Earthshot Prize rewards climate change solutions

The Earthshot Prize, a global environmental prize to discover, accelerate, and scale ground-breaking solutions to repair and regenerate the planet, is awarded annually to five winners, each receiving a R20-million (£1-million) prize grant to scale their projects....

New player aims to disrupt residential power supply market

Vivica Group, which brings together local brands such as Vox, Frogfoot, Everlytic and Braintree into the same group as start-ups like Guardian Eye, Armata, Qwerti and HYPA, has launched Stage Zero, a power utility provider that aims overhaul how South African...

EcoFlow unveils solar energy solutions

EcoFlow has unveiled three new devices for the Middle East region at Gitex Global, taking place this week at Dubai World Trade Centre. The solutions are EcoFlow RIVER 2 PRO, DELTA 2 and WAVE 2. EcoFlow’s RIVER 2 PRO makes grab-and-go power easy through...

NEC XON welcomes proposed renewable energy tax rebate legislation

In response to the pressing energy crisis facing the country, the South African government is taking steps to bolster the renewable energy sector and alleviate strain on the national grid. As part of this effort, a proposed legislative amendment seeks to provide...

Vertiv enhances manufacturing capacity for chilled water solutions

Vertiv has unveiled an upgraded testing room at its thermal management centre near Tognana, Italy, significantly increasing the facility’s testing capacity and manufacturing capabilities in the existing space. The upgraded testing room will allow Vertiv to do...

BT and SAP tackle carbon emissions visibility

SAP and BT Group have announced a visionary new partnership to show how carbon accounting could be standardised by piloting the recently launched SAP Sustainability Data Exchange (SDX). SAP SDX enables BT Group to collect, trace and share carbon data across its own...