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President transfers legislation as part of steps to split mineral resources, energy portfolios
28th August 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

President Cyril Ramaphosa has transferred legislation previously administered by the Mineral Resources and Energy Minister to Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe and Electricity... 


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WEF Energy Transition Index at its highest ever, but global progress slowing
19th June 2024 By: Schalk Burger

The global energy transition to a more equitable, secure and sustainable energy system is still progressing, but has lost momentum in the face of increasing uncertainty worldwide, international... 


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Windaba focuses on wind energy sector impact
29th September 2023 By: Nadine Ramdass

The twelfth edition of Windaba, hosted by the South African Wind Energy Association (SAWEA), will focus on the impact of wind energy, its role in the energy mix, and related industry and energy... 


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Funding increases for small business energy solutions as investment case improves
22nd September 2023 By: Schalk Burger

Different renewable energy, energy storage and/or generator solutions can partially address small businesses' energy related challenges, and funding to install such solutions in small businesses is... 


Judgment in favour of power utility welcomed
25th August 2023

State-owned power utility Eskom in July said it was pleased with the Johannesburg High Court judgment dismissing with costs, the interdict application by green energy supplier G7 Renewable Energies... 


Low-friction bearings reduce energy losses in free-stream turbines
9th June 2023

A hydro turbinecompany, based in Portland, Maine, in the US, has chosen Vesconite Bearings’lowest-friction material for the thrust bearings on its free-stream turbines. The material, Vesconite... 


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AW-Energy, Namibian company sign wave energy technology agreement
4th May 2023 By: Schalk Burger

Finnish near-shore wave energy technology company AW-Energy has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Kaoko Green Energy Solutions, in Namibia, for the development of renewable energy... 


Kenya’s Ruto breaks ranks, says Africa must leapfrog fossil fuel
5th October 2022 By: Bloomberg

Kenya’s President William Ruto, who took office last month, urged Africa to embrace renewable energy, breaking ranks with continental peers that are pressing ahead with plans to develop natural gas... 


Company to exhibit at Enlit Africa in June
27th May 2022

With advanced submetering instrumentation and intelligent energy management solutions, industrial power and energy meter solution manufacturer Accuenergy is proud to be exhibiting at Africa's... 


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Workable solutions to mitigate SA’s energy crisis
27th May 2022

South Africans have become accustomed to working and living with load-shedding over the past few years. Scheduled and unscheduled power outages have become a reality, with 1 130 hours of planned... 


A photo of Lee-Hendor Ruiters speaking at teh launch of the The South African Industry Adaption (SAIA) project which was launched last month to accelerate South African industry’s energy and water transition a collaboration between the governments of South Africa and Flanders, in Belgium, and the United Nations Industrial Development Corporation
Project launched to fast-track energy, water transition
13th May 2022 By: Halima Frost

The South African Industry Adaption (SAIA) project was launched last month to accelerate South African industry’s energy and water transition to a decarbonised, green and inclusive economy, as well... 


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Firms and households tap rooftop power as load-shedding risk lingers
21st January 2022 By: Natasha Odendaal

Improving technologies, which reduce deployment costs, as well as lower tariffs and thousands of hours of sunshine every year, along with the continued challenges of State-owned power utility... 


POISON
Fossil fuels are responsible for millions of deaths globally every year
Fossil fuels found accountable for millions of deaths
19th March 2021 By: Halima Frost

Fossil fuels are, through a marked contribution to air pollution, accountable for 8.7-million deaths globally in 2018, which adds to the mounting evidence that air pollution from ongoing dependence... 


SAVING FOR THE FUTURE
Battery storage can become a substantial contributor to maximizing the efficacy of renewable energy
Research shows promise in decarbonisation drive
19th March 2021 By: Halima Frost

The research of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) into accelerated decarbonisation scenarios for the South African power system confirms considerable opportunity to... 


ZANELLE DALGLISH Our vision of sustainability is holistic and ecosystemic, as it covers all environmental, social and governance topics
Sustainability leader ramps up ESG strategy
19th March 2021 By: Halima Frost

Energy management and automation company Schneider Electric has begun to implement its new Schneider Sustainability Impact (SSI) programme for 2021 to 2025, in the hopes of significantly... 


Schneider Electric partners with Minesto to roll out marine energy solutions
Schneider Electric partners with Minesto to roll out marine energy solutions
17th March 2021 By: Schalk Burger

Energy management and automation multinational Schneider Electric has signed a memorandum of understanding with marine energy technology company Minesto to develop and build ocean energy farms... 


Creecy proclaims three more REDZ
Creecy proclaims three more REDZ
12th March 2021

Creamer Media's Chanel de Bruyn speaks to Engineering News Editor Terence Creamer about the proclamation of three more Renewable Energy Development Zones and why these are important for the... 


Government commits to improving infrastructure spending
24th February 2021 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

The 2021 Budget, presented by Finance Minister Tito Mboweni on February 24, outlines that R93.1-billion has been earmarked for economic regulation and infrastructure, from consolidated government... 


Ocean energy fund expected to boost sector
19th February 2021 By: Donna Slater

Ocean energy professional network Ocean Energy Europe (OEE) has appointed risk and insurance consultancy Renewable Risk Advisers to carry out the design of a brand new European and European... 


BioTherm Energy's Excelsior Wind Farm
IRP’s wind component could trigger yearly investments of R40bn, create 144 000 jobs by 2030
22nd September 2020 By: Terence Creamer

The 14.4 GW of new wind included in South Africa’s electricity plan positions the country as a “top ten” wind-energy market for the coming decade, while building capacity at the yearly tempo of 1... 


Environment, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Barbara Creecy
Renewables zones in Emalahleni and Klerksdorp part of just-transition vision – Creecy
23rd July 2020 By: Terence Creamer

Environment, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Barbara Creecy has made a direct link between government’s proposed designation of Renewable Energy Development Zones (REDZs) in the coal and gold... 


Irena forecasts rise in ocean energy installations to 10 GW by 2030
Irena forecasts rise in ocean energy installations to 10 GW by 2030
15th May 2020 By: Terence Creamer

The International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena) believes that ocean energy, which plays an extremely modest role in the global energy mix and the broader clean-energy transition, is poised for... 


Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe
Mantashe seeks comment on draft regulations enabling municipalities to buy own power
6th May 2020 By: Terence Creamer

Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe has released, for public comment, draft amendments to the Electricity Regulations on New Generation Capacity that would enable municipalities... 


Storage should aim to address cost reduction
10th April 2020

Ensuring that renewable energy is a useful asset to the grid and that the companies that own and operate it are profitable, while also producing less expensive energy, is a complex job. 


DRIVEN DISCUSSION
The growing adoption of electric vehicles is one trend expected to dominate discussion at Power & Electricity World Africa 2020
Privatisation slowly becoming reality
20th March 2020 By: Tracy Hancock

The type of participants attending this year’s Power & Electricity World Africa & The Solar Show are proof that Africa seeks to become less reliant on governments for its electricity supply, says... 


FIRE STARTER
There has been a significant rise in fire damage in South Africa over the past ten years amid a lack of regulation policing and governance
Collaboration needed in electrical sector
20th March 2020 By: Tracy Hancock

South Africa’s entire electrical sector needs a “shake up” and a lot more collaboration, Electrical Conformance Board of South Africa (ECBSA) MD Peter Pedrick has learnt since taking up his... 


Jacobs Transport strives to be a reliable and ethical company, providing its clients with the most efficient services possible.
Re-engineering of coal sector skills needed
20th March 2020 By: Tracy Hancock

The South African renewable-energy sector will not have an adequate pipeline of competent individuals to train if it does not endeavour to re-engineer the skills of workers in the Limpopo and... 


Karen Breytenbach
Respected head of IPP Office, Breytenbach, asked to leave post
22nd July 2019 By: Terence Creamer

The respected head of South Africa’s Independent Power Producer (IPP) Office, Karen Breytenbach, has confirmed to Engineering News Online that she has been asked to vacate her position by the... 


The world will get half its power from wind, solar by 2050
18th June 2019 By: Bloomberg

Nearly half the world’s electricity will come from renewable energy by 2050 as costs of wind, solar and battery storage continue to plummet. That titanic shift over the next three decades will come... 


Construction of 1 MW wave-energy pilot project under way in Hermanus
Pioneering 1 MW wave-energy pilot project being built in Hermanus
13th June 2019 By: Terence Creamer

A South African wave-energy start-up is building a pioneering 1 MW pilot project, based on its patented homegrown design, which will supply clean electricity to a large-scale Hermanus abalone farm,... 


AFRICA’S ENERGY FUTURE The Africa Energy Indaba will take place at the Sandton Convention Centre, in Johannesburg, from February 19 and 20 this year
Event set to dissect the future of African energy
15th February 2019 By: Paige Müller

The eleventh edition of the Africa Energy Indaba – which will take place at the Sandton Convention Centre, in Johannesburg, from February 19 to 20 this year – will focus on the future prospects and... 


Department of Energy director-general Thabane Zulu
‘High priority’ IRP update to be published soon
10th April 2018 By: Terence Creamer

Department of Energy (DoE) director-general Thabane Zulu says the updated Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) is undergoing a final set of processes and consultations, as stipulated by Cabinet in... 


Power and utilities drone market worth more than $9bn
24th November 2017 By: Donna Slater

The international drone market comprising solutions that use drones for the power and utilities industries is worth as much as $9.46-billion a year, according to a report published by professional... 


Africa’s energy future lies in solar energy, says CEO
19th July 2017 By: Anine Kilian

The future of Africa’s energy sector must rest in solar power if it is going to overcome the obstacles it currently faces, according to Zimbabwe-based renewable energy company Samansco CEO Nyasha... 


ROBERT FISH The costs associated with constructing the necessary infrastructure added to the costs of importing most of the nuclear technology, fuel and materials, will incur large amounts of debt
Nuclear is too expensive, too controversial
12th May 2017 By: Nadine James

Implementing a nuclear build programme in South Africa would be extremely difficult because of the associated expenses as well as the controversy surrounding nuclear power, says financial services... 


NURTURING POTENTIAL The launch intends to establish a network of graduates attempting to solve Africa’s power and energy issues
Internship academy launches young professionals platform
5th May 2017

In response to the youth unemployment epidemic on the African continent, internship facilitators  Africa Internship Academy (AIA), will be launching its Young Energy and Power Professionals (YEPP)... 


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