SA’s abundant sea waves have the potential to provide more than just a good surf. Wave energy — electricity generated from the movement of waves — could provide a cheap and sustainable form of renewable energy. But it’s early days.
Oelsner Group, which built SA’s first wind farm at [...]
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The Department of Energy (DoE) reports that 270 bidder applications have already been received for tender documentation related to the renewable energy independent power producer (IPP) programme, under which South Africa will seek to procure the first 3 725 MW of capacity by 2016. The documents were made available on August [...]
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The price caps for bids are as follows: wind power: R 1150/MWh, solar energy photovoltaic: R 2850/MWh, Concentrated Solar Thermal Power: R 2850/MWh.
South African Government finally took the wraps off its new-look green policy last week when it officially launched the Independent Power Producers (IPP) Procurement Programme.
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ESKOM will later this month sign a €100m loan with French development agency Agence Française de Developpement (AFD) for its 100MW Sere wind project in the Western Cape, Eskom CE Brian Dames said yesterday.
The loan draws Eskom closer to the commencement of work at the project, which is [...]
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The time is ripe for South Africa to invest more heavily in infrastructure, plants, skills development, and maintenance in the renewable energy sector, DuPont sub-Saharan Africa Regional Director Carlman Moyo said on Wednesday.
The debate around fracking for shale gas in the Karoo once again firmly highlighted the importance for South [...]
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THE eThekwini municipality has been given a tough 12-point plan to transform Durban into a low-carbon city, including proposals to raise new climate pollution rates and taxes from some of the city’s biggest industries.
The recommendations are part of a scientific expert’s report by the Academy of Science of [...]
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