Compton Saunders in conversation with ESI Africa 2 of 4
In this next segment, prioritising local manufacturing for renewable energy components in discussed in greater detail.
Category: <span>Blog Feed – South Africa</span>
Compton Saunders in conversation with ESI Africa 1 of 4
Nordex Energy South Africa Managing Director, Compton Saunders in conversation with ESI Africa at the 2023 Windaba Conference & Exhibition in Cape Town. In this first segment, Saunders addresses the question: As an OEM what does localization mean to you and what does it entail?
WIND GRABS MORE PROVINCES AS DEMAND GROWS
The South African Wind sector is following a natural evolution, demonstrating the same trajectory and adjustments as its global market counterparts, with a shift from resource-rich areas to regions attractive for their ideal transmission connections. This is further underpinned by a downward pricing curve for the cost of energy, more powerful and bigger turbine generators […]
WOMAN LED WIND TURBINE TEAM ADVOCATES FOR IMPROVED GENDER REPRESENTATION
In an industry that wields just 14% women representation, Babalwa Kekana, demonstrates that the narrative can be challenged. Leading a team of 81, which comprises circa 80% men and 20% women, Kekana is the Head of Services for Nordex Energy South Africa, which undertakes the operations and maintenance function for nine wind farms. The majority […]
NORDEX ENERGY SOUTH AFRICA GEARED FOR PROJECTED GROWTH IN NEW WIND PROVINCES
With the release of the South African Renewable Energy Grid Survey in June this year, it is clear that the future of wind power production will be outside of the country’s windy provinces. The market intelligence clearly indicates that by 2027 and beyond, new wind power generation projects will become concentrated in grid-rich areas, with […]
SKILLED POOL OF TALENT NEEDED TO DELIVER RENEWABLES AND UNLOCK ECONOMIC BENEFITS
Cape Town, South Africa, August 2023 As the demand for new power generation grows, so does the demand for qualified and skilled talent in the country’s renewable energy sector, and like its international counterparts, it needs a rising pool of qualified candidates to draw from. South Africa’s shortfall has been exacerbated by the sector’s seven […]
<strong>NORDEX GROUP AIMS TO PROVIDE FULLY RECYCLABLE WIND TURBINE BLADES BY 2032</strong>
Ahead of the imminent release of the Nordex Group’s 2022 Sustainability Report, it has been announced that the company is now participating as one of the eighteen partners, in a sustainability project, funded by the European Union, to drive the recycling of high-value rotor blade materials from wind turbine blades. Currently, 85% – 95% of […]
EXECUTIVE TEAM TACKLE WIND TURBINE HEIGHTS TO BUILD AND DEMONSTRATE LEADERSHIP
Nordex Energy South Africa’s executive team recently completed the Global Wind Organisation’s Basic Safety Training (BST) course to further develop its learning culture for enhanced safety and operational performance. This type of training may be commonplace in the wind sector, but definitely not for executives who rarely have the opportunity to enter a wind turbine […]
EDUCATION TRUST ASSISTS YOUNG SOUTH AFRICANS TO ACCESS THE ECONOMY
The Nordex Education Trust, which has been operating for almost a decade, continues to award bursaries to students, across the green energy landscape, with a particular focus on engineering or related disciplines. Most recently, this Trust has appointed two trustees to further strengthen its resolve to drive education within the beneficiary communities where Nordex Energy […]
EASTERN CAPE GOVERNMENT DELEGATION EXPLORES RENEWABLES
A delegation from the Eastern Cape Provincial Government, recently visited a wind turbine manufacturing facility in Germany to explore potential investment, especially focused on component manufacturing and assembling within this area of the country. The province is expected to house thousands of megawatts of renewable energy projects in the foreseeable future, which will attract sizable […]