advice director Neil Berrow says there are ways to compensate for South Africa’s cloudy days. According to...
  16. Chris

    South Africa to start building its largest solar power plant

    South Africa to start building its largest solar power plant Construction of South Africa’s largest renewable energy project to date – the Redstone concentrated solar power (CSP) plant – has commenced. The R11.6 billion solar farm will be built about 30km east of Postmasburg in the Northern...
  17. J

    Solar power is much cheaper than Eskom - Expert

    Solar power is much cheaper than Eskom - Expert A solar installation can produce electricity at roughly half the price Eskom currently charges South African households, NuPower’s Murray van Graan revealed. This makes solar power with battery backups a popular option in South Africa, which is...
  18. J

    Renewable energy stopped stage 6 load-shedding in South Africa

    Renewable energy stopped stage 6 load-shedding in South Africa The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has found that renewable energy helped combat load-shedding in the first quarter of 2019. The CSIR said that variable renewable energy (VRE) helped to relieve pressure on...
  19. DMNknight

    [Wanted] Electrician & Solar power enthusiast

    I'm looking to install a complete solar power solution at home and have sourced most of the parts necessary. However, what's missing is an Electrician that is willing to take on this job with a certain amount of enthusiasm because it deals with a few less than conventional, but proven working...
  20. RyanPCMR

    iShack in a nutshell - Solar Powered Shacks

    Great initiative. :)
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  21. Kevin Lancaster

    Confirmed: Solar power much cheaper than nuclear and coal in South Africa

    Confirmed: Solar power much cheaper than nuclear and coal in South Africa New CSIR research reveals the cost of power generation using wind, solar PV, baseload coal IPP, baseload Eskom coal, and nuclear.
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