CleanTechnica » South Africa 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 Emerging Economies See Wind Growth As Technologies Evolve & Innovate http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/23/emerging-economies-see-wind-growth-technologies-evolve-innovate/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/23/emerging-economies-see-wind-growth-technologies-evolve-innovate/#comments Tue, 23 Dec 2014 10:54:57 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76744 Emerging economies in the Middle East and Africa will have installed almost 3 GW of wind power by the end of 2014, with more than 58% of that being installed in the last two years. This is according to new analysis from MAKE, which follows on from recent and numerous additions to its wind power analyses, including an

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/23/emerging-economies-see-wind-growth-technologies-evolve-innovate/feed/ 1 EU Calls For Legally Binding Emissions Cuts At Lima COP20 http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/03/eu-draws-line-legally-binding-emissions-cuts-lima-cop20/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/03/eu-draws-line-legally-binding-emissions-cuts-lima-cop20/#comments Wed, 03 Dec 2014 14:32:38 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=75789 For a quick summary of the progress of world negotiations on climate change so far, the Climate Group has produced a simple but expressive infographic (below is part of it, click to enlarge). At Tuesday’s Lima COP20 meeting, the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action opened its 13th session. The

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/03/eu-draws-line-legally-binding-emissions-cuts-lima-cop20/feed/ 12 Biggest Solar Power Plant In Africa Now Online — 96 MW Jasper Power Project Awakens http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/17/biggest-solar-power-plant-africa-now-online-96-mw-jasper-power-project-awakens/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/17/biggest-solar-power-plant-africa-now-online-96-mw-jasper-power-project-awakens/#comments Mon, 17 Nov 2014 09:57:14 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=75049 What is now the largest solar power plant in the whole of Africa — the 96 MW Jasper Power Plant, located in the Northern Cape province of South Africa, near Postmasburg — is now online, according to recent reports. This means that the project, which is composed of about 325,000 solar PV modules, is online

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/17/biggest-solar-power-plant-africa-now-online-96-mw-jasper-power-project-awakens/feed/ 4 Renewables, Not Coal, Way Out Of Energy Poverty In Africa http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/13/renewables-coal-way-energy-poverty-africa/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/13/renewables-coal-way-energy-poverty-africa/#comments Thu, 13 Nov 2014 09:07:42 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=74914 Coal is “essential to meet the scale of Africa’s desperate need for electricity,” says Peabody Energy, the world’s biggest publicly traded coal company. However, a new analysis published by the Carbon Tracker Initiative (CTI) challenges these claims, finding instead that the falling costs of renewable power is the way out of energypoverty in Africa. It’s a

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/13/renewables-coal-way-energy-poverty-africa/feed/ 24 “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/2014/11/11/place-sun-rises-will-now-cash-solar-atms/feed/ 4 SunPower Developing 160 MW Solar Panel Manufacturing Plant In Cape Town, South Africa http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/10/sunpower-developing-160-mw-solar-panel-manufacturing-plant-cape-town-south-africa/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/10/sunpower-developing-160-mw-solar-panel-manufacturing-plant-cape-town-south-africa/#comments Mon, 10 Nov 2014 06:00:53 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=74727 The solar energy giant SunPower Corporation will soon be developing a solar panel manufacturing plant in Cape Town, South Africa, according to recent reports. The manufacturing plant, once completed, will be used to supply the fast growing solar markets of the region. The plant will be manufacturing SunPower’s high-efficiency E20/440 solar panels — the expectation

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/10/sunpower-developing-160-mw-solar-panel-manufacturing-plant-cape-town-south-africa/feed/ 1 Wiki-Solar Claims Global Utility-Scale PV Capacity Passed 30 GW http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/04/wiki-solar-claim-global-utility-scale-pv-capacity-passed-30-gw/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/04/wiki-solar-claim-global-utility-scale-pv-capacity-passed-30-gw/#comments Tue, 04 Nov 2014 12:10:45 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=74464 Figures released late October by solar PV deployment information group Wiki-Solar show that the global capacity of utility-scale PV generating capacity has now reached 30.3 GW, a growth of 8.8 GW since the beginning of the year, which marks the fifth consecutive record year for the sector. The growth of the sector has been helped

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/04/wiki-solar-claim-global-utility-scale-pv-capacity-passed-30-gw/feed/ 6 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 Developing Nations Represent Significant Growth In Global Clean Energy http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/29/developing-nations-represent-significant-growth-global-clean-energy/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/29/developing-nations-represent-significant-growth-global-clean-energy/#comments Wed, 29 Oct 2014 12:49:29 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=74153 Bloomberg New Energy Finance on Tuesday released the “landmark” Climatescope 2014, a country-by-country assessment focused on the developing world. It is an interactive report and index offering insight into the climate investment of 55 emerging markets throughout Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean. The study confirms that clean and renewable energy technologies are a

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/29/developing-nations-represent-significant-growth-global-clean-energy/feed/ 0 Marks and Spencer Tops FTSE 100 Carbon Ranking For Third Year Running http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/06/marks-spencer-tops-ftse-100-carbon-ranking-third-year-running/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/06/marks-spencer-tops-ftse-100-carbon-ranking-third-year-running/#comments Mon, 06 Oct 2014 19:37:22 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=72989 Marks & Spencer retained its #1 position in Carbon Clear rankings of FTSE 100 companies . These carbon rankings reflect reporting efforts

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/06/marks-spencer-tops-ftse-100-carbon-ranking-third-year-running/feed/ 3 Middle East And Africa Bound For 12 GW Solar Pipeline http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/23/middle-east-africa-bound-12-gw-solar-pipeline/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/23/middle-east-africa-bound-12-gw-solar-pipeline/#comments Tue, 23 Sep 2014 15:30:14 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=72336 The solar pipeline in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region has primarily been driven by South Africa and Israel, however, NPD Solarbuzz believes that that trend is set to change as numerous countries throughout the region begin pushing forward on their own projects. According to the NPD Solarbuzz Middle East and Africa Deal Tracker, the

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/23/middle-east-africa-bound-12-gw-solar-pipeline/feed/ 4 Mainstream Renewable Power Just Acquired 10% Of Ghana’s Power Generation Capacity http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/22/mainstream-renewable-power-just-acquired-10-ghanas-power-generation-capacity/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/22/mainstream-renewable-power-just-acquired-10-ghanas-power-generation-capacity/#comments Mon, 22 Sep 2014 19:00:42 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=72244 A renewable power project planned for the east coast of Ghana will represent 10% of the country's installed capacity when completed

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/22/mainstream-renewable-power-just-acquired-10-ghanas-power-generation-capacity/feed/ 0 Renewable Energy Investment Attractiveness Sees China Soar, US & UK Lose Ground http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/22/renewable-energy-investment-sees-china-soar-us-uk-lose-ground/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/22/renewable-energy-investment-sees-china-soar-us-uk-lose-ground/#comments Mon, 22 Sep 2014 15:30:49 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=72294 There has been a lot of figurative-column space given over to China’s recent efforts to combat pollution by investing heavily in clean energies. From banning coal to increasing its renewable energy targets, China has become a clean-tech investors dream, a point borne out by its return to the top of Ernst & Young’s Renewable Energy

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/22/renewable-energy-investment-sees-china-soar-us-uk-lose-ground/feed/ 1 Job Growth By Energy Source (Chart) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/11/job-growth-energy-source/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/11/job-growth-energy-source/#comments Thu, 11 Sep 2014 22:17:22 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=71855 RenewEconomy. By Sophie Vorrath. As part of its inaugural Rethinking Energy report, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) looks at some of the economic benefits that the now – it says – inevitable shift to renewables will bring. High among these is job creation. According to IRENA – and as illustrated in the graph below

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/11/job-growth-energy-source/feed/ 3 Scatec Solar, Norfund To Jointly Finance Solar Power Projects in Developing, Least Developed Countries http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/10/scatec-solar-norfund-jointly-finance-solar-power-projects-developing-least-developed-countries/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/10/scatec-solar-norfund-jointly-finance-solar-power-projects-developing-least-developed-countries/#comments Wed, 10 Sep 2014 20:00:49 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=71771 Scatec Solar & Norfund have formed a joint venture company that will fund solar power projects in some of the world's least developed countries

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/10/scatec-solar-norfund-jointly-finance-solar-power-projects-developing-least-developed-countries/feed/ 0 Africa To See More Renewable Energy Growth In 2014 Than In 2000-2013 http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/22/africa-see-renewable-energy-growth-2014-2000-2013/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/22/africa-see-renewable-energy-growth-2014-2000-2013/#comments Fri, 22 Aug 2014 17:30:23 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=70963 Sub-Saharan Africa is set to see more renewable energy come online this year than it has in the previous 14 years, proof that the region is becoming one of the most exciting markets to watch for renewable energy technologies such as onshore wind, small-scale and utility-scale solar, and geothermal power. This is according to new

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/22/africa-see-renewable-energy-growth-2014-2000-2013/feed/ 9 EIB Approves €75 Million Loan For Abengoa’s 100 MW Concentrating Solar Power Plant in South Africa http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/18/eib-approves-e75-million-loan-abengoas-100-mw-concentrating-solar-power-plant-south-africa/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/18/eib-approves-e75-million-loan-abengoas-100-mw-concentrating-solar-power-plant-south-africa/#comments Mon, 18 Aug 2014 20:00:18 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=70752 The European Investment Bank (EIB) has announced a loan of €75 million for the Xina concentrating solar power plant in Northern Cape Province, South Africa

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/18/eib-approves-e75-million-loan-abengoas-100-mw-concentrating-solar-power-plant-south-africa/feed/ 0 Solar System Installations Increasing Fast http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/04/solar-system-installations-increase-significantly/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/04/solar-system-installations-increase-significantly/#comments Mon, 04 Aug 2014 16:00:36 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=70179 Originally published on Worldwatch Institute. New analysis by the Worldwatch Institute examines global trends in the solar power sector Washington, D.C.—The year 2013 saw record-breaking growth for solar electricity generation as the photovoltaic (PV) and concentrated solar thermal power (CSP) markets continued to grow. With over 39 gigawatts installed worldwide, the PV solar market represented one-third

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/04/solar-system-installations-increase-significantly/feed/ 2 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/2014/07/26/solar-energy-news-buffet/feed/ 5 Deep Decarbonization Draft Offers “Transformational” Climate Strategies (VIDEO) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/10/deep-decarbonization-draft-offers-transformational-climate-strategies-video/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/10/deep-decarbonization-draft-offers-transformational-climate-strategies-video/#comments Thu, 10 Jul 2014 18:56:36 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=69298 As unprecedented storms, extinctions, and water, food, and energy wars continue to touch our world, warnings about destructive human-made climate change multiply and increase in stridency. At the United Nations in New York yesterday, some possible solutions were officially released. (VIDEO available here.) Experts from leading world research institutes convened several years ago on 15

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