by Dianne Bayley | Oct 1, 2019 | Sustainability
African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina unveiled ambitious plans to scrap coal power stations across the continent and switch to renewable energy at United Nations climate talks in New York in late September. Addressing a gathering of leaders and officials...
by Dianne Bayley | Sep 17, 2019 | Sustainability
Fenix International, a next-generation energy company and subsidiary of ENGIE, opens its sixth market in Mozambique, where it expects to reach 200,000 households with clean energy and inclusive financial services within three years. Launching sales in Mozambique is...
by Dianne Bayley | Sep 14, 2019 | Innovation
Manufacturing companies like Sheffield Manufacturing in Durban are increasingly turning to solar as a way to supplement energy needs, go green and bring costs down, says Lance Green of SolarSaver, a provider of customised rooftop solar photovoltaic solutions through a...
by Dianne Bayley | Jul 22, 2019 | Sustainability
The uptake of smart grids in South Africa has not reached its potential and Taru Madangombe, Vice President of Power Systems in Southern Africa for Schneider Electric, comments on the reasons and solutions to increasing South Africa’s implementation of smart grids....
by Dianne Bayley | Sep 9, 2016 | Sustainability
If your residential complex wants to get on solar here are some of the myths and facts about cost, convenience and savings. But solar is expensive . . . It really depends on how you look at solar. If you talk about solar panels, boxes and wires ‘the technology’, this...
