May 25th, 2019 | by David Zarembka
Regular CleanTechnica readers should know that Elon Musk was born in South Africa and only left for Canada when he finished high school. Does Tesla have a presence in his birth country? As far as I know, there is one Tesla employee who is promoting battery storage, which is sorely needed in a country with frequent blackouts. South Africa, as a former British colony, is a right-hand drive country and Musk has said that Tesla would open a store and begin sending Model3s there by the end of this year. There are many wealthy people in South Africa, and with Musk having “hero” status there, it ought to be a good market for Tesla cars, potentially the biggest in Africa
March 31st, 2016 | by Zachary Shahan
Accumulating more solar news in a week this time, instead of 3 months, I’ll supplement the headlines and links with short [&hellip
April 20th, 2015 | by Smiti
Last week the South African Ministry of Energy announced the winners of the fourth round of auctions under the country’s [&hellip
December 19th, 2014 | by Mridul Chadha
Abengoa has reported progress on its third solar power project under South Africa’s ambitious Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement [&hellip
November 17th, 2014 | by James Ayre
What is now the largest solar power plant in the whole of Africa — the 96 MW Jasper Power Plant, [&hellip
August 18th, 2014 | by Mridul Chadha
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
December 15th, 2012 | by Zachary Shahan
Here’s some more top solar energy news from the week (other than our own stories — which you can [&hellip
December 4th, 2012 | by Adam Johnston
SunEdison, the Kurisani Youth Development Trust, Chint Solar, and the Public Investment Corporation have announced a deal for R$2.6 [&hellip
November 19th, 2012 | by Jake Richardson
The South African Energy Department is seeking well over 3,700 MW of renewable energy project bids through tits Renewable [&hellip
November 9th, 2012 | by Andrew
Two CSP plants in Northern Cape Province will generate jobs, incomes, and tax revenue (as well as clean, renewable power), employing advanced energy storage and dry cooling technology to facilitate incorporation of more solar power into the grid.
September 7th, 2012 | by Andrew
Iron ore mines in Brazil, a chromium mine in South Africa, and an open-cast coal mine in Germany's Rhennish mining area -- they're all making use of, or preparing to make use of, renewable energy systems, an emerging trend that could benefit mining companies and local communities in several substantial respects.
September 6th, 2012 | by James Ayre
JinkoSolar, a leading global manufacturer of solar energy products, is working with Solea Renewables to develop the first ever [&hellip
May 23rd, 2012 | by Andrew
It's been a long time in the works, but South Africa's renewable energy drive is on much firmer ground with the award of contracts to develop 19 new renewable energy projects. Valued at more than $3 billion, the projects will result in the construction of manufacturing facilities and the creation of more than 7,000 green jobs. That's in addition to all the CO2, greenhouse gases, pollution and environmental degradation that will be avoided.
March 18th, 2012 | by Andrew
Green job creation, as well as clean energy generation, is a focal point in evaluating 2nd-round bids for developing renewable energy projects in South Africa as the government aims for renewable energy resources to meet 42% of the nation's electricity needs by
