Energy

Solar waste crisis looms

Experts warn of a future wave of hazardous waste, especially because South Africa lacks proper systems...

Radio signals turned
into power

Singapore researchers have come up with battery-free technology to power electronic devices using Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and...

Hackers coming after renewable energy

With solar as one of the world’s primary energy sources of the future, safeguarding energy security...

Angola fossils reveal 
prehistoric split

Research team discovers evidence in ancient rocks and fossils from long-extinct marine reptiles proving continental connections.

GoSolr reveals SA
solar index

A GoSolr report reveals that rooftop solar energy reduced SA's 2023 potential electricity supply gap by...

New power sources accelerate renewable energy in SA

The arrival of a major new solar farm and a range of new storage devices from...

Renewable energy pioneer named Engineer of the Year

Dr Mpho Sam Nkambule highlights the importance of mentorship in engineering excellence.

Now for energy forecasting as a service

Being able to accurately predict customer demand is a careful balancing act, writes SATYAJIT DWIVEDI, regional...

Got solar? Now get energy efficiency

Solar energy is a solution, but not the complete answer if appliances are not chosen carefully,...

Teraco ‘wheels’ 120MW solar power via Eskom

The data centre operator has secured its first grid capacity allocation from Eskom, allowing it to...

Huawei commits to clean energy in Africa

Focusing on what it calls "4T technologies", the company wants to help organisations transform from energy...

How cloud can help companies cope with loadshedding

We've come a long way since the first power grids in the 1880s, but one thing...

Boost for African green-tech company

South Africa is the largest coal burner in Africa, and fifth in the world. An investment...

Meet the chameleon metal

Energy researchers have invented a device that can get one metal to behave like many others,...

Roadmap emerges for home EV charging

According to Juniper Research: 55% of households that own electric vehicles in 2026 globally will charge...

Loadshedding fallout: your appliances are in danger

How can you protect your devices, your property and yourself when loadshedding hits? It depends on...

Amazon’s first SA solar project now feeding the grid

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has revealed that its first operational solar project in South Africa has...