Early last year, I taught my first course on Environmental Finance at the University of Stellenbosch Business School (USB). The course focused on sustainable energy solutions and the financing thereof…
I recently participated in an interview with Ken Fullerton about sustainability and empowering the next generation of clean energy professionals. Thanks again to him and the team at Sense &…
South Africa's Covid-19 lockdown began in March of this year & led to a decrease in demand of ~9GW and economic activity as many businesses closed. Prior to the coronavirus…
I recently participated in an interview with Ken Fullerton from ARTD Consultants in Sydney, Australia about sustainability and the clean energy transition in South Africa. The interview was originally published…
Note: Graph builds on data provided in the IRP 2019. Assumes constant availability factor from 2018-2030 by resource and 3 GW of new distributed generation installed by 2022. South Africa’s…
The discussions at the Africa Utility Week and POWERGEN Africa (AUW) conference in Cape Town last month highlighted the need for the local energy industry to step-up its rhetoric on the…
In a recent article by PV Magazine, Chris Ahlfeldt argues that potential solar import tariffs on solar PV modules being considered by South African government would have a net negative…
As a follow-on to a previous article we published for impact investors looking to invest in renewable energy projects, we also wanted to provide guidance specifically for developers looking to…
In a recent interview with Irish Tech News, I provided some thoughts on how impact investing and cryptocurrency enabled by blockchain can accelerate the clean energy transition. There is a…
To help investors look beyond returns and unpack feasibility and potential impact of a renewable energy project, we put together some common lessons learned below on impact investing using our…