Understanding and managing residential solar rooftop photovoltaic systems Photo Credit: Scott Ramsay As the utilities responsible for distributing 40% of electricity in South Africa, municipalities are at the centre of a rapidly changing electricity environment. Historically this was a linear system: municipalities bought electricity from Eskom
Renewable energy for industrial processes and municipal services Photo Credit: Klein & Hubert Background Despite having some of the highest levels of solar radiation in the world, South Africa has relatively few solar thermal installations. South Africa's 1 055 MWth of installations are
Low-carbon passenger transport solutions Photo Credit: DIGR Background The project aims to demonstrate solutions that have high impact for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, or carbon emissions, from passenger transport, so that they can be further rolled out by target individuals and organisations, thereby
Open Streets Photo Credit: Lisa Burnell, Cape Town Partnership Background The Open Streets initiative is a citizen-driven initiative working to change how we use, perceive and experience streets. It works to challenge the paradigm of urban mobility by carrying out campaigns, temporary
Renewable energy for our cities and towns Photo Credit: Sarah Leen Background The threat and reality of load shedding in South Africa has led to increased investment by the residential and industrial private sector into renewable energy (RE) generation. In principle, metros and
