EnergyTrend

APRIL 28, 2024

South Africa's Hybrid Power Projects and 1.14GWh Energy Storage Capacity: Exploring Opportunities in the Market Accordingtothereport,Scatec,aNorwegianrenewableenergycompany,hasunveiledtheKenhardtsolarfarmintheNorthernCape,boastingacapacityof540MW.Thisproject,fea.

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Impact Alpha

APRIL 22, 2024

South Africa is in the midst of a critical, years-long power crisis. The post IFC writes a $300 million check to Standard Bank for low-income housing and renewable energy in South Africa appeared first on ImpactAlpha. The country also needs nearly four million new units of low-income.

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Impact Alpha

JANUARY 3, 2024

ImpactAlpha, January 3 — AXIAN Energy has secured a $30 million debt investment from the Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund, a $1 billion investment. The post AXIAN Energy secures $30 million from EAIF for renewable energy in Africa appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Solar Industry

APRIL 24, 2024

GameChange Solar has been selected to supply its Genius Tracker solar trackers for four new solar projects totalling approximately 500 MW in Southern Africa. The company has also announced a training and service center for its Genius Tracker products in South Africa.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

JANUARY 15, 2024

Geothermal Africa is proud to launch a Geothermal Talk series with the first session “Geothermal Potential of Africa: The Great Promise and Current Status.”

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EnergyTrend

APRIL 7, 2024

South Africa has initiated the third bid window for battery energy storage projects. TheDepartmentofMineralResourcesandEnergyhasofficiallylaunchedthethirdbidwindowfortheBatteryEnergyStorageIndependentPowerProducerProcurementProgramme(B.

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Energy Central

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Renewable Hydrogen Economy Outlook | Africa Hydrogen presents an opportunity for Africa to not only decarbonise its own energy use and enable clean energy access for all, but also to export renewable energy.

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TechXplore

DECEMBER 6, 2023

South Africa's experience in piloting a new type of climate finance vehicle can inform debates about how to fund a just transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy.

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POWER Magazine

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

An official with South Africa’s government said the country will accelerate its development of natural gas-fired power generation as energy shortages continue to be a challenge for the nation’s economy. […] The post South Africa Will Add 3 GW of Gas-Fired Generation appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Renewable Energy World

OCTOBER 5, 2021

million) in investment to accelerate the deployment of renewable energy across Africa. The capital will be invested through the African Development Bank’s Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) to unlock private sector participation in funding the region’s transition to low-carbon energy resources.

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TechXplore

JANUARY 16, 2024

A joint study by the University of Tübingen, the Senckenberg Society for Nature Research, the University of Osnabrück and the University of Rwanda has found that 80% of the energy required in Africa could come from renewable sources by 2040—if the capacity of existing power plants were fully utilized and all the plants currently on the drawing-board (..)

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 30, 2022

Africa’s abundant solar and wind energy could make it a global hub for producing low-carbon hydrogen, the IEA says, but its residents still face access challenges.

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TechXplore

MARCH 31, 2024

South Africa's economy has been hard hit by 15 years of loadshedding (rolling blackouts). On the other hand, South Africa has committed, under the Paris Agreement, to transition to low-carbon energy generation technologies by 2050.

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Energy Central

MARCH 26, 2024

Africa Hydrogen Opportunity Africa enjoys world-class renewable resources, with capacity factors up to 69% for wind power and 25% for solar power, as well as excellent geothermal and hydro resources, coupled with abundant land area.

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Impact Alpha

OCTOBER 11, 2023

The post The Brief: Rethinking water, on-site solar in South Africa, German energy efficiency, overcoming antibiotic resistance, pricing climate risk appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Greetings, Agents of Impact! Many thanks to the hundreds of you who came out for yesterday’s State of the Field call. We’ll post.

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The Guardian: Energy

JANUARY 2, 2024

Now he is set to expand tenfold across sub-Saharan Africa In the next four years, British entrepreneur Mansoor Hamayun expects to connect 36 million people to an electricity source, many for the first time. It is an ambition that would see his clean energy company, Bboxx, expand its reach tenfold across sub-Saharan Africa.

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FuelCellsWorks

OCTOBER 18, 2023

South Africa’s journey towards renewable energy solutions has been jolted into fast-forward, thanks to Phelan Green Energy’s audacious ZAR 47 billion (around USD 2.5 billion or EUR 2.37 billion) investment.

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Global Renewable News

APRIL 10, 2024

The objective of the Free State farm is to furnish renewable energy to Africa Data Centres sites, commencing with its cutting-edge, carrier-neutral data centre in Cape Town, the CPT1 facilityAfric.

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 28, 2022

Energy Web and ENGIE Energy Access are launching ‘Crowdfund for Solar’ to fund clean energy projects in sub-Saharan Africa. ENGIE Energy Access is a leading provider of solar and mini-grid solutions in Africa, with delivery of renewable energy to 7 million people across nine countries to date.

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Smart Energy International

MAY 5, 2022

Enlit Africa – formerly known as African Utility Week and POWERGEN Africa – returns from the 7th to the 9th of June, 2022. The highlights will focus on the changing energy sector, the energy transition and the technology bringing light to millions across Africa.

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PV Tech

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Norwegian independent power producer Scatec has powered a 540MW solar-plus-storage project in South Africa.

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PV Tech

DECEMBER 18, 2023

TotalEnergies has started construction on a solar-plus-storage project in South Africa, with a power generation capacity of 216MW.

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Energy Storage News

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

EDF Renewables has reached financial and commercial close on two virtually-coupled hybrid projects in South Africa, combining wind and solar with a combined 75MW of battery storage.

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POWER Magazine

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Brookfield Asset Management announced the launch of Deriva Energy, the new name for Duke Energy’s former unregulated commercial renewables business that Brookfield acquired earlier this year.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

MARCH 15, 2024

Registration is open for a webinar on “Geothermal and Sustainable Development in Africa: Beyond the Rift.” The speaker for the upcoming webinar will be Helen Robinson, Regional Manager for Africa of the International Geothermal Association (IGA).

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The Guardian: Energy

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Rather than racing to extract natural gas, those who caused the climate crisis should help Africa harness its wind and sun Vanessa Nakate is a Unicef goodwill ambassador and youth climate activist It’s official: we’re about to reach peak fossil fuels. Continue reading.

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Energy Central

MAY 5, 2023

Africa can become a major renewable energy and hydrogen player and, pipelines permitting a hydrogen energy exporter. On the 25th of May, launching the second event in Paris, with relevant speakers from Africa and Europe sharing guidelines and insights to promote green hydrogen in.

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Energy Storage News

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Norway-based IPP Scatec has won preferred bidder status for a 103MW/412MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) project in South Africa, part of a 513MW tender.

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Energy Storage News

JANUARY 5, 2024

A consortium including Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) and utility EDF has won preferred bidder status for three battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in South Africa.

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Energy Central

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Africa and The European Hydrogen Backbone The European Hydrogen Backbone will provide a likely Hydrogen Grid but extends far beyond her borders as this MENA focussed scenario mapping highlights. Hydrogen Africa

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ThinkGeoEnergy

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The International Geothermal Association (IGA) has announced the appointment of Helen Robinson as the Regional Manager for Africa in what is considered a milestone in the IGA’s commitment to fostering geothermal energy in Africa. Helen can be reached via helen@geothermal-energy.org.

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Energy Central

MARCH 30, 2023

HYDROGEN AFRICA FORUM IN PARIS HYDROGEN AFRICA FORUM IN PARIS 2023 Looking forwards to this. Hydrogen-Africa is keeping the community up to date as Geopolitical Developments in Africa gather place; Perhaps for the first time -as it becomes a major renewable energy and hydrogen player with pipelines permitting hydrogen energy exports.

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Impact Alpha

APRIL 4, 2023

ImpactAlpha, April 4 — Johannesburg-based independent power producer Decentral Energy Managers has raised $12.1 The post Decentral Energy Managers scores $12.1 million for clean energy in South Africa appeared first on ImpactAlpha. million of equity from Flyt Property Investments and Anuva.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Amplats) to develop infrastructure in South Africa that will encourage the production and use of hydrogen cars in the country. Transitioning to lower carbon energy sources will be a challenge for South Africa. The government estimates that about 172,000 people work in South Africa’s platinum sector.

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Energy Central

MARCH 23, 2023

Halliburton and Honeywell in advanced talks to develop oil fields and refineries in Libya; Eni importing more oil and gas from Algeria “North Africa’s massive oil-and-gas reserves and its proximity to Europe make it an attractive alternative energy supplier to Russia.

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Global Renewable News

JANUARY 25, 2024

Highlights License executed with GESSOL (Pty), a South Africa-based consortium including WBHO, one of the largest listed EPC companies in Southern Africa (JSE: WBO), iX Engineers and Sizana.

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Global Renewable News

MARCH 25, 2024

The four-day event held in partnership with the Kenyan government brought together national and regional policy makers to discuss how energy efficiency can accelerate Africa's clean energy effor.

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