Tag: Renewable Energy
Localisation of the renewable energy industry can effectively compete with foreign companies
By Mamiki Matlawa, Group Business Development Executive at ACTOM
Opinion piece:
DESPITE the urgency to transition from traditional power production to sustainable alternatives – not only as it reduces environmental impact but...
Africa Energy Indaba 2024 launches the Solar & Wind Indaba
The Continent has vast resource potential in wind, solar, hydro, and geothermal energy and falling costs are increasingly bringing renewables within reach. Renewable energy deployment has grown in the last decade,...
Hydrogen ecosystem Proof-of-Concept demonstrated
SASOL, Toyota South Africa Motors (TSAM), and Air Products South Africa (APSA) made history at the Smarter Mobility Africa Summit, at the Gallagher Convention Centre, in Johannesburg recently with the presentation...
Shopping goes on at Eastgate while Concor adds more solar power
The addition of another 5,74 MW of solar power at Eastgate Shopping Centre, east of Johannesburg, is being undertaken by leading black-owned contractor Concor, while keeping the movement of tenants and...
Saldanha Multi-Purpose Terminal, a gateway to renewable energy
With various wind farm installations expected in the Western Cape, the Saldanha Multi-Purpose Terminal (MPT) is proud to be playing a strategic role in discharging imported wind turbine components that will...
BASF and MAN Energy Solutions plan industrial-scale heat pump
THE planned industrial-scale heat pump will enable production of steam using electricity from renewable energy, taking waste heat from the cooling water system at BASF as a source of thermal energy....
WCG launches electricity wheeling toolkit for municipalities
The Provincial Minister of Infrastructure Tertuis Simmers and the Provincial Minister of Finance and Economic Opportunities Mireille Wenger launched the Western Cape Government’s electricity wheeling toolkit. The toolkit will support municipalities...
Cape Town boat show anchors Cape Town’s Blue Economy growth
Cape Town, South Africa, is reaping the rewards of its burgeoning blue economy, a sector that injects a staggering R40-billion per annum into the city's GDP. Contributing to this remarkable achievement...
NEV sales increase by over 100% in South Africa
The sale of New Energy Vehicles (NEVs) is rising in various countries, including South Africa. In the first half of 2023 alone, 265 970 vehicles were sold in SA, 501 of...
Funding sustainable growth in Africa
The key to Africa’s energy transition is connecting investors to the opportunities in the continent’s emerging renewables sector. Foreign direct investment can be the secret to our success.
Developing a new global...
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