Renewable Energy

Asia's imports of seaborne thermal coal are rebounding as China boosts purchases to compensate for soft domestic output and Japan and South Korea seek energy security amid the fallout from the... 

In a period where change is proving to be rapid and consequential, South Africa’s public and private sectors should go all out to collaboratively pursue every viable route to greater... 

Vulcan Energy Resources is developing the Lionheart project – an integrated lithium and renewable-energy project that combines upstream geothermal brine production and lithium extraction with... 

Hydrogen is potentially a key factor in developing energy resilience and energy security, and South Africa is ideally positioned to be, over time, a hub for green hydrogen production owing to its... 

Productivity, automation, safety and sustainability initiatives are increasingly shaping investment decisions in South Africa’s earthmoving and surface mining equipment sector, says diesel engine... 

South Africa’s economy continues to face challenges, including slow growth, high unemployment and pressure on important services such as electricity, transport and water. New infrastructure... 

To combat climate change, the world needs green molecules in addition to green electrons. “If we look how the economy is carbonised, an electron can only decarbonise between 60% to 70% of the... 

By: Steven Santini, Secure Power Vice President, Schneider Electric Sub-Saharan Africa The data centre industry has evolved through successive waves of innovation, from virtualisation to cloud... 

To replace declining demand for the autocatalysis that curbs emissions from vehicle exhausts, new longer-term platinum group metal (PGM) applications are required, Sibanye-Stillwater headlined at... 

South Africa’s renewable energy sector has reached an important inflection point. For more than a decade, the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP) has... 

As the world accelerates toward a cleaner, greener future, the message for Sustainable Energy Day is clear: what we do today determines the planet we leave behind. Energy efficiency is no longer... 

During his budget vote address on June 23, Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau noted that the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic) and its entities attracted... 

Specialist high-pressure equipment engineering firm, Steinmüller Africa, showcased practical engineering solutions for one of South Africa's future power generation challenges: how to keep existing... 

Standard Bank Group mobilised R3.45 billion for climate‑smart agriculture in the last year, reinforcing its commitment to sustainable food systems, climate resilience and inclusive economic growth.... 

Swedish startup Stegra, which is building Europe's first hydrogen-fuelled steel plant, said on Wednesday its €1.4-billion ($1.6-billion) financing round led by a Wallenberg Investments consortium... 

India is increasing the use of domestic fuel to more than 50% at power plants designed to run on imported coal, as the world's second-largest thermal coal importer seeks to curb costly overseas... 

China's coal-fired power generation is set to rebound this year from its first fall in a decade, analysts said, due to the impact of El Nino and the Iran war and as renewable sources of energy have... 

As Africa strives to achieve universal access to electricity while supporting economic growth and industrialisation, regional power pools are increasingly being recognised as one of the continent's... 

South Africa may have largely moved beyond the sustained phases of loadshedding that defined recent years, but energy costs continue to climb. In March 2026, the National Energy Regulator of South...