Impact InvestingInsightSustainability Financing Climate Change Adaptation: The Emergence of Municipal Green Bonds in South Africa Article written by Petrus van Niekerk with support from his teacher Chris Ahlfeldt as part of the…External AuthorJanuary 12, 2022
InsightRenewable EnergySolar Energy Off-Grid Energy Solutions Can Transform Africa Article written by Siyabonga Mazibuko with support from his teacher Chris Ahlfeldt as part of…External AuthorOctober 27, 2021
InsightRenewable EnergySolar Energy 10 Exciting Technologies to Watch in the Renewable Energy Industry Article Written by Evan Fleischer (intern for Blue Horizon ECS) with support from Chris Ahlfeldt.…External AuthorMay 5, 2021
Impact InvestingInsightSustainability Teaching Environmental Finance in South Africa Early last year, I taught my first course on Environmental Finance at the University of…Chris AhlfeldtJanuary 19, 2021
InsightRenewable Energy Renewable Energy Has Bright Future, but Coal is Still King in South Africa Note: Graph builds on data provided in the IRP 2019. Assumes constant availability factor from…Chris AhlfeldtOctober 23, 2019
InsightRenewable Energy Green Businesses on the Rise at African Utility Conference The discussions at the Africa Utility Week and POWERGEN Africa (AUW) conference in Cape Town last…Chris AhlfeldtJune 7, 2019
Impact InvestingInsightRenewable Energy How Developers Can Unlock Financing from Impact Investors As a follow-on to a previous article we published for impact investors looking to invest…Chris AhlfeldtMay 9, 2019
Impact InvestingInsightRenewable Energy 8 Lessons on Impact Investing in Renewable Energy To help investors look beyond returns and unpack feasibility and potential impact of a renewable…Chris AhlfeldtApril 12, 2019
Insight Solutions for the Eskom Energy Crisis Eskom Energy Crisis & Failing Coal Plants The Eskom energy crisis continues with regular rolling…Chris AhlfeldtMarch 25, 2019
InsightRenewable Energy Draft Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) highlights large role of wind, gas, and solar PV by 2030 The Draft IRP published this week provides welcomed insight into South African government’s plans for…Chris AhlfeldtAugust 31, 2018