Energy, Poverty & Development

Blog of the Energy, Poverty and Development research team, Energy Research Centre at the University of Cape Town in South Africa.

Holle Wlokas attended the World Wind Energy Association‘s Congress in Bonn a few month back. The motto of the congress was wind power-community power. A group of researchers and practitioners attending the … Continue reading

October 5, 2012 · Leave a comment

ERC Seminar on Research on RE IPPPP

We invited to this seminar to share some of the thinking and research the ERC has been and still is doing around the RE IPPPP. Our researchers are engaged with different … Continue reading

August 20, 2012 · Leave a comment

EPD published MEMO on Community Development through RE IPPPP

Challenges and opportunities to maximise the sustainable development potential for local communities in South Africa’s Renewable Energy Procurement Programme Purpose This memo informs about challenges and opportunities related to the … Continue reading

August 20, 2012 · Leave a comment

Community Power at the World Wind Congress in Bonn

Citizen owned and organised renewable energy projects are presented, discussed and analysed at the World Wind Congress in Bonn, Germany from the 3.-5. July 2012. The conference is attended by … Continue reading

August 1, 2012 · Leave a comment

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