Tag: solar
Solar streetlighting for Postmasburg
BEKA Schréder is proud to have supplied the LED solar streetlighting solution for Postmasburg in the Northern Cape Province, South Africa.
BEKA Schréder’s South-African designed...
How to get started with solar: a step-by-step guide
By Christiaan Hattingh, Managing Director of energy solutions provider, AWPower
With South Africa experiencing its worst year of loadshedding to date, we’re seeing a surge in demand...
Understanding alternative power sources
ACCORDING to Gregor Kuepper, Managing Director of SOLARWORLD Africa, there has been a marked uptake in renewable energy solutions following the recent bout of...
Eskom and SARETEC collaborate
ESKOM and the South African Renewable Energy Technology Centre (SARETEC) have signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to formalise the collaboration to develop renewable...
TNPA issues RFI for a potential renewable energy project
TRANSNET National Ports Authority (TNPA) has announced a Request for Information (RFI), calling on private sector participants to submit project proposals for the introduction...
The biggest obstacle to sustainability is wishful thinking
By Stefano Marani – CEO: Renergen
I believe in a simple premise: our current way of life is not sustainable. Because I believe that if...
PPE leader goes solar
PIENAAR Brothers (Pty) Ltd - a national leader in PPE for over 60 years recently made the decision to go off the grid and...
The dual advantage of investing in energy-efficient technology
BLOOMBERG Green puts South Africa as 12th in the world when it comes to the emission of greenhouse gases, with 65% of the country’s emissions being...
Measurement Technology for Sun-Tracking Systems
In solar-thermal power plants, sensors are used for precise measurement of angle and position to enable the system to capture the maximum amount of...
Ready to go off-grid? Here are 6 solar questions answered
South Africa's first round of load shedding for 2022 is here and with Eskom's continuous woes, the national power grid is likely to be...