2019 – Issue 5
Issues
ESI Africa Edition 5 2019
This issue of ESI Africa embarks on a journey of discovery! Read articles on pushing the limits of smart energy, load demand...
Generation
Innovation secures reliable EPC services for your power plants
Toshiba's Integrated Engineering Tool enables the provision of reliable EPC services from across the globe to enhance the customer’s project.
Business and markets
The Big Question: Predictions for 2020
We connected with industry stakeholders to ask The Big Question: What are your top predictions for 2020, with a message to stakeholders for the year ahead?
Transmission and Distribution
How to improve your network reliability
Martin van der Linde, Global Marketing Manager at NOJA Power writes about how utilities can improve the reliability of their distribution networks.
Metering
Pushing smarts to the edge: Tap an app
Landis+Gyr's VP of portfolio management notes that consumers and utilities are now discovering that a multitude of functions can be enabled with apps.
Future Energy
Twelve reasons to transform utility distribution networks
Electric utilities can transform their assets from utility-infrastructure to utility-telecom to optimise through the reuse of networks to generate revenue.
Renewable energy
Is developing the wind energy market warranted?
This article highlights the revolution brought on by bringing wind power onto the energy system, based on a webinar 'Speeding up wind energy growth'.
Solar
Safeguarding your solar PV modules: part two
In Issue 4 2019, we explored part one of how damage to solar modules can occur and the prevention techniques. Read on for part two of this instalment.
Generation
Elevating hydropower to meet generation demand
The International Hydropower Association anticipates Africa’s hydropower installed capacity to grow by about 4,700MW over the next two to three years.
Generation
Emerging nuclear energy markets
In Western Europe, nuclear power accounts for almost 27% of total electricity. In Northern Europe, it’s about 18% and in Africa 2.4%.
Generation
Biogas: The case for global market growth
Although there is already a wide application of biogas technologies around the world, the industry is still in the early stages of development.
