Friday, December 3, 2010

SA Energy Future: Irp2010 Talks

SA mulls power scenario that excludes nuclear, but moves ahead with 10-GW fleet planning - Engineering News

IRP2010’s plans for renewable capacity ‘ambitious’ – energy economist - Engineering News

IPPs keen to invest but more policy clarity needed - Engineering News

SA energy plan needs more private power – Anglo - Engineering News

Cancun Climate Talks

UN climate talks struggle to overhaul carbon trade - Engineering News

UN climate talks seek to define rich, poor duties - Engineering News

UN urges global switch to low-energy lightbulbs - Engineering News

IRP2010 Process - Did you know?

Check out this interesting article on Urban Sprout.

Extract:
"Over the last year, it has been revealed that Eskom has been supplying electricity to BHP Billiton at rates below cost, which means that South African taxpayers have been subsidising one of the world’s biggest and most profitable mining companies. This contract was concluded at a time when Eskom had so much surplus generation capacity that it was desperately looking for opportunities to sell that surplus."

Prototype Earthship dwelling to be built in Khayelitsha

Find out more here, on Urban Sprout.

Solar association calls for 2 GW of CSP in SA’s 20-year power plan

"The Southern Africa Solar Thermal and Electricity Association (Sastela) has urged the South African government to allocate at least 2 GW of power generation capacity to concentrated solar power (CSP) by 2020, under the second integrated resource plan, or IRP2010." Engineering News

Cancun climate talks get under way, WWF says catch-up plan needed

More here, on Engineering News.

eARTh Big Pictures

Check out the pics of the recently organised 350.org's "eARTh" day. A day on which thousands of people from across the world got together to create 'Art' visible from space/the sky to raise awareness about climate change.


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