There is global momentum to diversify electricity generation sources for economic, environmental and security reasons. Distributed generation (DG) enables more companies to enter the electricity market stimulating competition, encourages the development of renewable energy (RE) and limits the impact of events such as cyber-attacks. However, conventional electricity distribution networks are poorly matched to the needs […]
There is global momentum to diversify electricity generation sources for economic, environmental and security reasons. Distributed generation (DG) enables more companies to enter the electricity market stimulating competition, encourages the development of renewable energy (RE) and limits the impact of events such as cyber-attacks. However, conventional electricity distribution networks are poorly matched to the needs […]
DuPont Photovoltaic and Advanced Materials’ (DuPont’s) 2019 Global Field Reliability Study shows that the choice of backsheet material used on PV modules can result in significant degradation and negatively impact solar module performance. The report lays out failures with PET, polyamide and PVDF backsheets and issues with glass-on-glass modules. The report also highlights trends in […]
There is global momentum to diversify electricity generation sources for economic, environmental and security reasons. Distributed generation (DG) enables more companies to enter the electricity market stimulating competition, encourages the development of renewable energy (RE) and limits the impact of events such as cyber attacks. However, conventional electricity distribution networks are poorly matched to the […]
Reatile Renewables has taken up a 20% shareholding in Juwi Renewable Energies’ EPC company, which is currently building three projects for Round 4 of South Africa’s renewable energy independent power producers procurement programme (REIPPPP), totalling 250 MW of grid-connected solar PV. Reatile formally entered into the agreement, with the signing of the papers by Simphiwe […]
Wasted energy is the enemy of efficiency, yet solar photovoltaic (PV) installations discard large quantities of heat, and concentrated solar power (CSP) systems only use a portion of the incoming solar radiation spectrum. Hybrid concentrated solar power photovoltaic (CSP-PV) systems offer a solution to both problems. As an emerging technology, (CSP-PV) hybrid technology is one […]
Despite significant progress in recent years, the world is falling short of meeting the global energy targets set in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) for 2030. Ensuring affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all by 2030 remains possible but will require more sustained efforts, particularly to reach some of the world’s poorest […]
The opening of the Kathu concentrating solar power (CSP) plant on 4 April adds a further 100 MW to the operating CSP capacity in South Africa. Part of Window 3 of the renewable energy independent power producers procurement programme, Kathu Solar Park (KSP) was synchronised to the grid in November 2018 and started delivering power […]
One may wonder what South Africa might look like if it were to be powered 100% by renewable energy because it’s clear the country needs a renewable power solution. We believe that Eskom should be allowed to develop its own renewable energy resources in competition with others operating in the same field. And if the […]
The South African Wind Atlas (WASA) project The WASA project constitutes one of the most critical elements of South Africa’s renewable energy efforts due to its contribution to the repository of knowledge about the scale and location of our wind resources. In his keynote address at the tenth Wind Atlas for South Africa (WASA) seminar […]
