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Nations Are Choosing a Climate ‘Catastrophic Pathway,’ UN Says
The secretary-general of the United Nations on Friday excoriated members for choosing a “catastrophic pathway” on climate change that i...
Soltech Plans New Production For Building-Integrated Solar Panels PV (BIPV) At Thor Park In Genk
Soltech NV is a Belgian company with production facilities located in Tienen. Soltech was founded in 1989 as a spin-off from imec and w...
It’s official: Mantashe issues new rules allowing 100 MW licence exemption
The rules allowing licence exemptions for the generation and operation of 100 MW of power have been gazetted by Mineral Resources and E...
Changes to clear way for private energy producers due in days
The official publication of schedule 2 of the Electricity Regulation Act, which will enable private entities to generate up to 100MW of...
The Climate Issue: A stark warning from the IPCC
In 1990 the first assessment of the science of climate change undertaken under the aegis of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Chan...
Belgian Independent Power Producer Company – Upgrade Energy Africa (Pty) Ltd Pledges To Remain In South Africa
Belgian Head-Quartered renewable energy company, Upgrade Energy Africa (Pty) Ltd, has spoken out in support of South Africans who are c...
100 MW reform ‘precursor’ to new market-driven electricity supply industry – De Ruyter
Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter has described the decision to lift the licence-exemption cap on own- or embedded-generation plants from 1 MW ...
Why southern Africa’s interior is an ideal place to generate solar energy
Southern Africa is popularly associated with sunshine. Does that make the region exceptionally suited to solar energy generation?
Wi...
As Eskom’s old plants are decommissioned, SA must turn to renewables for growth: Valli Moosa
Replacing South Africa’s aging and inadequate electricity generation capacity with renewable energy plants is an opportunity to spur ec...
Net Zero by 2050: A Roadmap for the Global Energy Sector
The number of countries announcing pledges to achieve net-zero emissions over the coming decades continues to grow. But the pledges by ...
The use of renewable energy is accelerating
But still not quickly enough to offset the use of fossil fuels
GLOBAL ENERGY demand tumbled by 4% in 2020, as flights were grounded, f...