A Legacy of Light

The technology that uses light energy from the sun to generate electricity - Solar Electricity -  has been around for approximately 179 years and was originally discovered by a French scientist called Edmond Becquerel somewhere around 1839 or so.  Although the first silicon photovoltaic (PV) cell was already invented by Bell Labs in 1954, it [...]

By |2021-07-20T09:37:42+02:00October 4th, 2018|

Renewable Energy Pilot Projects on Mine-Impacted Land

Project 90 by 2030's #JustEnergyTransition 2018 speaker, Karien Erasmus - Climate Change Advisor to Promethium Carbon - delivers a presentation on "Renewable Energy Projects on Mine-Impacted Land". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhSZjNAVxC4&t=5s Mine land rehabilitation offers an opportunity in combining energy generation, soil restoration and social upliftment. This study focused on integrating Renewable Energy generation, restoration of mine-impacted [...]

By |2021-07-20T10:26:50+02:00July 5th, 2018|

A Just Energy Transition: Roundtable

On 25 April 2018, Project 90 by 2030 hosted the Just Energy Transition Roundtable Discussion in Cape Town.  Facilitated by Megan Euston-Brown, the Speakers were: Dr. Neil Overy, an independent researcher for Project 90, who delivered his presentation on "The Role of Ownership in a Just Energy Transition"; Karien Erasmus, climate-change advisor to Promethium [...]

By |2021-07-29T16:58:23+02:00June 14th, 2018|
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