Red Cap is an innovative South African company that develops renewable energy businesses and projects.
Cape Town
Joined September 2013
- Tweets856
- Following82
- Followers880
- Likes44
We're all about dual land usage that optimises space for renewable energy, with turbines soaring high above everyday farming activities. Only the 30m x 60m area around each turbine remains clear, leaving ample room for dairy farms and crop fields to flourish below.
Red Cap Energy retweeted
SAWEA 2024 AGM: A big congratulations to our newly elected board members! 🏆 🏆 🏆
We are truly honoured to welcome such exceptional individuals to the SAWEA board.
@ameapower @enelgreenpower @redcapenergy
#sawea #leadingwithwind #windenergyreport #windindustry
Red Cap Energy retweeted
President @CyrilRamaphosa today announced that the licensing threshold for embedded generation projects would be lifted to 100 MW. This will unlock significant new investment in the energy sector and reduce the risk of load shedding. #SONA2021 #OperationVulindlela
SA’s wind energy sector welcomes greenlight for 100MW self-generation renewafrica.biz/2021/06/11/s…
Red Cap Energy retweeted
We understand that the DMRE is looking to encourage substantial investment in the energy generation sector, in order to support economic growth and diversify generation sources. @ITWeb
itweb.co.za/content/KzQenvjV…
Red Cap Energy retweeted
#GlobalWindDay The world is not installing wind power at the pace needed to achieve net-zero.
Wind. Are You In? 💨 Find out more here: buff.ly/3grGiui
#WindAreYouIn #InWithWind #WindPower #NetZero @GWECGlobalWind @COP26 @UNFCCC @AlokSharma_RDG @topnigel
Red Cap Energy retweeted
Ah, but hundreds of thousands of jobs could be created if there’s a proactive transition to clean energy, with regular big auctions + deregulation of distributed generation. That requires leadership and an energy ministry out front, not stuck in the past biznews.com/thought-leaders/…
Red Cap Energy retweeted
Solar PV now down to € 1.1 c/kWh. That’s ZAR 22 c/kWh. @Eskom_SA’s average tariff is ZAR 116 c/kWh
The marginal cost of solar is approaching the magical number of 1 euro cent per kilowatt hour!
Latest auction in Portugal pegs the fixed-rate lot at 1.1 cent per kWh (25% less than in 2019).
It still boggles my mind how far we have come. (short thread)
portugal.gov.pt/pt/gc22/comu…
Red Cap Energy retweeted
Every day of delay in implementing South Africa’s IRP electricity plan (and regulatory reform for distributed generation) means another day of @Eskom_SA power cuts
#PowerAlert 1
Eskom to implement Stage 2 loadshedding from 12:00 until 22:00 as power system is severely
constrained
@News24 @SABCNews @NewzroomAfrika @eNCA
Red Cap Energy retweeted
The construction of RE power plants will now officially be allowed during lockdown. Thank you @GwedeMantashe1 @DMR_SA @Energy_ZA buff.ly/3e8m9a3
Wind and solar bodies urge Minister to urgently publish determinations needed to kick-start power procurement engineeringnews.co.za/articl…
SAWEA ANNOUNCES NEW BOARD TO LEAD WIND ENERGY TRANSITION sawea.org.za/sawea-announces…
Red Cap Energy retweeted
Some question whether renewable energy can contribute to reliable electricity - the sun doesn’t always shine, wind doesn’t always blow, right? Well here’s how. An example from the UK over the past 4 days, complemented with gas, meeting full demand. Imagine larger solar here in SA
Red Cap Energy retweeted
Local communities have already benefited from over R1 billion spent by IPPs on education such as upskilling of teachers, extra teachers & classrooms, and 600 bursaries to students from disadvantaged communities. #DidYouKnow
Court blocks coal truckers’ bid to stop green power businesslive.co.za/bd/nation… via @BDliveSA
Decentralised renewable energy producers can help relieve pressure on the grid esi-africa.com/industry-sect…