Solar power
Tempted to get off the power grid? Here's why it may not be a good idea
In a 2020 interview with Refilwe Moloto on CapeTalk, owner of Sun Ship Technologies, Ralph Berold, explained that while it was easier to get off the grid with...
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Electrifying growth of renewables despite pandemic
Moreover, wind and solar photovoltaic (PV) panels are on course to become the top source of electricity in a few years, first surpassing natural gas and then coal.
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Some Diepsloot residents turn to solar power as Eskom cuts illegal connections
The majority of Diepsloot residents use illegally connected power, for which they illegally pay about R1,800 to connect to their houses and street lights.
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Mantashe confirms govt to buy 6,800MW of solar, wind power
Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe said that electricity from independent power producers (IPPs) must be purchased by Eskom and programmes will target connection to the grid as soon as reasonably possible.
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Cape Town ready to start creating its own power supply grid
The city is conducting a study into overcoming energy poverty through ventures such as solar home systems, free basic electricity and improved access to gas.
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SA's CONCO wins eSwatini solar power project
The kingdom, formerly known as Swaziland, imports 80% of its electricity from South Africa’s troubled utility Eskom but is looking to boost its energy independence.
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CT property owners face deadline to register solar power systems with city
In July 2018, the city announced that a R6,425.90 service fee would be charged to residents who failed to register their systems.
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LISTEN: How to get off the Eskom grid
The Money Show’s Bruce Whitfield interviews Grahame Cruickshanks of the Green Building Council South Africa (GBCSA).
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As Eskom struggles to keep lights on, NC solar power plant comes online
As the country deals with a fresh round of load shedding, a Northern Cape solar plant has come online to power nearly 180,000 homes.
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This is the world's first fully solar-powered airport
Cochin International became the world’s first solar-powered airport in 2015 when it transformed a patch of land previously reserved for cargo handling into a solar plant.
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[WATCH] CPUT unveils Solar Flyer solar-powered car
The car was designed as part of the Sasol Solar Car Challenge 2018 which sees teams from across the world design and build solar-powered vehicles to race from Pretoria to Cape Town.
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Solar power sector awaits clarity on govt's energy plan
The country's solar energy sector says the delays in updating the integrated energy plan is retarding development of the industry and denying South Africans cheaper electricity options.
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[WATCH] Solar farm on a coal mine
A solar energy farm the size of 160 football fields is part of China's push to develop clean energy.
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China just switched on the world's largest floating solar power plant
It wasn’t too long ago that China had a reputation as a coal-guzzling, smog-blanketed polluter.
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Dutch team wins solar-powered car race
Eleven solar powered cars competed the biennial race from Pretoria to Cape Town.
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ELIDZ reveals renewable energy projects for Buffalo City
The East London Industrial Development Zone plans to generate and sell electricity sustainably.
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Northern Cape solar project uplifts local community
The Jasper & Lesidi solar energy plants have spent an estimated R24m on community upliftment.
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Renewable energy initiative powering nearly 200k homes in SA
US-based company SolarReserve runs 3 solar plant projects in the Northern Cape and in the Free State.
