by admin | Nov 14, 2024 | data centres, Industry News, News, Other Tech News, renewable energy, renweables, solar plant, teraco
Construction is underway on a new 120MW solar plant, the brainchild of Teraco, South Africa’s largest data centre operator. The solar plant will help power its data centres and facilities around the country. In an age of AI, cloud computing, and big data, investment...
by admin | Oct 31, 2024 | coal, Gas, News, Other Tech News, renewable energy, solar, South Africa, The Conversation, wind energy
South Africa is immersed in a “just energy transition” from a fossil fuel-based energy system to a cleaner, low-carbon energy system. This new system will be based primarily on renewable energy, such as solar, wind and green hydrogen. Such a transition is deeply...
by admin | Oct 12, 2024 | green trasition, News, Other Tech News, renewable energy, South Africa, The Conversation, wind farms
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...
by admin | Sep 28, 2024 | efficiency, News, Other Tech News, renewable energy, solar cells, Solar energy, The Conversation
The sight of solar panels installed on rooftops and large energy farms has become commonplace in many regions around the world. Even in grey and rainy UK, solar power is becoming a major player in electricity generation. This surge in solar is fuelled by two key...
by admin | Sep 23, 2024 | coal, Eskom, fossil fuels, green energy, News, Other Tech News, renewable energy, The Conversation
South Africa’s Department of Mineral Resources and Energy was split in two after the 2024 general elections: Electricity and Energy and Mineral and Petroleum Resources. Part of the reason was to prevent conflicts of interest. Before the 2024 elections, the transition...
by admin | Sep 13, 2024 | green hydrogen, just transition, News, Other Tech News, renewable energy, South Africa, The Conversation
South Africa is poised to become a major player in the global energy transition, thanks to its vast renewable energy resources (sun and wind) and its plans for green hydrogen production. Green hydrogen is produced through electrolysis, where renewable electricity...