Green Energy Archives - Page 6 of 8

6Nov

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Serving up a POWER-GEN-sized slice of colossal Kusile

As part of the inaugural POWER-GEN Africa, taking place at the Sandton Convention Centre from 6-8 November, an intrepid group of delegates had a unique opportunity to visit Kusile, which once operational will be the fourth largest coal-fired power installation in the world. By its scheduled 2018 completion date the station, located in Mpumalanga province, will have a total capacity of 4800 MW. The first of its six 800 MW units is due to commence operations in 2014. Under development by South African state-owned utility Eskom, Kusile is the country’s most technologically advanced coal plant and will be the first to feature flue gas desulphurisation (FGD), a key environmental objective for Eskom. A base-load facility, Kusile forms part of Eskom’s plan to increase...

6Nov

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Energy, Green Energy, Kenya News

Joju Solar aid electrification of hospital in Kenya

Joju Solar have assisted in the installation of a 2.2 kW off grid solar PV system on a remote village clinic in Kenya, in association with the Sindicatum Climate Change Foundation The project has enabled the remote clinic, which is off the electricity grid, to be fitted with a solar/battery system to supply power to the clinic for the first time. The generated power is used to run energy efficient lighting and ceiling fans in the wards. And importantly, the project also provides a super insulated fridge for the storage of vaccines and medicines. The project has generated considerable interest locally, in particular from the Ministry of Health who met with Hope for Konya and other local partners to discuss the possibility of placing doctors permanently at the clinic instead of...

5Nov

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Energy, Green Energy

Qatar breaks ground on solar stadium

The tender for the first solar-powered World Cup 2022 stadium has been issued and the winners will be announced in November or December, the Qatar 2022 Supreme Committee has said. Construction should follow soon thereafter and if all goes according to plan, Al Wakrah stadium will be complete as soon as 2015. “The stadium will be developed in conjunction with Qatar Foundation at Education City,” and an additional five of the 12 planned stadia are in either planning or tender stages. Qatar is taking their world cup planning very seriously, as they hope to create a cultural, economic and social legacy, although this will depend a great deal on how well they treat their foreign workers during the process. “Our aim is to ensure that the event contributes to achieving the targets set...

3Nov

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Energy, Green Energy

Solar Engineering & Manufacturing Association holds outstanding meeting on Supply and Demand Forecasts for Solar

SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov., 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Solar Engineering & Manufacturing Association (SEMA) held an informative solar forecast meeting hosted by Stion Corporation, a leading manufacturer of high efficiency thin film solar panels on October 30. The keynote was given by Paula Mints of SPV Market Research on the state of the North American Photovoltaic Industry. While the manufacturing infrastructure has been faced with significant challenges and price erosion, installation of photovoltaic generation capacity in North America continues to grow with CAGR of over 60% from 2006 – 2011. 2011 saw an increase of 781Mw of installed photovoltaic power generation. Matt Holzmann, president of SEMA stated "With the many challenges facing us, this information was invaluable ...

30Oct

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African News, Energy, Green Energy

Standard Bank Group ranked South Africa’s greenest company

Standard Bank Group has been ranked South Africa's "greenest" company in the 2012 Newsweek Green Rankings. Standard Bank Group was ranked 21st globally in the Financial Sector category and 64th overall. Other South African companies included in the rankings were MTN, Bidvest and Sasol. Newsweek, an international weekly news magazine, publishes the Green Rankings annually, focusing on the largest publicly traded companies in America (US 500 list) and worldwide (Global 500 list). Each list consists of the largest 500 companies by revenue, market capitalisation, and number of employees, as at 30 June 2012. To produce the 2012 Green Rankings, Newsweek collaborated with leading environmental research providers, Trucost and Sustainalytics, to assess each company's environmental fo...

26Oct

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Energy, Green Energy, Zimbabwe News

Zimbabwe to establish new power projects by 2013

by Wallace Mawire Zimbabwe's Ministry of Energy and Power Development has announced new projects to be implemented in 2013 to boost power capacity. Minister Elton Mangoma told delegates at the second edition of the ZimBuild2012 infrastructure financing summit of the proposed initiatives. He said that his ministry has achieved in coming up with a legal and institutional framework to improve generation capacity. "The establishment of an independent regulator, the Zimbabwe Electricity Regulatory Authority (ZERA) is to facilitate a cost reflective tariff policy which is in line with SADC dictates," Mangoma said. He told delegates that Zimbabwe is to establish a 100MW solar power plant in Gwanda. He said negotiations were at an advanced stage and they expect to establish the pla...

23Oct

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Energy, Green Energy

Global Solar Backsheet Market Revenues to Reach an Estimated $1.4 Billion by 2020; Energy Harvesting to Touch $3.1 Billion in 2017

FARMINGTON, Conn., Oct., 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- The global solar backsheet market is growing at a fast pace, supported by strong growth in the solar PV industry in many countries, such as Germany, Italy, China and the US. Global solar PV backsheet market revenues increased from an estimated $596.5m in 2008 to $1.6 billion in 2011, at a CAGR of 38.8%. Industry forecasts expect global backsheet market revenues to reach an estimated $1.4 billion by 2020. The growth momentum of the global solar PV backsheet market parallels the expanding field of energy harvesting with its limitless number of applications and market opportunities, particularly in solar and photovoltaic energy sources. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121022/CG97483) Five new significant market resea...

23Oct

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Energy, Green Energy, Republic of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)

Construction to commence to expand Globeleq’s Cote d’Ivoire plant

LONDON, Oct., 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Globeleq Generation Limited (Globeleq), the emerging markets power company, announces the signature of financing for the 139 MW expansion of its existing 288 MW Azito gas-to-power plant near Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20040611/DAF004LOGO ) Construction is expected to commence shortly, and to be completed in just over two years. The project was financed on a limited recourse basis with 80% of the funding provided by lenders including the International Finance Corporation, European development finance institutions led by Proparco and BOAD, the West African development bank. The majority of the equity funds will be contributed by Globeleq and the remainder by its partner in the project, IPS (West Africa), a co...

23Oct

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Energy, Green Energy, Uganda News

Kirchner Solar Group and develoPPP.de launch large electrification project in Uganda

Modular solar generator solargenset empowers sustainable, green and affordable power supply for rural areas Alheim-Heinebach, October 2012 – Kirchner Solar Group, an international manufacturer, project developer and vendor of solar solutions, implements a large solar power supply project in Uganda, East Africa. The project is supported by means of a development partnership in the context of the develoPPP.de program, run by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH (German Agency for International Cooperation) on behalf of the Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (Federal Department for Economic Collaboration and Development). The project’s objective is to give Uganda’s rural population access to climate and health-friend...

22Oct

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Energy, Green Energy, South Africa News

POWER-GEN Africa 2012 confirms further Keynote Speaker

Energy Conference & Exhibition focused on sub-Saharan Africa to provide Global Technology for Local Solutions 6-8 November 2012, Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, RSA With under three weeks to go before the inaugural POWER-GEN Africa, it has been announced that the event has secured the participation of Engr. Reynolds Bekinbo Dagogo-Jack, Chairman of the Board of the Presidential Task Force on Power (PTFP) of Nigeria, to deliver an Opening Keynote address at the joint opening of POWER-GEN Africa and the co-located Renewable Energy World Africa on 6 November 2012. Engr. Reynolds Bekinbo Dagogo-Jack is the recently appointed Chairman of the Board of the Presidential Task Force on Power (PTFP), and a member of the Presidential Action Committee on Power (PACP). Prio...