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 2030.
South Africa this week proposed a national carbon tax as part of the country’s national budget, becoming the latest major economy to move toward charging for emissions. But, a large swath of emissions would be exempt until 2020.
Other than our 60+ stories from the past week, here are a few more noteworthy ones worth a look or two: Solar Energy http://youtu.be/zlCmFIMm8bM 1. MidAmerican Renewables, LLC Completes Acquisition of 550-MegawattAC Topaz Solar Farm from First Solar (solar farm in video above) MidAmerican Renewables, LLC, a subsidiary of MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company, … [continued]
The African Development Bank and South African state-owned electric utility Eskom signed a $365 million loan package that will help fund two historic renewable energy projects. The AfDB also pledged $498 million for Moroccan solar power projects. Africa, along with all nations around the world, stands at an energy crossroads. The AfDB loans will provide a substantive boost as South Africa and Morocco attempt to transition to clean energy economies that may serve as a model across the continent and beyond.
South Africa gets a fair share of sun, from what I’ve heard. Also, with good wind resources to boot and technology that is clearly ready to scale, a new report released by Greenpeace South Africa shows how exactly the country can go 100% renewable. The Energy [R]evolution report “is a detailed and practical blueprint for cutting carbon emissions, replacing fossil fuels and nuclear power with renewable energy, and growing the economy,” Greenpeace announced this week. “It is one of the most comprehensive plans to resolve the country’s need for energy security and a sustainable energy future, ever.”
Greece’s largest electrical utility is on the lookout for a partner to help it the world’s largest photovoltaic (PV) solar farm / solar park. The solar photovoltaic farm Public Power Corporation (PPC) wants to build would have a capacity of 200 MW and would be located in the Lignite Center of … [continued]
Sunny South Africa wouldn’t be a bad place to put a big solar park, and the government there knows it. The South African government is interested in building a 5-gigawatt solar park on land in its Northern Cape and has hired Texas-based Fluor Corporation to make a plan for how to … [continued]
[social_buttons] Seems like just last week the World Cup was ending,.. oh yes, it was. But there is no vacation time for those planning the next one — they’re are already working away on how to get all the fans and teams around. Of course, if you have millions of … [continued]
The deadline for agreeing to the Copenhagen Accord may have been dropped, but the pressure to agree to the Accord and to announce commitments to create cleaner energy sources and reduce pollution is still on. The US Climate Action Network (USCAN) is making it easier for all of us to … [continued]
California-based eSolar has just announced that it is expanding into southern Africa now. It has partnered with Johannesburg-based Clean Energy Solutions (CES) to create “eSolarSA” which will sell its concentrating solar power technology throughout Sub-Saharan Africa. The Sub-Saharan region eSolar is entering contains seven countries, including South Africa, Namibia, and … [continued]
