Emira’s Knightsbridge Block A receives net-zero, energy performance certifications

JSE-listed property company Emira Property Fund has received an Energy Performance Certification (EPC) for one of its buildings – Block A in the Knightsbridge office park, in Bryanston. Knightsbridge Block A is the first of 54 mandated commercial buildings in the Emira portfolio the company plans to obtain EPCs for.
/by

Global report forecasts 5.4 GW of new wind additions in South Africa to 2026

The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) is forecasting that South Africa will add 5.4 GW of new wind capacity over the coming five years to the end of 2026, even though procurement delays will lead to lower levels of deployment in 2022 when compared with 2021. GWEC’s ‘Global Wind Report 2022’ notes that South Africa remains the largest wind market in sub-Saharan Africa, with about 3.1 GW of capacity already connected to the grid.
/by

Consistency in policy is key for industrialising renewables – SAWEA

The South African Wind Energy Association (SAWEA) and its sector stakeholders have reiterated that the industrialisation of the renewable energy sector holds enormous potential across the value chain, including economic power and societal benefits. The association, in a media release issued on April 4, stressed the importance of managing the industrialisation of the renewables sector responsibly, by ensuring components were localised on the basis of their competitiveness and value-add.
/by

UK signals major new nuclear energy programme

In an interview with the London Daily Telegraph newspaper, UK Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Secretary (Cabinet Minister) Kwasi Kwarteng has confirmed that the country would launch a major new nuclear energy thrust in the near future. Although the details would only be revealed with the release of the country’s new Energy Security Strategy (expected on Thursday), he did outline some of its aspects. “There is a realisation across Government that we could do more on nuclear,” he told the newspaper’s Sunday political editor Edward Malnick. “With energy, you’re thinking maybe 30, even 40 years [ahead]. If we fast forward to 2050, there is a world where we have six or seven [nuclear power plant] sites in the UK. That isn’t going to happen in the next two years, but it’s definitely something that we can aspire to.”
/by