While energy systems around the world are facing significant challenges from the impact of extreme weather to system strain during peak periods, Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) are emerging as a…
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Article written by Petrus van Niekerk with support from his teacher Chris Ahlfeldt as part of the Environmental Finance Course with the University of Stellenbosch Business School. Many municipalities in South Africa are…
Article written by Ijeoma Ozulumba Doris with support from her teacher Chris Ahlfeldt as part of the Environmental Finance Course with the University of Stellenbosch Business School. The Need for Green Finance in…
Article written by Siyabonga Mazibuko with support from his teacher Chris Ahlfeldt as part of the Environmental Finance Course with the University of Stellenbosch Business School. Africa’s need for clean,…
South Africa’s Round 5 of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Program (REIPPPP) is currently underway as over 100 projects were submitted for 1GW of solar PV and 1.6…
Article Written by Evan Fleischer (intern for Blue Horizon ECS) with support from Chris Ahlfeldt. Renewable energy is a pressing and pertinent topic the modern world is grappling with in…
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…