Windlab
9 May 2013 20:35pm
Wind energy technology firm, Windlab Systems, says ongoing uncertainty over Australia’s renewable energy policies is prompting it to turn to overseas markets for growth. The privately held company, spun off from the CSIRO…
25 February 2013 10:29am
FROM a small office in Canberra, billions of dollars worth of wind turbines are being proposed for large slabs of land across the world. The office is quiet. Several people tap away at…
18 February 2013 19:18pm
Wind energy holds the promise of cheap, reliable power and an opportunity to address the poverty that bedevils South Africa’s farming communities. Poverty and inequality are at the heart of the unrest that…
8 February 2013 10:20am
A new analysis from research firm Bloomberg New Energy Finance has concluded that electricity from unsubsidised renewable energy is already cheaper than electricity from new-build coal and gas-fired power stations in Australia. The…
30 November 2012 23:36pm
South Africa has the capacity to draw 20% of its energy requirements from renewable sources such as wind and the sun, substantially alleviating the current pressure on the national grid and bringing electricity…
Rural communities in the Eastern Cape are to benefit financially from the wind farm projects which are to spring up in the province from next year. Speaking at the European Union-Eastern Cape Renewable…
Landowners, mainly farmers, stand to reap huge financial rewards from the renewable energy independent power producer (IPP) procurement programme, Windlab SA MD Peter Venn said on Monday. The Department of Energy earlier this…
2 November 2012 15:57pm
Western Australian Senator Back recently quoted portions of a draft lease. Contrary to some commentary, landowners on the project in question may make complaints to the appropriate agency in the unlikely event that…
30 October 2012 22:26pm
Windlab Africa Managing Director Peter Venn and Stratek CEO Kelvinn Kemm debate whether wind power could potentially be the future for a cheaper form of electricity in South Africa on South Africa's 567 CapeTalk…
Could wind power potentially be the future for a cheaper form of electricity in South Africa? This answer is yes, according to Peter Venn, managing director for Windlab Africa. “Its a really rich…
29 October 2012 09:59am
Cape Town – Wind is the now the cheapest form of electricity generation, with an average price of 89c a kilowatt hour compared to 97c/kWh for Eskom’s new coal-fired power stations. This was…
19 October 2012 23:41pm
Wind-energy site developer Windlab – which is participating in two projects that have already progressed to the preferred-bidder stage under South Africa’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Programme (REIPPP) – reports that it…
13 September 2012 23:28pm
The delay of the government's bid program for green power by seven months could mean that small developers decide to give up. On the other hand, it is a positive step to good…
6 September 2012 15:42pm
South Australia’s blustery conditions this week had one positive: wind power provided more than half of the state’s power on Wednesday, according to the Clean Energy Council. Clean Energy Council Policy Director Russell…
5 September 2012 12:46pm
Windlab has again been recognised as a company leading the development of clean, renewable energy on the global stage. Windlab has been selected by Global Cleantech Cluster Association 2012 Late Stage Awards as…
22 May 2012 18:09pm
The South African Government yesterday named two projects developed by Windlab as preferred bidders in its energy procurement program. These projects represent 40% of the total 560MW of wind energy capacity awarded. “This…