solar power | Infrastructure news - Part 3

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Another solar project for the Northern Cape

The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have signed a R1.4 billion finance contract to support the development of the !Ka Xu 100 MW concentrated solar power plant in the Northern Cape. ​Once fully...

Fresnel technology on the up in South Africa

The launch of MTN’s Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) plant has highlighted the benefits of Fresnel technology. This uses the sun to reflect heat from 242 mirror panels to ultimately create air conditioning for MTN’s data centre, converting heat into...
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R80m solar PV production facility launched

An R80 million, 120 MW solar PV module production facility has officially been launched in Epping, Cape Town. Jinko Solar, a Chinese company, opened this facility in response to the roll out of the South African Renewable Energy Independent Power...

Mark Pickering on renewable energy

Solar Power is the new age system that supplies clean and renewable energy. This type of power reduces the reliance on traditional power plants. In 2011, the International Energy Agency emphasised that solar energy will have long-term benefits....
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Solar powers first sustainable community dairy

Corporates come together to donate 20kW photovoltaic plant to Camphill Village West Coast. The installation of a 20 kilowatt (kW) thin film solar photovoltaic (PV) plant at Camphill Village in the Western Cape, will make its dairy one of the first...

Solar energy projects underway

Director of Energy Efficiency & Environment at the Department of Energy, Xolile Mabusela, speaks to eNCA on the country’s plan to use more solar power and the department’s solar energy projects. Source: eNCAnews Source URL:...