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Tuesday, 30 June 2009 16:10 |
Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, has been announced as the new headquarters of IRENA (the International Renewable Energy Agency). Bonn will become the host of IRENA’s center of technology and innovation and Vienna will host the Agency’s liaison office set up to coordinate interaction with other organisations active in the field of renewable energy.
Ms. Hélène Pelosse who is currently the Deputy Head of Staff in the Private Office of the French Minister for Ecology, Energy, Sustainable Development, and Town and Country Planning in charge of international affairs, has been appointed as head of the agency. Read more about these developments on IRENA's website. |
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Tuesday, 30 June 2009 15:39 |
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The 2009 edition of the Solar Heat Worldwide 2009 Report is available at the link below. The goal of the report is to document the solar thermal capacity previously installed in the important markets worldwide, and to ascertain the contribution of solar plants to the supply of energy and the CO2 emissions avoided as a result of operating these plants.  Solar Heat Worldwide 2009 Report
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Tuesday, 30 June 2009 15:06 |
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That the National Energy Efficiency Strategy has been re-published, due to the reason that the first publication was incomplete. Note that comments must be sent to DME by post or hand delivered to the following addresses for the attention of Nondumiso Nyuswa of the department of Minerals and Energy. National Energy Efficiency Strategy - Re-Published Version, June 2009 (3.19 MB)
The closing date for the comments is 13 July 2009. |
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Thursday, 18 June 2009 23:16 |
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An open letter by the International Renewable Energy Alliance (REN Alliance) to the Founding Members of IRENA has just been circulated. |
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Monday, 15 June 2009 19:12 |
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The Central Energy Fund (CEF) have announced an extension to the deadline for proposals to supply solar water heaters to the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality. The call is for batches of 500 units with an installation potential of 100 000 systems for the Municipality and negates any previous considerations, discussions or assumed commitments that may be prevalent under the previous CEF Sustainability procurement process. Please see further details at CEF's website. |
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Written by Margaret Bennett
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Monday, 08 June 2009 00:00 |
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For more than 15 years now the Sunstove solar cooker has been made locally in Gauteng. The same blow-moulder made the cases, the same dear man put the whole thing together and this same little old lady ran the business.... such as it was. We were selling around 100 Sunstoves a month - not world-shattering but more, I venture to suggest, than any other solar cooker anywhere. |
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Friday, 05 June 2009 00:00 |
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The South African National Treasury has released their tax proposals on energy efficiency for public comment. - A copy of the key elements of a presentation to the NERT on 28 May 2009
Presentation by National Treasury: Energy Efficiency Savings Incentives (271 kB) - Explanatory memorandum on amendments
2009 Taxation Laws Amendment Bill Announcement (34.83 kB) - The energy efficiency clauses in the Taxation Laws Amendment Bill
Taxation Laws Amendment Bill, 2009 (36 kB)
National Treasury would appreciate comments from interested parties on the draft legislation by 26 June 2009. Comments can be forwarded to
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at National Treasury. |
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Wednesday, 03 June 2009 00:00 |
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The economic crisis has hit EU and US clean energy as emerging economy renewable energy investments have riseen 27% to $36 billion. However renewables drew more investment than fossil-fueled energy technologies in 2008. Geothermal saw the fastest growth with wind power topping overall investment and solar posting the largest gains. An executive summary of the Global Trends in Sustainable Energy Investment 2009 Report by UNEP's Sustainable Energy Finance Initiative can be downloaded at the following link: Executive Summary of Global Trends in Sustainable Energy Investment 2009 Report To download the full report, go to the Sustainable Energy Finance Initiative website and register. You can also view a copy of the press release accompanying the report here. |
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Monday, 25 May 2009 00:00 |
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Concentrating solar power (CSP) is about to step out of the shadow of other renewable technologies and establish itself as the third biggest player in the sustainable power generation industry. The third CSP report released jointly by Greenpeace International, the European Solar Thermal Electricity Association and IEA SolarPACES since 2003 can be found at this link. |
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