Renewables & Energy Efficiency News South Africa

Umsinde Emoyeni Wind Farm construction will begin in 2024 with operation estimated for 2026. Source: Sam Forson/Pexels

Sibanye-Stillwater secures 140MW wind energy project

Gaslighting by candlelight ahead of the 2024 elections

Gaslighting by candlelight ahead of the 2024 elections

By Mark Allewell 28 May 2024

The Luvside LS Double Helix 1.0 turbines are the company's main design.

Luvside brings vertical wind turbines to SA, scouting for local partners

By Lindsey Schutters 28 May 2024

Meeting green ambitions requires a coordinated approach

Meeting green ambitions requires a coordinated approach

21 Nov 2016

COP22 solar energy project gets underway

COP22 solar energy project gets underway

17 Nov 2016

UN chief calls for 'elimination' of fossil fuel subsidies

UN chief calls for 'elimination' of fossil fuel subsidies

16 Nov 2016

Credit: Sassan Machhadi

German International School Cape Town runs on 100% solar energy and feeds into the grid

11 Nov 2016

Sunflare develops the world's first stick-on solar paneling

Sunflare develops the world's first stick-on solar paneling

Lindsay Samson 11 Nov 2016

Eskom's heel dragging on renewable PPAs not economically motivated

Eskom's heel dragging on renewable PPAs not economically motivated

9 Nov 2016

Lourensford sustainable energy investments wins it Best Farming Practice Award

Lourensford sustainable energy investments wins it Best Farming Practice Award

9 Nov 2016

SUNWORX Solar receives Frost & Sullivan Award

SUNWORX Solar receives Frost & Sullivan Award

8 Nov 2016

South Africa: the best and the worst in Paris targets

South Africa: the best and the worst in Paris targets

4 Nov 2016

Portable renewables offer a solution for mining exploration

Portable renewables offer a solution for mining exploration

3 Nov 2016

The converted hydrogen forklift at Impala Platinum Refinery is the first of what is hoped is a fleet powered by clean technology. (Image: GCIS)

Hydrogen fuel cell technology proving fruitful

Sulaiman Philip 3 Nov 2016

Commercial giants recognised for energy savings

Commercial giants recognised for energy savings

3 Nov 2016

Mozambique signs first solar power deal

Mozambique signs first solar power deal

2 Nov 2016

Renewables and gas: the future of SA's energy supply

Renewables and gas: the future of SA's energy supply

1 Nov 2016

Northern Cape Mulilo Sonnedix Prieska PV project inaugurated

Northern Cape Mulilo Sonnedix Prieska PV project inaugurated

31 Oct 2016

Developing agricultural and energy security in rural Africa

Developing agricultural and energy security in rural Africa

28 Oct 2016

Photo credits: Greenpeace/Shayne Robinson

Woollies tops the scoreboard in renewable commitment

28 Oct 2016

Source: Solar Capital

Solar costs at an all-time low, despite what Eskom claims

Nicci Botha 27 Oct 2016

Eskom's anti-green stance and other agendas

Eskom's anti-green stance and other agendas

Nicci Botha 25 Oct 2016

Ingula pumped storage scheme. Image: Eskom

Making sense of energy in a chaotic environment

Nicci Botha 25 Oct 2016

Renewables cheaper than coal - CSIR

Renewables cheaper than coal - CSIR

Lutho Mtongana 20 Oct 2016

Angola's hydropower revolution risks

Angola's hydropower revolution risks

19 Oct 2016

Panasonic, Tesla consider solar tie-up

Panasonic, Tesla consider solar tie-up

17 Oct 2016

Eskom challenged on power purchasing

Eskom challenged on power purchasing

17 Oct 2016

Coega deep-water port

The gas-to-power plan: the legal take

Jay Govender, Emma Dempster and Adriaan van der Me 14 Oct 2016

Kathu site in Northern Cape

Construction begins on 100MW Kathu solar project

13 Oct 2016

- The solar panels at George. Source: Facebook Yeni Safak.

SA basks in continent's first solar-powered airport

10 Oct 2016

Another of Building Energy's African projects: Kathu Solar Park. Source: Building Energy

New solar project to light up Uganda

7 Oct 2016

Putting waste to work - biogas to energy

Putting waste to work - biogas to energy

Francini Van Staden 7 Oct 2016

#SOGA16: DBSA's multi-billion rand investments in renewables

#SOGA16: DBSA's multi-billion rand investments in renewables

Nicci Botha 6 Oct 2016

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COP22 solar energy project gets underway

COP22 solar energy project gets underway

17 Nov 2016

UN chief calls for 'elimination' of fossil fuel subsidies

UN chief calls for 'elimination' of fossil fuel subsidies

16 Nov 2016

Credit: Sassan Machhadi

German International School Cape Town runs on 100% solar energy and feeds into the grid

11 Nov 2016

Sunflare develops the world's first stick-on solar paneling

Sunflare develops the world's first stick-on solar paneling

Lindsay Samson 11 Nov 2016

Eskom's heel dragging on renewable PPAs not economically motivated

Eskom's heel dragging on renewable PPAs not economically motivated

9 Nov 2016

Lourensford sustainable energy investments wins it Best Farming Practice Award

Lourensford sustainable energy investments wins it Best Farming Practice Award

9 Nov 2016

SUNWORX Solar receives Frost & Sullivan Award

SUNWORX Solar receives Frost & Sullivan Award

8 Nov 2016

South Africa: the best and the worst in Paris targets

South Africa: the best and the worst in Paris targets

4 Nov 2016

Portable renewables offer a solution for mining exploration

Portable renewables offer a solution for mining exploration

3 Nov 2016

The converted hydrogen forklift at Impala Platinum Refinery is the first of what is hoped is a fleet powered by clean technology. (Image: GCIS)

Hydrogen fuel cell technology proving fruitful

Sulaiman Philip 3 Nov 2016

Commercial giants recognised for energy savings

Commercial giants recognised for energy savings

3 Nov 2016

Mozambique signs first solar power deal

Mozambique signs first solar power deal

2 Nov 2016

Renewables and gas: the future of SA's energy supply

Renewables and gas: the future of SA's energy supply

1 Nov 2016

Northern Cape Mulilo Sonnedix Prieska PV project inaugurated

Northern Cape Mulilo Sonnedix Prieska PV project inaugurated

31 Oct 2016

Developing agricultural and energy security in rural Africa

Developing agricultural and energy security in rural Africa

28 Oct 2016

Photo credits: Greenpeace/Shayne Robinson

Woollies tops the scoreboard in renewable commitment

28 Oct 2016

Source: Solar Capital

Solar costs at an all-time low, despite what Eskom claims

Nicci Botha 27 Oct 2016

Eskom's anti-green stance and other agendas

Eskom's anti-green stance and other agendas

Nicci Botha 25 Oct 2016

Ingula pumped storage scheme. Image: Eskom

Making sense of energy in a chaotic environment

Nicci Botha 25 Oct 2016

Renewables cheaper than coal - CSIR

Renewables cheaper than coal - CSIR

Lutho Mtongana 20 Oct 2016

Angola's hydropower revolution risks

Angola's hydropower revolution risks

19 Oct 2016

Panasonic, Tesla consider solar tie-up

Panasonic, Tesla consider solar tie-up

17 Oct 2016

Eskom challenged on power purchasing

Eskom challenged on power purchasing

17 Oct 2016

Coega deep-water port

The gas-to-power plan: the legal take

Jay Govender, Emma Dempster and Adriaan van der Me 14 Oct 2016

Kathu site in Northern Cape

Construction begins on 100MW Kathu solar project

13 Oct 2016

- The solar panels at George. Source: Facebook Yeni Safak.

SA basks in continent's first solar-powered airport

10 Oct 2016

Another of Building Energy's African projects: Kathu Solar Park. Source: Building Energy

New solar project to light up Uganda

7 Oct 2016

Putting waste to work - biogas to energy

Putting waste to work - biogas to energy

Francini Van Staden 7 Oct 2016

#SOGA16: DBSA's multi-billion rand investments in renewables

#SOGA16: DBSA's multi-billion rand investments in renewables

Nicci Botha 6 Oct 2016

Driving SA on solar power

Driving SA on solar power

6 Oct 2016

Cape Town a 2016 C40 Cities Awards finalist

Cape Town a 2016 C40 Cities Awards finalist

3 Oct 2016

#makethefuture campaign highlights cleaner energy innovations

30 Sep 2016

MoU in place to build 10MW Liberian solar power station

MoU in place to build 10MW Liberian solar power station

27 Sep 2016

Ctrack to track 2016 Sasol Solar Challenge

Ctrack to track 2016 Sasol Solar Challenge

23 Sep 2016

GM vows to run on 100% renewable energy by 2050

GM vows to run on 100% renewable energy by 2050

16 Sep 2016

All systems go at Noupoort Wind Farm

14 Sep 2016

Making wine takes a lot of energy. How South Africa's vintners can cut back

Making wine takes a lot of energy. How South Africa's vintners can cut back

Alan Brent 9 Sep 2016

#InnovationMonth: Sunshine in a box

#InnovationMonth: Sunshine in a box

8 Sep 2016

Wafa Mosque, Larache, Morocco. By Dans, CC BY-SA 3.0 –

COP22 host Morocco's mosques are going green

7 Sep 2016

Clay Nesler and Neil Cameron

Green buildings: conserving energy, preserving the environment and saving money

Clay Nesler and Neil Cameron 5 Sep 2016

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