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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Leading companies in the photovoltaic industry should not take their positions for granted. No single company has been able to stay on top for a sustained period of time, according to PRTM’s 2011 Photovoltaic Sustainable Growth Index. Worse yet, as the ranking of the 25 largest publicly traded PV companies demonstrates, those that fall [...]
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The South African state-owned utility demonstrates its green commitment with a stand-alone renewables business unit
South Africa’s beleaguered power utility has started to turn its fortunes around – and with it the fortunes of the country’s power-starved economy.
Eskom has announced the creation of a stand-alone renewable energy business [...]
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Despite the South African photovoltaic (PV) market expected to earn a revenue of $29.8-million by 2014, up from $21.6-million in 2010, the market would continue to grow at a much slower pace than many of its international counterparts, research consultancy Frost & Sullivan (F&S) said on Wednesday.
This would [...]
Continue Reading →When installing solar water heaters, you need to take into account the tilt angle and orientation.
This affects the efficiency of the solar collector panels, and when set properly will ensure the panels receive maximum solar energy throughout the different seasons of the year, especially winter, when there is little sunlight.
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Bill Spinney got some unwelcome news in the mail recently.
“Last month’s electric bill was $14, which was kind of high,” he said recently. “My wife and I are trying to figure it out. Maybe we left some lights on or something.”
That was not a misprint. [...]
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