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Source: Supplied. Metalbox, standing 80 metres tall and one of the largest commercial office properties in Fairvest Limited's portfolio, is South Africa's first solar facade skyscraper.

Office Property

Energy Partners unveils South Africa's first solar facade skyscraper

23 Jul 2024

TotalEnergies injected some positivity in its share price when news broke of its intention to exit the offshore gas project in South Africa.

Energy

Despite SA plans, TotalEnergies still plays key role in Africa

4 Jul 2024

EV sales growth points to oil demand peaking by 2030 - so why is the oil industry doubling down on production?

Fuel & Energy

EV sales growth points to oil demand peaking by 2030 - so why is the oil industry doubling down on production?

Robert Brecha 20 Sep 2023

TNPA calls for proposals for 20MW renewable energy plant at Port of Richards Bay

Shipping

TNPA calls for proposals for 20MW renewable energy plant at Port of Richards Bay

24 May 2023

Renewable energy will need more investment, or Africa will stay dependent on fossil fuels

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Renewable energy will need more investment, or Africa will stay dependent on fossil fuels

Abay Yimere 21 Nov 2022

2022 confirmed as most intensive load shedding year to date - CSIR

Energy

2022 confirmed as most intensive load shedding year to date - CSIR

15 Nov 2022

CSIR releases 2021 statistics on utility-scale power generation in SA

Energy

CSIR releases 2021 statistics on utility-scale power generation in SA

8 Jun 2022

Energy & Mining

Emerging energy model to save large SA energy users 50% on power costs

24 May 2022

Solar panels on half the world's roofs could meet its entire electricity demand - new research

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Solar panels on half the world's roofs could meet its entire electricity demand - new research

Siddharth Joshi, James Glynn and Shivika Mittal 12 Oct 2021

The hydropower potential at the Grand Inga site on the Congo River, the largest remaining untapped hydropower potential in the world.

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Why wind and solar would offer the DRC and South Africa better energy deals than Inga 3

Grace C Wu & Ranjit Deshmukh 24 Jul 2020

Anglo American built a photovoltaic plant over a tailings dam at its Los Bronces copper mine in Chile

Mining

Mining industry explores self generation

6 Apr 2020

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Global investment in renewables to hit $2.6trn

6 Sep 2019

UJ breaks ground on new Atomic Layer Deposition lab

Higher Education

UJ breaks ground on new Atomic Layer Deposition lab

19 Jun 2019

How technology could help rural South Africa turn sunshine into income

Infrastructure & Utilities

How technology could help rural South Africa turn sunshine into income

Thomas Wolfgang Thurner 3 Jun 2019

SAOTA named a winner in Hamburg Neuländer Quarree competition

Architecture & Design

SAOTA named a winner in Hamburg Neuländer Quarree competition

2 May 2019

Energy

Why solar and wind power are ruinously expensive

Andrew Kenny 18 Mar 2019

#BizTrends2019: Renewables are the game-changer in Africa

Trends

#BizTrends2019: Renewables are the game-changer in Africa

7 Jan 2019

Sven Lindström, CEO of Midsummer. Photo: Nyteknik

Trends

#BizTrends2019: What to watch out for on the global renewables scene

Sven Lindström 7 Jan 2019

Solving the renewables storage problem

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Solving the renewables storage problem

4 Dec 2018

Floatovoltaics solve more than one sustainability challenge

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Floatovoltaics solve more than one sustainability challenge

31 Oct 2018

Adriana Marais, head of innovation at SAP Africa

Food, Water & Energy Security

A sea of data - but not a drop to drink

Adriana Marais 27 Aug 2018

Zim puts wind energy plans on hold

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Zim puts wind energy plans on hold

Martin Kadzere 16 Apr 2018

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

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

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

Matthew Wright and Mushfika Baishakhi Upama 15 Feb 2018

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

Trends

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

Brenda Martin 10 Jan 2018

Sunny future for renewables thanks to China: IEA

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Sunny future for renewables thanks to China: IEA

16 Nov 2017

SA takes 10th spot on renewables survey

Markets & Investment

SA takes 10th spot on renewables survey

10 Jul 2017

Fumani Mthembi, one of the founders of Pele Energy Group. Photo by Tsidi Bishop

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Young South Africans investing in lucrative renewable energy sector

Tsidi Bishop 23 Jun 2017

Rooftop PV in SA on the rise

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Rooftop PV in SA on the rise

16 May 2017

Eskom's investment into renewable research

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Eskom's investment into renewable research

20 Apr 2017

Renewable costs at an all time low

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Renewable costs at an all time low

7 Apr 2017

SA's new energy plan sparks strong emotions. Here's why...

Infrastructure & Utilities

SA's new energy plan sparks strong emotions. Here's why...

Hartmut Winkler 30 Nov 2016

Energy challenges require innovative financing and development solutions

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Energy challenges require innovative financing and development solutions

11 Aug 2016

Three reasons to be cheerful about limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees

Climate Change

Three reasons to be cheerful about limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees

14 Jul 2016

Agadem By Holger Reineccius –

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Scaling up solar power to meet Africa's energy needs

Franck Kuwonu 27 May 2016

How Dyson can offer a challenge to Tesla and the electric car giants

Manufacturing & Parts

How Dyson can offer a challenge to Tesla and the electric car giants

Paul Nieuwenhuis 4 May 2016

Global investment in renewable energy on the increase

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Global investment in renewable energy on the increase

31 Mar 2016

How new energy technologies can help SA ease its energy crunch

Energy

How new energy technologies can help SA ease its energy crunch

Nosipho Moloto and Siyabonga P. Ngubane 23 Feb 2016

Explainer: South Africa's developing solar energy landscape

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Explainer: South Africa's developing solar energy landscape

Hartmut Winkler 7 Jan 2016

Cape Town approves new energy and carbon emissions targets

Climate Change

Cape Town approves new energy and carbon emissions targets

2 Nov 2015

Fact and fiction: solar power

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Fact and fiction: solar power

Sven Lindström 2 Sep 2015

Vikram Solar opens third African office

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Vikram Solar opens third African office

24 Jul 2015

How Rwanda's clinics have gone off-grid and onto renewable energy

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

How Rwanda's clinics have gone off-grid and onto renewable energy

Taha Selim Ustun 25 Jun 2015

Solar fuels: how planes and cars could be powered by the sun

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Solar fuels: how planes and cars could be powered by the sun

Jonathan Scheffe 25 Jun 2015

Factory for inverter technology opened in Cape Town

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Factory for inverter technology opened in Cape Town

17 Dec 2014

Solar electricity makes good financial sense

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Solar electricity makes good financial sense

29 Sep 2014

Mega cities of the future require local electricity production

Manufacturing

Mega cities of the future require local electricity production

Sven Lindström 25 Sep 2014

Suntech opens subsidiary company in South Africa

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Suntech opens subsidiary company in South Africa

8 Aug 2014

Copper helps harness solar energy

GreenBiz

Copper helps harness solar energy

26 Jun 2013

New processes for cost-efficient solar cell production

Science

New processes for cost-efficient solar cell production

15 Oct 2012