South Africa’s shift from coal to renewables: how it’s going: Just over 74% of South Africa’s electricity still comes from burning coal. In 2021, the country negotiated the Just Energy Transition Partnership with Germany, the UK, France, the US and the European Union. They committed to providing South Africa with US$ 8.5 billion (R157 billion) …
South Africa’s new energy plan needs a mix of nuclear, gas, renewables and coal – expert: South Africa’s economy has been hard hit by 15 years of loadshedding (rolling blackouts). The country’s coal-fired power plants have a maintenance backlog and frequently experience unexpected technical failures. On the other hand, South Africa has committed, under the …
Renewables now generate more of Britain’s electricity than fossil fuels – but what happens next?: David Falconer / Shutterstock At the start of 2016, in an article noting some exciting changes in British energy, The Conversation published the following paragraph: Wind, solar and hydro – the weather-dependent renewables – together generated 14.6% of Great Britain’s …
Renewables are cheaper than ever yet fossil fuel use is still growing – here’s why: Wind and solar are the world’s fastest growing energy sources and together generated 12% of global electricity in 2023. The amount of energy produced by wind and solar is expected to increase and accelerate. Wind generated 1 terawatt (TW) for …
Rooftop renewables risk making the rich richer, as latecomers will struggle to access the grid: Wozzie / shutterstock Many people are now becoming “energy citizens” by installing rooftop solar panels and other small-scale renewable energy projects in their properties. In theory, this is a “win-win”. Added renewable energy brings down the cost of energy, and …
Ramaphosa acts to ease South Africa’s energy crisis: impact will be felt in renewables: South Africa is likely to see more renewably sourced energy come onto the grid more quickly. GettyImages South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa recently announced an action plan to address the country’s growing energy crisis. It included relaxing the legislative and environmental …
Renewables are cheaper than ever – so why are household energy bills only going up?: Fokke Baarssen/Shutterstock Not for the first time, global energy markets are in turmoil. Internationally traded gas prices more than quadrupled in 2021. In their wake, many energy suppliers have gone bust and household bills across Europe are set to soar. …
A publicly owned energy industry could help tackle energy poverty and increase renewables: Renewable energy is a fast-growing industry. Oimheidi/Pixabay Recent queues at petrol stations across the UK point to significant issues with fuel supply chains in the wake of Brexit. But a lack of fuel where it is needed has been causing problems in …
South Africa in the news: Tasmania’s 200% renewables goal and Toast Ale’s B-Corp recertification: The sustainability success stories of the week: As part of our Mission Possible campaign, edie brings you this weekly round-up of five of the best sustainability success stories of the week from across the globe.: “South Africa” – BingNews COVID-19: South …
South Africa in the news: South Africa’s Eskom to Replace Coal With Renewables: CEO: The only daily news program focused exclusively on technology, innovation and the future of business from San Francisco. Hosted by Emily Chang. “The David Rubenstein Show: Peer-to-Peer Conversations” …: “South Africa” – BingNews What are clinical trials and how do they …
The transition from fossils to renewables and its impact on consumer prices: Renewable energy technologies will in the next two years be competitive on price with fossil fuels. Shutterstock The transition from fossil fuels to cleaner energies is a global pursuit. But it’s faster and more intensive in some countries than others. Take the case …
China wrestles with insecure gas supplies but stays strong on longer-term plan for renewables: Filling up the electric way. Xujun/Shutterstock As the world’s largest CO? emitter and second largest economy, China’s climate policy has faced intense scrutiny over the past decade. Despite a report from the International Renewable Energy Agency in January saying that China …
New study shows public wants renewables – but the government is not listening: Jevanto Productions / shutterstock Subsidies for onshore wind power were cut by the UK government in 2015. Then the main reasons given were that it was too expensive and that the public didn’t support it. Amber Rudd MP, then head of what …
Why South Africa’s power utility should boost its output of in-house renewables: Eskom's pilot wind-farm facility at Klipheuwel. The utility must seriously consider in-house renewable projects. Warren Rohner/Flickr South Africa has exceptionally favourable conditions for solar and wind power generation. But these sources currently only contribute about 3% of energy supplied to the national grid. …