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Africa’s sustainability changemakers unite: YES ESG and Beyond Awards

Africa’s sustainability changemakers unite: YES ESG and Beyond AwardsESG Africa Conference

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Sustainable resource extraction is a non-negotiable

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AfDB awards SA $1m grant to boost green jobs

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Engie completes Africa's biggest wind farmAmerica Hernandez

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Promethium’s Olivia Tuchten named PD Forum co-vice chair

#YouthMonth: Meet the Wessa interns driving SA’s green energy sector

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World's carbon emissions on the rise again: IEA

World's carbon emissions on the rise again: IEA

23 Mar 2018

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R37.5m biorefinery facility launched in Durban to extract maximum value from biomass waste

22 Mar 2018

Community solar innovation recognised during 2018 SEED SA Symposium

Community solar innovation recognised during 2018 SEED SA Symposium

16 Mar 2018

Biofuel from sugarcane: Why is SA not rushing ahead?

Biofuel from sugarcane: Why is SA not rushing ahead?

Chris Ward 16 Mar 2018

Is there something more sinister behind the latest PPA delay?

Is there something more sinister behind the latest PPA delay?

Nicci Botha 14 Mar 2018

Is South Africa's energy programme green for go?

Is South Africa's energy programme green for go?

Kieran Whyte 14 Mar 2018

Radebe nails down date for signing renewables deal

Radebe nails down date for signing renewables deal

9 Mar 2018

Brenda Martin, CEO: Sawea

Time to revitalise SA's renewables sector

7 Mar 2018

President of the Fraunhofer Gesellschaft, Professor Reimund Neugebauer, Dr Christopher Helbing, director: Division of Hydrogen Technologies, Fraunhofer ISE, Professor Jack Fletcher, Department of Chemical Engineering and UCT Vice-Chancellor, Dr Max Price.

UCT and Fraunhofer Institute sign MoU on hydrogen and fuel cell technology

7 Mar 2018

CT launches landfill gas flaring project

CT launches landfill gas flaring project

5 Mar 2018

Jeff Radebe, minister of energy. Photo: Wikipedia

Stakeholders pin hope on Radebe to clean up energy sector

1 Mar 2018

#DesignIndaba2018: Be inspired by problems in Africa

#DesignIndaba2018: Be inspired by problems in Africa

Louise Marsland 26 Feb 2018

#Budget2018: Nuclear deal proves a damp squib, while renewables reignite

#Budget2018: Nuclear deal proves a damp squib, while renewables reignite

22 Feb 2018

Tackling climate change in the month of love (and all year round)

Tackling climate change in the month of love (and all year round)

Kim Wainer, Shift Social Development 19 Feb 2018

Looking through semi-transparent cells – one day these could be big enough to make windows. UNSW, author provided

Semi-transparent solar cells: A window to the future?

Matthew Wright and Mushfika Baishakhi Upama 15 Feb 2018

Brenda Martin, CEO: South African Wind Energy Association

Long-awaited renewable PPAs back on track

5 Feb 2018

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Metro calls for investment in innovative solar power project

Odette Parfitt 30 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: Interest in energy, water infrastructure to intensify in 2018

#BizTrends2018: Interest in energy, water infrastructure to intensify in 2018

Siyabonga Mbanjwa 30 Jan 2018

Energy summit to kick off in Kampala this February

Energy summit to kick off in Kampala this February

24 Jan 2018

With cheap solar and wind power, is it time to rethink 'energy efficiency'?

With cheap solar and wind power, is it time to rethink 'energy efficiency'?

Nicholas Good and Eduardo Martínez Ceseña 22 Jan 2018

Loeriesfontein Wind Farm

SA wind energy industry anticipates conclusion of outstanding PPAs in Q1

19 Jan 2018

Professor Thomas Klinger

Global fusion project looks at recreating the sun's energy

16 Jan 2018

How blockchain can democratise green power

How blockchain can democratise green power

Srinivasan Keshav 15 Jan 2018

SustainPower delivers locally manufactured biogas power generator to ibert

SustainPower delivers locally manufactured biogas power generator to ibert

12 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: SA has reached its second energy transition tipping point

#BizTrends2018: SA has reached its second energy transition tipping point

Brenda Martin 10 Jan 2018

Training workers to properly install solar panels at health clinics in Rwanda provides clean energy and creates green jobs. Photo: Walt Ratterman, Sunepi

#BizTrends2018: Africa's solar era is dawning

10 Jan 2018

Greenlight Planet launches new line of solar lanterns

Greenlight Planet launches new line of solar lanterns

5 Jan 2018

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Off-grid power goes mainstream for financing

13 Dec 2017

The dark side of solar energy

The dark side of solar energy

Tanya Farber 8 Dec 2017

Energy minister, David Mahlobo

Mahlobo promised renewables IPP announcement this week

6 Dec 2017

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