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Nick and Nichole Nyalungu, winners of the Mpumalanga Green Innovation Challenge. Photo courtesy Mpumalanga Department of Economic Development and Tourism

Mining’s mess is just energy transition’s opportunity

Rehabilitating mines presents an opportunity for environmental restoration and economic empowerment in the energy transition

By 2023, the major hyperscalers (Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Meta) operated close to 992 data centres globally, with capacity having doubled in just four years

Renewable energy could keep SA’s data centres lit and reliable

When one query to ChatGPT uses the same amount of electricity to power a light bulb for 20 minutes, it makes sense to drive the artificial intelligence revolution using solar and…

Developing countries that are the most vulnerable to climate change are angry about a new text released at COP29 on Friday, which says developed countries must pay $250 billion a year until 2035 for climate action.(Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Explainer: How new government standards will affect solar and battery energy bidders

One of the biggest difficulties the sector faces is securing permits and licences crucial for project commencement

Strengthening the solar C&I power network through SAPVIA and Enlit Africa partnership  

SAPVIA has over a decade of experience and represents more than 700 companies in the solar PV space

Tourism minister Patricia De Lille.

De Lille emphasises need to grow tourism on visit to Kruger

The department has given R76.1 million for energy and water-saving measures at tourism sites as part of the Green Tourism Incentive Programme, Patricia de Lille says

Letters to the editor: March 29 to April 4

Eskom fears revenue dip as appetite for solar PV grows

Exorbitant electricity tariffs and longer stages of load-shedding have forced consumers to urgently seek off-grid alternatives

South Africa needs to change its top-down approach, consult communities and fast track the delayed Integrated Energy Plan

Luxuries sacrificed as consumers shift to energy alternatives

Investing in alternative energy results in the middle class cutting out luxuries to pay off debt

Pay your electricity bill or have your power switched off. File photo

Practical steps to stop load-shedding and secure electricity security

SA is in a state of emergency regarding power supply and must act accordingly with quick and decisive interventions

Alternative: The Bokpoort concentrated solar plant near Upington in the Northern Cape  is part of the government’s Integrated Resource Plan and has the capacity to produce 100 megawatts.

Renewable energy may do Eskom in

But the power utility says not so, and that it has for years been calling for additional generation capacity

Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe. (Photo by Felix Dlangamandla/Daily Maverick/Gallo Images via Getty Images)

Mantashe unveils 25 renewable energy bidders

The bidders will add 2 583 megawatts to the grid within 36 months

Petrochemical giant Sasol and Anglo American are among the companies gearing up to restructure their businesses for hydrogen and fuel cell technology development.(Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

SA hydrogen energy development poised to unlock investment

The Minerals Council which represents about 90% of the industry, said the country’s hydrogen opportunities were a game changer