A great degree of previous uncertainty over South Africa’s renewable energy procurement programme has made many international players shaky about investing in the sector. However, this situation was resolved recently when the South African National Energy Regulator (NERSA) concurred with the Department of Energy’s (DoE’s) proposal to abandon the renewable energy [...]
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CAPE TOWN — All new commercial and residential buildings will have to receive at least 50% of their hot water requirements from renewable energy sources, such as solar water heaters and heat pumps, in terms of new regulations to be promulgated by Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies in the [...]
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South Africa’s ‘green economy’, which is estimated to be worth R45-billion in the short term, offers significant potential for economic growth and job creation, Western Cape Finance, Economic Development and Tourism Minister Alan Winde said on Tuesday.
Winde was speaking at a GreenCape Initiative event hosted by Nedbank to [...]
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Solar hot water systems are the best solution for homes wanting a green heating technology to reduce carbon emissions, according to Ethical Consumer magazine.
In the magazine’s latest Buyers’ Guide, the publication compared biomass boilers, ground source heat pumps and solar hot water heating.
The magazine found [...]
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Installation of solar water heaters is not progressing and the government is unlikely to meet its self-imposed target of installing 1-million units, Warrick Pierce of Stellenbosch University’s Centre for Renewable and Sustainable Energy said last week.
Mr Pierce’s comment comes amid reports that just more than 115000 units had [...]
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New building codes that state that at least 50% of water heating requirements in all new buildings must be met by either heat pumps or solar geysers will help boost the solar geyser market.
The new codes should be in place within seven weeks, says the department of trade [...]
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