South African Wind Energy - ( Gentlemen Start Your Wind Turbines ? ) ------------------------------------- South African 123MW Wind Energy Facility has reached commercial operations ? ------------------------------------------ The 123MW Wind Energy Facility connects into South Africa’s national grid ? ------------------------------------------- https://nextbillion.net/news/south-...-energy-project-reaches-commercial-operation/
Robert Skjodt , 123MW Wind Energy Facility Update...29th May 2021 ----------------------------------- 123MW Wind Energy Facility capital cost, R6.5bn ($449.6m) ? --------------------------------------- Facility consists of 48 Wind Energy Turbines ? ----------------------------------------- Construction commenced two years ago and provided jobs to about 500 workers ? ----------------------------------------- “We are committed to investing in areas that have a long-term sustainable impact,” says Robert Skjodt. ---------------------------------------
Wind turbines installed in shallow waters could meet 14,9% of national electricity demand ? -------------------------------------------------- South Africa has an annual offshore wind energy production potential of 44,52 terawatt-hours of electricity if wind turbines were to be installed in shallow waters ? ---------------------------------------------------- Calculations show that 44,52 TWh could theoretically meet 14,9% of national electricity demand ? -------------------------------------- South Africa’s annual electricity consumption is slightly less than 300 TWh ---------------------------------------- https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=8055
Gentlemen Start Your Wind Turbines ? ( UPDATE ) ---------------------------------------- William Price fires up 140MW Wind Farm in South Africa ? ----------------------------------------- South African 140MW onshore wind farm has reached commercial operations ? --------------------------------------- The now completed Oyster Bay Wind Farm will generate over 568 gigawatt-hours of electricity a year and prevent 590,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide from being emitted into the atmosphere ? --------------------------------------- Commitment to sustainability is demonstrated by ability to boost local development through job creation ? ( William Price, Country Manager ) -------------------------------------- https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/a...in-south-africa-rises-above-800-mw-2021-07-21 ------------------------------------------------- https://renews.biz/71156/enel-fires-up-140mw-oyster-bay-in-south-africa/
Chris Antonopoulos fires up his 110MW Wind Farm in the Western Cape Province of South Africa ? ------------------------------------------------------------------ The Wind Farm has 48 turbines generating approximately 360 GWh of energy ? ------------------------------------------------------------------ Antonopoulos said that the facility will eliminate approximately 410,000 tons of CO2 emissions annually compared to traditional fossil-fuel power-plants ? ------------------------------------------------------------------ South Africa is more than One Million Square Kilometres in size. ( 1,219,090 sq km ) ? (About Twenty Nine times the size of Switzerland, 41,277 sq km ) ? ------------------------------------------------------------------- https://businesstech.co.za/news/ene...-farm-that-just-launched-in-the-western-cape/ --------------------------------------------------------------------
( Picture of One of the Turbines on the Wind Farm ) Chris Antonopoulos fires up his 110MW Wind Farm in the Western Cape Province of South Africa ? The Wind Farm has 48 Turbines generating approximately 360 GWh of energy ?
South African wind farm, officially launched on Saturday, 21 May 2022 ? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dr. Kilian Hagemann fires up his 147MW farm in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa ? ----------------------------------------------------------------------- The Wind Farm has 48 turbines, enough to satisfy the needs of about 49,200 homes ? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Roggeveld wind farm is a great example of private sector investments that yields substantial benefits for the South African electricity consumer in South Africa ( Dr. Kilian Hagemann ) ? ------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Northern Cape province covers an area of 372 889km² ( About Nine times the size of Switzerland, 41,277 sq km ) ? -------------------------------------------------------------------------