TechXplore

AUGUST 12, 2024

South Africa's Northern Cape province has become a prime area for investment in renewable energy. It is host to 59 of the 112 large-scale renewable energy projects secured through the country's flagship Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Program by 2021.

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TechXplore

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Bioenergythe renewable energy derived from plant and animal waste productsis largely ignored in South Africa. Solar energy, wind power, and green hydrogen attract most investment in renewable energy.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Dubai-based URB has just unveiled plans to create Africa's largest sustainable city, THE PARKS.

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TechXplore

DECEMBER 6, 2023

South Africa's experience in piloting a new type of climate finance vehicle can inform debates about how to fund a just transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy.

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POWER Magazine

MARCH 31, 2025

The move comes as […] The post South Africa Grants Emissions Exemptions to Coal-Fired Plants in Effort to Avoid Blackouts appeared first on POWER Magazine. South African officials will allow some of the country’s coal-fired power plants to operate without the need to adhere to regulations on carbon and other emissions.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Recent Developments in Natural Hydrogen Exploration From the plains of Nebraska to the vast landscapes of France and Africa, exploration for natural hydrogen is gaining traction globally.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 30, 2022

Africa’s abundant solar and wind energy could make it a global hub for producing low-carbon hydrogen, the IEA says, but its residents still face access challenges.

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Energy Storage News

DECEMBER 24, 2024

The Department of Electricity and Energy of South Africa has announced the successful bidders for the second round of its Battery Energy Storage Independent Power Producers Procurement Programme (BESIPPPP).

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TechXplore

APRIL 19, 2024

In 1994, apartheid ended and the African National Congress (ANC) won South Africa's first ever democratic elections, promising "Electricity for All" as part of its Reconstruction and Development Program.

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TechXplore

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Sub-Saharan Africa, home to 80% of the global population without electricity access, is unlikely to reach the United Nations' goal of access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all by 2030.

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TechXplore

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Coal-fired power stations produce 85% of South Africa's electricity, making the country the biggest producer of harmful greenhouse-gas emissions in Africa. To move away from coal and meet its commitment to reaching net zero emissions by 2050, South Africa needs to dramatically increase production of renewable energy.

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Energy Storage News

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Norway-based independent power producer (IPP) Scatec has started operations on three solar-plus-storage projects in South Africa, totalling 1,140MWh of BESS capacity.

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Energy Storage News

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Norway-based IPP Scatec has won preferred bidder status for a 103MW/412MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) project in South Africa, part of a 513MW tender.

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Energy Storage News

OCTOBER 17, 2024

The government of South Africa has signed commercial close agreements for two large-scale BESS projects totalling 720MWh, allowing project backers Scatec and a consortium of CIP and EDF to proceed with construction.

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Energy Storage News

JANUARY 5, 2024

A consortium including Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) and utility EDF has won preferred bidder status for three battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in South Africa.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Tesla-backed start-up ZOLA Electric deployed a new solar and battery system to power two villages in Africa. The new system is known as INFINITY and generates sufficient power to power two villages with over 1,000 homes. The system will also supply power to schools and businesses in the villages.

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Energy Storage News

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Eskom, the public utility company of South Africa, has inaugurated a 20MW/100MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) aimed at mitigating the challenging situation facing the country’s grid.

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Jim Conca

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

This follows recent previous agreements with Canada, Japan, Russia, South Africa, the United Arab Emirates, Poland, Argentina and Romania. US and Canada entered into an agreement on nuclear power cooperation to collaborate on advancing new nuclear reactor designs, especially small modular reactors.

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TechXplore

MARCH 31, 2024

South Africa's economy has been hard hit by 15 years of loadshedding (rolling blackouts). On the other hand, South Africa has committed, under the Paris Agreement, to transition to low-carbon energy generation technologies by 2050.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

JUNE 21, 2024

Geothermal Africa is inviting everyone to the second online Geothermal Talk, this time focusing on the geothermal potential in Zambia and Nigeria. Source: Email correspondence The post Webinar – Geothermal Africa: Zambia and Nigeria, 28 June 2024 first appeared on ThinkGeoEnergy - Geothermal Energy News.

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Energy Storage News

APRIL 19, 2024

South Africa’s electricity minister has said the largest solar-plus-storage project in the Southern Hemisphere is evidence of efforts to mitigate the country’s difficult energy security situation.

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Energy Storage News

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Developer AMEA Power will collaborate with Trinasolar and Energy China ZTPC to install battery storage at a 500MW solar PV plant in Egypt, Africa.

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Energy Storage News

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

France-headquartered IPP and utility EDF has secured financial close for the second and third of a three-project BESS portfolio in South Africa, projects that won long-term contracts under the country's BESIPPPP scheme.

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TechXplore

JUNE 7, 2024

South Africa is making efforts to increase the use of solar photovoltaic energy. But it's happening at a very slow pace.

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TechXplore

DECEMBER 12, 2023

South Africa, battling crippling power blackouts, plans to add 2,500 megawatts of new nuclear generation, the government announced Tuesday.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Local campaigners have blocked Shell from exploring oil on South Africa’s eastern coastline. In a battle pitting the oil company against the community, the court ruled that Shell halt its seismic tests. Activists and locals argue that the seismic tests are detrimental to the environment.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

MARCH 20, 2024

A paper by Jesse Nyokabi , Johnson Kilangi, Louise Mathu, Sharon Mwakugu, and Kombuso Joshua Nyoni looks into the mechanism of Private-Public Partnerships (PPPs) and how these can be used to mobilize project financing for geothermal projects in Africa. Other countries in East Africa are still in the surface exploration phase of development.

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POWER Magazine

AUGUST 1, 2024

Emerging from a historic election that stripped the African National Congress (ANC) party of its majority, South Africa’s new government has indicated it will accelerate the transition to renewable power to The post South Africa Announces Bold Shift to Renewables and Nuclear appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

AUGUST 10, 2021

The social media houseplant craze is driving illegal poaching of succulent plants from Africa. Kenya and South Africa have been identified as key destinations for succulent plant traders.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Africa’s investment gap is indicative of a global problem. There is little funding to reverse land degradation and combat desertification.

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Energy Storage News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Norway-headquartered renewable energy company Scatec has brought online two solar-plus-storage hybrid resources projects in Cameroon, Africa.

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Energy Storage News

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Envision Energy has been contracted to supply battery energy storage systems (BESS) for EDF Groups three-project Oasis 1 portfolio in South Africa.

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TechXplore

AUGUST 13, 2024

Africa contributes only about 4% of the world's greenhouse gas emissions. With over 560 million people who don't have access to electricity, Africa has the lowest rate of energy access in the world. The continent consumes the least energy for each person, compared with other regions of the world.

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The Guardian: Energy

JULY 26, 2024

Policymakers and funders are being urged to invest in training a workforce to serve the industries of the future A greener economy could bring millions of jobs to some of the largest countries in Africa, according to a new report. Research by the development agency FSD Africa and the impact advisory firm Shortlist predicts that 3.3

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GreenBiz

MARCH 19, 2020

Sponsored: Technology can play a critical role in identifying risk and accelerating progress to reduce cocoa-related deforestation in Africa.

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Impact Alpha

OCTOBER 29, 2024

In East Africa, they are. The post BURN lands $15 million to electrify household cooking in East Africa appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Households in the US are being nudged to switch to greener electric appliances with tax credits and rebates.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Despite the global economic slowdown caused by COVID-19, the case for investing in Africa is stronger than ever. Africa will remain a competitive investment destination for decades to come because of its improving relative risk profiles, regional integration and strong economic fundamentals. Salma Okonkwo. Thu, 02/25/2021 - 00:10.

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