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The Carbon Majors list of the companies responsible for four fifths of the world’s CO2 emissions includes Sasol. Graphic: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

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The first trial is being done at military buildings in Limpopo

South African military bases get cool makeover with innovative paint

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Clarens leads Sandton as SA's first 'smart town' with innovative electricity management programme

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New reports forecast ~32 GW of installed renewable energy capacity in SA by 2030

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Sungrow introduces advanced three-phase inverter for tailored energy solutions in South Africa

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Navigating the solar transition: Choosing safety, sustainability and performance

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Munsoft encouraged by the R2bn budget for prepaid meter rollout to help ailing municipalities

Ambani Reputation Management Munsoft encouraged by the R2bn budget for prepaid meter rollout to help ailing municipalities

Huawei underlines the importance of Solar Smart PV energy storage and safety at Residential Luna 2.0 launch

Irvine Partners Huawei underlines the importance of Solar Smart PV energy storage and safety at Residential Luna 2.0 launch

Paving the way: The benefits of PBS vehicles

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Yellow Door Energy secures 240 MWp of solar wheeling in South Africa, 48 MWp is shovel-ready

Yellow Door Energy Yellow Door Energy secures 240 MWp of solar wheeling in South Africa, 48 MWp is shovel-ready

Source: Supplied. Estienne de Klerk, SA chief executive officer of Growthpoint Properties.

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Iseli energy unveils revolutionary AI-powered solar solutions

Iseli energy Iseli energy unveils revolutionary AI-powered solar solutions

Overyssel Boerdery to harvest renewable energy in multi-million rand PPA with Yellow Door Energy

Yellow Door Energy Overyssel Boerdery to harvest renewable energy in multi-million rand PPA with Yellow Door Energy

Thanks to Huawei’s backup solutions, South Africans won’t be left in the dark this festive season

Huawei Technologies Thanks to Huawei’s backup solutions, South Africans won’t be left in the dark this festive season

Ewseta chief executive officer, Mpho Mookapele

Ewseta upskills workforce for green jobs with new training programmes

28 Feb 2024

Munsoft encouraged by the R2bn budget for prepaid meter rollout to help ailing municipalities

Munsoft encouraged by the R2bn budget for prepaid meter rollout to help ailing municipalities

Ambani Reputation Management 27 Feb 2024

Kumba revenue and profits are up, but job cuts still happening

Kumba revenue and profits are up, but job cuts still happening

Lindsey Schutters 20 Feb 2024

EVs can be home backup power solutions and play a crucial role in the smart grid. Source: Priscilla du Preez/Unsplash

EVs could be the heart of SA’s smart grid dreams

Lindsey Schutters 14 Feb 2024

Image supplied. Fifteen green sector startups participated in the Grindstone South Africa programme, a partnership between the Anglo American Foundation (AAF) and Grindstone South Africa

Grindstone South Africa programme champions green startups, VEZ Technologies takes top prize

14 Feb 2024

Critical minerals are all the elements needed to produce the batteries and catalysts in the renewable energy value chain. Source: Paul-Alain Hunt/Unsplash.

Anglo diversifies into critical minerals with Finland battery deal

12 Feb 2024

Elia Nandjiwa is resources industries and mining executive at Barloworld Equipment Southern Africa

#MI24: 'Mining Indaba 2024 embraced its theme' - Barloworld

Elia Nandjiwa 9 Feb 2024

Yellow Door Energy secures 240 MWp of solar wheeling in South Africa, 48 MWp is shovel-ready

Yellow Door Energy secures 240 MWp of solar wheeling in South Africa, 48 MWp is shovel-ready

Yellow Door Energy 5 Feb 2024

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ESG and employment: Key dispute risks in the EMI sector in 2024

31 Jan 2024

Aerial view of the Coral Beach estate.

Impower brings BESS solution to Eastern Cape community

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Dorcas Nhlapo, Senior Audit Manager, BDO South Africa

Copper is the unsung hero of the energy transition

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The Carbon Majors list of the companies responsible for four fifths of the world’s CO2 emissions includes Sasol. Graphic: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Sasol makes the world CO2 emissions blacklist

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The first trial is being done at military buildings in Limpopo

South African military bases get cool makeover with innovative paint

5 Mar 2024

Clarens leads Sandton as SA's first 'smart town' with innovative electricity management programme

Katja Hamilton 29 Feb 2024

Ewseta chief executive officer, Mpho Mookapele

Ewseta upskills workforce for green jobs with new training programmes

28 Feb 2024

Munsoft encouraged by the R2bn budget for prepaid meter rollout to help ailing municipalities

Munsoft encouraged by the R2bn budget for prepaid meter rollout to help ailing municipalities

Ambani Reputation Management 27 Feb 2024

Kumba revenue and profits are up, but job cuts still happening

Kumba revenue and profits are up, but job cuts still happening

Lindsey Schutters 20 Feb 2024

EVs can be home backup power solutions and play a crucial role in the smart grid. Source: Priscilla du Preez/Unsplash

EVs could be the heart of SA’s smart grid dreams

Lindsey Schutters 14 Feb 2024

Image supplied. Fifteen green sector startups participated in the Grindstone South Africa programme, a partnership between the Anglo American Foundation (AAF) and Grindstone South Africa

Grindstone South Africa programme champions green startups, VEZ Technologies takes top prize

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Critical minerals are all the elements needed to produce the batteries and catalysts in the renewable energy value chain. Source: Paul-Alain Hunt/Unsplash.

Anglo diversifies into critical minerals with Finland battery deal

12 Feb 2024

Elia Nandjiwa is resources industries and mining executive at Barloworld Equipment Southern Africa

#MI24: 'Mining Indaba 2024 embraced its theme' - Barloworld

Elia Nandjiwa 9 Feb 2024

Yellow Door Energy secures 240 MWp of solar wheeling in South Africa, 48 MWp is shovel-ready

Yellow Door Energy secures 240 MWp of solar wheeling in South Africa, 48 MWp is shovel-ready

Yellow Door Energy 5 Feb 2024

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ESG and employment: Key dispute risks in the EMI sector in 2024

31 Jan 2024

Aerial view of the Coral Beach estate.

Impower brings BESS solution to Eastern Cape community

22 Jan 2024

Dorcas Nhlapo, Senior Audit Manager, BDO South Africa

Copper is the unsung hero of the energy transition

Dorcas Nhlapo 19 Jan 2024

BME's global footprint expands with a focus on diverse markets, strategic partnerships, and cutting-edge technology. Source: Supplied

BME targets high-potential markets for global expansion and ESG focus

11 Jan 2024

Sibanye-Stillwater accelerates decarbonisation with two new renewable energy projects. Source:

Sibanye-Stillwater appoints Naidoo-Vermaak as new Chief Sustainability Officer

9 Jan 2024

Bitcoin mining activity in 2023 has contributed to a surge in electricity use. Source: Dmytro Demidko/Unsplash

Bitcoin’s soaring energy consumption remains a sustainability concern

21 Dec 2023

Source: © 123rf Old Mutual announced that it has been awarded the African seat on the Global Steering Group for the UN-convened Net Zero Asset Owners Alliance

Old Mutual leads the charge against climate change in Africa

18 Dec 2023

The green area is where Searcher Geodata will do its seismic survey in 2024. Map from consultant’s environmental assessment report

Australian company to start seismic survey off West Coast in January

Steve Kretzmann 7 Dec 2023

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Requirements for environmental authorisation for renewable energy facility published

6 Dec 2023

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#COP28: Zambia's first green bond to be issued by year-end by Copperbelt Energy Corp

Chris Mfula 6 Dec 2023

Exxaro and Council of Geoscience sign MOU for sustainability

Exxaro in sustainability and decarbonisation partnership with Council of Geoscience

5 Dec 2023

Supplied image: Nicolway NSE solar system

Importance of solar literacy as renewable energy adoption increases

Ryno Bosman 1 Dec 2023

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Green energy boom and its impact on jobs in SA

22 Nov 2023

South Africa to miss 2030 emissions goal as it keeps coal plants burning

South Africa to miss 2030 emissions goal as it keeps coal plants burning

Promit Mukherjee 9 Nov 2023

The liberalisation of the energy sector and climate change

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Michael Jackson, Cox Yeats 9 Nov 2023

Namibia breaks ground on continent's first green iron facility

Namibia breaks ground on continent's first green iron facility

Nyasha Nyaungwa 7 Nov 2023

South Africa advances green hydrogen economy with BMW trial

South Africa advances green hydrogen economy with BMW trial

Lindsey Schutters 16 Oct 2023

Data centres urged to adopt standard metrics for environmental sustainability

Data centres urged to adopt standard metrics for environmental sustainability

13 Oct 2023

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Kusile pollution exemption necessary as temporary measure

13 Oct 2023

Source: Supplied. Carel Kleynhans, chief executive officer of Divercity; Kushinga Kambarami, green building consultant, IFC; Lenore Cairncross, green building lead for Africa, IFC; Diep Nguyen-van Houtte, senior manager for climate business at IFC; and Richard Dube, investment associate, Divercity.

IFC and SA developers explore Edge-certified green housing projects in Joburg

4 Oct 2023

Rene Salmon, EGA’s Production Manger showcasing the assembling of the solar panels to delegates. Source: Supplied

USAID delegation visits EGA's all-woman solar panel assembly plant

22 Sep 2023

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Southern Africa Oil and Gas Conference highlights urgency of upstream exploration

19 Sep 2023

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DWS warns against employment scam by bogus recruiters

13 Sep 2023

Source: World Bank

Djibouti inaugurates first wind farm, pioneering renewable energy ambitions

11 Sep 2023

Load and haul operations at Thungela's thermal coal mining operation, Isibonelo Colliery (formerly Anglo American), in Mpumalanga. Source: Philip Mostert/Anglo American/Handout/Reuters

Insurers restrict coal coverage in response to climate concerns

Clara Denina and Sarah McFarlane 1 Sep 2023

The Olifants River estuary on the West Coast is now protected from diamond mining in terms of a legally binding settlement agreement. Photo: John Yeld | GroundUp

11th-hour out-of-court settlement reached on West Coast diamond mining

John Yeld 1 Sep 2023

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Unpacking the National Biodiversity Offset Guideline

Garyn Rapson, Paula-Ann Novotny and Nonhlanhla Mnengi 21 Aug 2023

Hotels of the future are built on interoperable solutions

Mark Freeman 16 Aug 2023

Lack of mining jobs spurs protest in Kagiso

Lack of mining jobs spurs protest in Kagiso

Chris Gilili 10 Aug 2023

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