A Pre-Feasibility Study of a Concentrated Solar Power System to Offset Electricity Consumption at the Spier Wine Estate in South Africa
Abstract
The Spier Estate – a wine estate in the Western Cape Province of South Africa – is engaged in a transition towards operating according to the principles of sustainable development. Besides changes in social and other environmental aspects, the company has set itself the goal to be carbon neutral by 2017. To this end, Spier is considering the on-site generation of electricity from renewable energy sources. This study was initiated to explore the technical and economic feasibility of a concentrating solar power plant for this purpose on the estate.