Eskom to plan future grid for renewable energy connections
THE next big priority for Eskom will be planning its future transmission grid to ensure that it is able to connect increasingly widespread sources of power generation, senior GM Andrew Etzinger said on Tuesday.
He urged interested parties to attend the utility’s open Transmission Development Plan Forum on Friday where they will have an opportunity to give input into SA’s future transmission plans.
Eskom move may interrupt S Africa’s renewables programme – report
October 12 (SeeNews) – Liquidity problems are forcing South African utility Eskom to cease issuing further budget quotes until March 31, 2018, thus putting at risk over 2.2 GW of renewable energy projects, Moneyweb said Friday.
Budget quotes, which are crucial for the financial close of a project.
UP power regulator advocates mandatory cogeneration for sugar mills
Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) has advocated the idea of making energy co-generation mandatory for all upcoming sugar mills.
Speaking as chief guest at a programme organised by North Indian Sugarcane and Sugar Technologists’ Association (NISSTA) here yesterday, UPERC chairman Desh Deepak Verma laid stress to encourage generation of bagasse-based green energy generation by mills. Bagasse is a sugar byproduct and is commonly used as fuel to produce thermal energy.
Doosan announces ambitious fuel cell project in South Korea
A new residential complex in Busan, South Korea’s second city, is to be power with on-site combined heat and power fuel cells. Under the terms of a new deal between Samsung C&T Corp., based in Seoul, Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) and DoBusanosan Fuel Cell, Doosan will manufacture and ship 70 fuel cells that will produce 30.8 MW.
The fuel cell systems will be used to heat and power as many as 71,500 Korean homes. Samsung will serve as the engineering, procurement and construction contractor while KHNP and Busan will share ownership of the fuel cells.
Competitive heat can fire up EU industry growth
MEPs attending an exclusive dinner in the European Parliament on Wednesday will hear from industry how cogeneration is crucial to providing local, affordable heat supplies to industrial sites across Europe.
With intermittent renewable energy sources set to feature more strongly in the EU’s energy mix, MEPs will hear how combined heat and power (CHP) technologies support the energy transition by delivering on-site energy supplies.
SA’s first electricity-powered public transport to hit Cape Town
In the near future, 60 000 weekly MyCiTi bus commuters in Cape Town will travel in vehicles that run solely on electricity or biofuel, helping ease the pressure of gas emissions placed on the environment.
This was announced by the City of Cape Town during the African Union of Public Transport (UATP) Workshop on Best Practice in Africa, held in the Mother City last week.
On-site cogen for vodka giant
Plans for the development of a sugar mill and cogeneration plant have been revealed by ABSOLUT Distillers Inc.
According to local press reports, the Pernod Ricard-owned company plans to construct the site in the Philippines with an investment of at least PHP500 million (US$10.8 million).
Bob Geldof And Kofi Annan Promote UK Plan To Give Every Single African Electricity
There are 621 million people in Africa who live without access to electricity. By 2030, the British government wants to reduce that number to zero.
On Thursday, development minister Grant Shapps hosted former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, Bob Geldof, Richard Branson and African leaders in London to launch the Energy Africa initiative.
Casino resort beating the odds through micro grids
Casino resorts or Rancherias in California are staying ahead of possible power outages through the use of micro grids.
Facilities such as the Jackson Rancheria Casino Resort can go off-grid when heat spikes or natural disasters threaten power supplies to the facilities according to a report in the Sacramento Bee.
The paper noted that the recent Butte fire which caused much devastation in the region failed to stop the casino resort from functioning because of a specialized network of generators and electrical equipment that gave the Rancheria temporary energy independence from the regional power grid operated by Pacific Gas and Electric.
