CleanTechnica » south africa solar http://cleantechnica.com Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Tue, 30 Dec 2014 18:48:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 “Place Where The Sun Rises” Will Now Cash In From Solar ATMs http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/11/place-sun-rises-will-now-cash-solar-atms/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/11/place-sun-rises-will-now-cash-solar-atms/#comments Tue, 11 Nov 2014 06:30:42 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=74757 The Mpumalanga province in eastern South Africa has been prone to frequent load-shedding like the rest of the country. Now this is ironic because “Mpumalanga” literally means “the place where the sun rises.” Just over a week ago, South African utility Eskom was forced to implement rolling blackouts for the second time this year after the coal

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/10/sunpower-developing-160-mw-solar-panel-manufacturing-plant-cape-town-south-africa/feed/ 1 Australia Falls Out Of The Top 15 Utility-Scale Solar Countries http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/04/australia-falls-out-of-the-top-15-solar-energy-producing-countries/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/04/australia-falls-out-of-the-top-15-solar-energy-producing-countries/#comments Tue, 04 Nov 2014 06:30:16 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=74447 RenewEconomy. Sophie Vorrath. The global utility-scale solar market has clocked its fifth consecutive year of record growth, with newly released data showing total capacity has now reached 30.3GW, up from 21.5GW at the start of 2014. Figures released on Tuesday, along with the chart below, show that at the end of September the US was

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/04/australia-falls-out-of-the-top-15-solar-energy-producing-countries/feed/ 8 Solar Energy News Buffet http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/26/solar-energy-news-buffet/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/26/solar-energy-news-buffet/#comments Sat, 26 Jul 2014 10:00:23 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=69875 As noted in an article yesterday, I’ve been very busy in the past month (well, months…) moving into a new home and following the birth of a sweet little cleantech lover. Inevitably, “roundup articles” of important or interesting cleantech news we didn’t cover dropped off as a result. With a big backlog of stories I wanted to

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/11/22/south-africas-first-utility-scale-solar-plant-goes-online/feed/ 12 1st Concentrating Solar Power Plant In South Africa Is Nearly Online http://cleantechnica.com/2013/09/02/1st-concentrating-solar-power-plant-in-south-africa-is-online/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/09/02/1st-concentrating-solar-power-plant-in-south-africa-is-online/#comments Mon, 02 Sep 2013 11:40:40 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=55940 Originally published on CleanTechnica sister site Ecopreneurist. The Khi Solar One concentrating solar power plant is now one step closer to reality with the recent completion of the Khi Solar One tower in the Northern Cape province, near Upington, in South Africa. The company behind the 50 MW project — Abengoa, together with its partners

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/09/02/1st-concentrating-solar-power-plant-in-south-africa-is-online/feed/ 12 Solar PV To Hit Grid Parity, $134 Billion Annual Revenue By 2020 http://cleantechnica.com/2013/07/12/solar-pv-to-hit-grid-parity-134-billion-annual-revenue-by-2020/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/07/12/solar-pv-to-hit-grid-parity-134-billion-annual-revenue-by-2020/#comments Fri, 12 Jul 2013 19:04:29 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=53904 Navigant Research predicts the global solar photovoltaic industry will grow as prices continue dropping, reaching both grid parity and $134 billion in annual revenue by

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/27/top-solar-states-vs-top-solar-countries-update/feed/ 4 Top Solar Power Countries Per Capita & Per GDP (CleanTechnica Exclusive) http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/26/solar-power-by-country-solar-rankings-by-country/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/26/solar-power-by-country-solar-rankings-by-country/#comments Wed, 26 Jun 2013 13:50:37 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=53146 –> Update: Also see the new top solar power countries vs top US solar states rankings. Following up on my top solar power state rankings, below are rankings of the top solar power countries per capita and per GDP. These solar power by country rankings are key to seeing who the solar power leaders are in

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/26/solar-power-by-country-solar-rankings-by-country/feed/ 25 Google Makes First Renewable Energy Investment In Africa http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/30/google-makes-first-renewable-energy-investment-in-africa/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/30/google-makes-first-renewable-energy-investment-in-africa/#comments Thu, 30 May 2013 23:35:30 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=52321 Upon completion, the Jasper Power Project will be one of the largest solar PV facilities on the African continent, capable of producing enough clean, renewable electricity to power some 30,000 South African home, as well as bringing about much in the way of positive, ecologically sustainable social development

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/30/google-makes-first-renewable-energy-investment-in-africa/feed/ 0 SMA Solar Plans To Make Inverters In South Africa To Tap Hot Market http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/30/sma-solar-plans-to-make-inverters-in-south-africa-to-tap-hot-market/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/30/sma-solar-plans-to-make-inverters-in-south-africa-to-tap-hot-market/#comments Thu, 30 May 2013 14:00:55 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=52275 SMA Solar Technology AG, which you might be surprised is Germany’s biggest solar company by market value, has decided to start manufacturing inverters in South Africa to tap that market. Of course, the fact that a certain brand of product is manufactured in South Africa is a good incentive for South Africans to buy it.

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/30/sma-solar-plans-to-make-inverters-in-south-africa-to-tap-hot-market/feed/ 0 Middle East–Africa Solar PV Demand Will Increase 625% This Year http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/22/middle-east-africa-solar-pv-demand-will-reach-1-gigawatt-this-year-solarbuzz/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/22/middle-east-africa-solar-pv-demand-will-reach-1-gigawatt-this-year-solarbuzz/#comments Fri, 22 Mar 2013 07:00:06 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=49873 Yes, oil and natural gas are still king in the Middle East-Africa region, but solar energy is on the rise across the region, as governments, private sector businesses and international organizations are laying the foundation for industry development and sustainable growth, developments that could yield tremendous benefits socially and environmentally

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/22/middle-east-africa-solar-pv-demand-will-reach-1-gigawatt-this-year-solarbuzz/feed/ 5 Do Not Buy From James McKirdy; 2012 Kia Optima Hybrid Review; South Africa Solar & Wind Project Orders; High-Speed Rail For Georgia… (Cleantech & Climate Change News Roundup) http://cleantechnica.com/2012/12/23/do-not-buy-from-james-mckirdy-2012-kia-optima-hybrid-review-south-africa-solar-high-speed-rail-for-georgia-cleantech-climate-change-news-roundup/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/12/23/do-not-buy-from-james-mckirdy-2012-kia-optima-hybrid-review-south-africa-solar-high-speed-rail-for-georgia-cleantech-climate-change-news-roundup/#comments Sun, 23 Dec 2012 13:17:08 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=46442   For some reason, there hasn’t been a lot of news in the past few days…? But there’s been a bit. Here’s a quick cleantech and climate change news roundup (head on over to our homepage for more news): Solar Power AE-AMD Renewable Energy And Tenesol/SunPower Begin Work On Two Solar Projects In South Africa:

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/12/23/do-not-buy-from-james-mckirdy-2012-kia-optima-hybrid-review-south-africa-solar-high-speed-rail-for-georgia-cleantech-climate-change-news-roundup/feed/ 5 India Identifies 54 Solar Cities, Drivers In UK Sleeping In Cars To Save Fuel, Raleigh 1st US City To Adopt Wireless EV Charging… (Cleantech News Of The Day) http://cleantechnica.com/2012/12/17/india-identifies-54-solar-cities-drivers-in-uk-sleeping-in-cars-to-save-fuel-raleigh-1st-us-city-to-adopt-wireless-ev-charging-cleantech-news-of-the-day/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/12/17/india-identifies-54-solar-cities-drivers-in-uk-sleeping-in-cars-to-save-fuel-raleigh-1st-us-city-to-adopt-wireless-ev-charging-cleantech-news-of-the-day/#comments Mon, 17 Dec 2012 21:42:24 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=46271   Other than our own stories (and have a few more of those coming shortly), here’s some top cleantech and climate news from the past day or so: Solar Power Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems Selected to Lead U.S. Department of Energy SunShot Project: “The Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems (CSE) has been

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/12/17/india-identifies-54-solar-cities-drivers-in-uk-sleeping-in-cars-to-save-fuel-raleigh-1st-us-city-to-adopt-wireless-ev-charging-cleantech-news-of-the-day/feed/ 2 South Africa’s Largest Ever Solar Deal, SolarX, First Solar CEO Interview… (Solar News Of The Week) http://cleantechnica.com/2012/12/15/south-africas-largest-ever-solar-deal-solarx-first-solar-ceo-interview-solar-news-of-the-week/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/12/15/south-africas-largest-ever-solar-deal-solarx-first-solar-ceo-interview-solar-news-of-the-week/#comments Sun, 16 Dec 2012 01:11:34 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=46206   Here’s some more top solar energy news from the week (other than our own stories — which you can find via the link above): Rooftop Solar Why Utilites Will Pay A Premium For Rooftop Solar: “A power company rang me up last week offering to increase my rooftop solar (RTS) feed-in tariff if I

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/12/15/south-africas-largest-ever-solar-deal-solarx-first-solar-ceo-interview-solar-news-of-the-week/feed/ 0 ABB Wins $225 Million Order For Two South African PV Plants http://cleantechnica.com/2012/12/08/abb-wins-225-million-order-for-two-south-african-pv-plants/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/12/08/abb-wins-225-million-order-for-two-south-african-pv-plants/#comments Sat, 08 Dec 2012 16:17:22 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=45932   ABB South Africa, a top power and automation technology firm, has won a contract to develop two PV solar power plants in South Africa. The plants will be turnkey solar power plants designed, engineered, installed, and commissioned by ABB. ABB will also supply the inverters, protection equipment, switchgear, dry-type transformers, controllers, and the supervisory control

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/10/31/south-africa-approves-5-4-billion-in-new-renewable-energy-projects/feed/ 0 Samsung Providing Solar-Powered Internet Schools To South Africans http://cleantechnica.com/2012/10/30/samsung-is-providing-solar-powered-internet-schools-to-south-africans/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/10/30/samsung-is-providing-solar-powered-internet-schools-to-south-africans/#comments Tue, 30 Oct 2012 14:30:57 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=44574   Samsung’s new program to provide solar-powered “internet schools” to African communities has been a big success. According to the children that benefit from the school, it’s “purely greatness, happily madness.” Samsung has previously described it as an “exclusively solar-powered, mobile, and completely independent classroom that is geared towards increasing accessibility to education and connectivity

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/10/30/samsung-is-providing-solar-powered-internet-schools-to-south-africans/feed/ 0 South Africa Solar Power Project Financed by OPIC http://cleantechnica.com/2012/09/20/opic-finances-memc-sunedison-jvs-south-africa-solar-power-project/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/09/20/opic-finances-memc-sunedison-jvs-south-africa-solar-power-project/#comments Thu, 20 Sep 2012 13:55:50 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=42902 The US development finance agency will provide as much as $250 million in financing for MEMC and its SunEdison solar energy subsidiary, along with two local companies, to develop a 60-megawatt PV facility in the Free State province town of Boshoff. The project is the result of the companies' successful bid in South Africa's historic Renewable Energy Independent Power Producers Program.

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