Why wheeling is a secret weapon for commerce and industry
While the lights have stayed on post the national elections, businesses across the board are paying close to 34% more for their power than they did two years ago. Brandon Horn, Head of Commercial at SolarAfrica, cautions that these increases are not likely to change...
GoSolr calls for urgent reforms to power pricing
The need for a restructured, collaborative approach among government and the private sector to address rising energy costs is a key topic in GoSolr's second quarterly "Light Paper", released this week. It comes as time when the country moves from being focused on the...
Vertiv expands single-phase UPS portfolio
Vertiv has introduced 1kVA to 3kVA capacities of the Vertiv Liebert GXE, an online double conversion, single-phase uninterruptible power supply (UPS) for 230V applications designed to support critical applications deployed at the network edge. With the addition of the...
Succession planning key to fast-tracking gender diversity
Despite the ongoing focus on gender diversity in the workplace, including fair remuneration and representation, the numbers continue to reflect glacial progress at best. According to The World Economic Forum's 2024 Global Gender Gap Report released last month, closing...
Generating watts from waste
As the demand for energy-intensive recycling of various electronic waste streams grows, the Desco Electronic Recyclers' is quickly transitioning to green energy. The green energy initiative is part of its broader mission to lead the recycling industry toward...
Vertiv adds next-generation UPS
As global electricity demand from data centres is expected to double by 2026 - largely driven by computing and cooling requirements from AI (artificial intelligence) and HPC (high-performance computing) - it is crucial to have a robust backup power solution to provide...
Heidelberg Mall goes off the grid
Energy Partners (EP) has successfully delivered a 3,2MWp, 3,1MWh hybrid power project for the Futuregrowth Community Property Fund-owned Heidelberg Mall in Heidelberg, Gauteng. The project ensures 24/7 uninterrupted power, significantly reducing total electricity...
Solar power offers a reprieve from electricity tariff hikes
Steep electricity tariff hikes mean South African consumers are still battling electricity woes, making the switch to solar more sensible than ever, says Versofy Solar co-founder and CEO, Ross Mains-Sheard. South Africans are starting to feel the pinch of the 12,7%...
Taking circular action to counter the e-waste challenge
The narrative around sustainability and environmental responsibility has shifted from box ticking to economic and reputational value, particularly for brands that are paying attention, writes Ashley du Plooy, CEO of the E-Waste Recycling Authority (ERA). Investing...
Decarbonise and digitise your fleet
To anyone who has been paying even the slightest bit of attention to the global climate change crisis, the decline of the fossil fuel era will come as no surprise. Not only is the supply slowly drying up, but the processes to collect and produce electricity, petrol,...
Mustek and Huawei drive sustainable power agenda
Across the globe, power and sustainability are top of the agenda. In South Africa, supply interruptions and rising costs are providing additional motivation for businesses and individuals to take the provision of consistent and sustainable power into their own hands....
2nd LiFe batteries could position SA in the circular economy
As the country tries to settle into a multiparty government for the first time since 1994, with many still uneasily grateful for a prolonged respite from load shedding, the City of Johannesburg recently announced that it would be implementing load reduction to protect...