Tangled web of Eskom has little to do with electricity By MJ (Thinus) Booysen Follow 14 Dec 2022 2 Professor MJ (Thinus) Booysen is Research Chair in Internet of Things and Director of the MTN Mobile Intelligence Research Laboratory in the Faculty of Engineering, Stellenbosch University: www.thinus.co.za The technical and economic challenges in South Africa’s energy crisis […]
After the Bell: The way people misunderstand renewable power is shocking (Image: iStock) By Tim Cohen Follow 13 Dec 2022 2 I can’t get away from the feeling that the constant, relentless defence of coal has a larger agenda somewhere behind it. Listen to this article 0:00 / 6:23 1X BeyondWords How do we comprehend the resistance among […]
Opinion: Koeberg life extension could flip switch on half a trillion rands of economic damage Graphic showing coal capacity factors and loadshedding 24TH NOVEMBER 2022 ARTICLE ENQUIRY SAVE THIS ARTICLE EMAIL THIS ARTICLE FONT SIZE: –+ In this opinion article, energy analyst and commentator Clyde Mallinson warns that, against the backdrop of persistent and erratic loadshedding, the economic cost of shutting the Koeberg nuclear plant for […]
Good COP, Bad COP — two sides to SA’s just transition investment plan From left: US Special Envoy for Climate John Kerry, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz during the JET Investment Plan meeting on the sidelines of […]
