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SA's solar boom poses new environmental threat: What to do with your old Li-ion batteries

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Jon Kornik is CEO of Plentify

Trends

#BizTrends2025: How geysers can pave the way for a solar energy boom

Jon Kornik 13 Jan 2025

Mpact packaging triumph at 2024 IPSA Gold Pack Awards

Packaging

Mpact packaging triumph at 2024 IPSA Gold Pack Awards

Issued by Mpact 28 Nov 2024

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Logistics & Transport

Rhenus doubles capacity with new Johannesburg logistics hub

14 Nov 2024

Energy ministry calls for more local content after R17bn spent on renewables

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Energy ministry calls for more local content after R17bn spent on renewables

Lindsey Schutters 10 Nov 2024

SafeQuip launches lithium-ion battery fire extinguishers

Infrastructure & Utilities

SafeQuip launches lithium-ion battery fire extinguishers

Issued by SafeQuip 1 Oct 2024

Q&A with Neosun Energy’s founder and CEO Ilya Likhov

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Q&A with Neosun Energy’s founder and CEO Ilya Likhov

Issued by Neosun Energy 13 Aug 2024

Lithium batteries are not being recycled at the rate that they should

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Lithium alternatives needed to avoid 'forever chemicals'

Lindsey Schutters 11 Jul 2024

Giulio Airaga is MD of Desco Electronic Recyclers

Hardware

Navigating evolving e-waste landscape with EPR compliance

Giulio Airaga 13 May 2024

Edge Growth drives development of green SMEs

SMEs

Edge Growth drives development of green SMEs

Issued by Edge Growth 28 Mar 2024

A battery price war is kicking off that could soon make electric cars cheaper. Here’s how

Fuel & Energy

A battery price war is kicking off that could soon make electric cars cheaper. Here’s how

Muhammad Rizwan Azhar, Waqas Uzair, Yasir Arafat 26 Mar 2024

HE Haitham Al Ghais, Secretary General of OPEC

Materials & Equipment

We face a transport and construction apocalypse if oil vanishes

Haitham Al Ghais 25 Mar 2024

The District of Columbia Court of Appeals is seen in Washington, D.C., USA. Source: Reuters/Andrew Kelly

Technology

Unanimous ruling favours Big Tech in DRC child labour cobalt claim

Jonathan Stempel 6 Mar 2024

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Lithium Fire Report: A global roadmap for lithium investors

8 Feb 2024

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Hardware

Black Friday’s environmental impact is an e-waste crisis

Lindsey Schutters 22 Nov 2023

Miner holds a manganese ore sample in South Africa.

Mining

South Africa’s manganese economy is ready to meet global demand

20 Nov 2023

Challengers to Watch 2023: Northvolt

Media

Challengers to Watch 2023: Northvolt

Niclas Norström & Jude Bliss, Issued by eatbigfish 7 Aug 2023

FILE PHOTO: Smoke rises as a fire broke out on the cargo ship Fremantle Highway, at sea on July 26, 2023. Coastguard Netherlands/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

Shipping

Fires on car carriers highlight EV fire risk for ocean shippers

Lisa Baertlein and Anthony Deutsch 28 Jul 2023

Grid storage plans key in addressing energy crisis, finds IISD report

Energy

Grid storage plans key in addressing energy crisis, finds IISD report

5 Jul 2023

Why solar won't collapse the national grid

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Why solar won't collapse the national grid

Rein Snoeck Henkemans 29 Jun 2023

2023 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation finalists announced

Construction & Engineering

2023 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation finalists announced

12 Jun 2023

Healthcare

Ramokgopa says hospitals need micro-grid islands as answer to load shedding

Katja Hamilton 31 May 2023

Embracing technology and innovation to drive sustainability in the property sector

Facilities & Property Management

Embracing technology and innovation to drive sustainability in the property sector

Frikkie Malan 23 May 2023

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Circular Economy & Waste Management

Are you disposing of your vape and cartridges correctly?

15 May 2023

The journey to sustainable aviation

Aviation

The journey to sustainable aviation

Tom Fadden 2 May 2023

How renewables can help drive economic recovery, prosperity in SA

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

How renewables can help drive economic recovery, prosperity in SA

15 Mar 2023

Royal Canin boosts forklift fleet with GLTC electric units

Supply Chain

Royal Canin boosts forklift fleet with GLTC electric units

15 Feb 2023

Is Africa ready to leverage the opportunities in the global metals market?

Markets & Investment

Is Africa ready to leverage the opportunities in the global metals market?

3 Feb 2023

How Wetility's unique solar solution model is paving the way for an accessible, energy-secure future

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

How Wetility's unique solar solution model is paving the way for an accessible, energy-secure future

Sindy Peters 15 Dec 2022

AutoTrader's Annual #ElectricCarChallenge: EV results are in!

Automotive

AutoTrader's Annual #ElectricCarChallenge: EV results are in!

Issued by AutoTrader 8 Dec 2022

Building on new risks: construction in the age of greening

Construction & Engineering

Building on new risks: construction in the age of greening

Robert Ter Morshuizen 5 Dec 2022

Newskoop's agricultural radio show secures new sponsor: Blue Nova Energy

Radio & Audio

Newskoop's agricultural radio show secures new sponsor: Blue Nova Energy

Issued by Our Salad Mix 11 Oct 2022

Growthpoint set to power Paarl Mall with R50m solar-charged battery system

Sustainable Development

Growthpoint set to power Paarl Mall with R50m solar-charged battery system

16 Aug 2022

Unlocking the golden opportunity for electric vehicle manufacturing in South Africa

Commercial & Industrial

Unlocking the golden opportunity for electric vehicle manufacturing in South Africa

Viren Sookhun 28 Jun 2022

Load shedding - how to keep your productivity up when the power goes down

Energy

Load shedding - how to keep your productivity up when the power goes down

Christiaan Hattingh 12 Oct 2021

Second fatal Tesla crash in US prompts investigation

Safety

Second fatal Tesla crash in US prompts investigation

20 Sep 2021

These 3 energy storage technologies can help solve the challenge of moving to 100% renewable electricity

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

These 3 energy storage technologies can help solve the challenge of moving to 100% renewable electricity

Kerry Rippy 30 Aug 2021

Homegrown battery manufacturer secures R20m investment

Science & Engineering

Homegrown battery manufacturer secures R20m investment

Issued by Edge Growth 3 Aug 2021

Artisanal miners work at a cobalt mine-pit in Tulwizembe, Katanga province, Democratic Republic of Congo, 25 November, 2015. Reuters/Kenny Katombe/File Photo

Mining

Congo likely to start artisanal cobalt buying

Pratima Desai & Helen Reid 13 Jul 2021

Huge 'battery warehouses' could be the energy stores of the future

Energy

Huge 'battery warehouses' could be the energy stores of the future

Andrew Cruden 28 Dec 2020

A creuseur or digger, descends into a tunnel at the mine in Kawama, Democratic Republic of Congo. Michael Robinson Chavez/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Health & Safety

As cobalt demand booms, companies must do more to protect Congolese miners

Dorothee Baumann-Pauly & Serra Cremer Iyi 26 Nov 2020

Sere wind farm. Photo: Eskom

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Improved battery technology vital to renewables market

6 Nov 2020

Why the batteries of electric vehicles should be repurposed

Fuel & Energy

Why the batteries of electric vehicles should be repurposed

Lance Dickerson 28 Oct 2020

There aren't enough batteries to electrify all cars - focus on trucks and buses instead

Logistics & Transport

There aren't enough batteries to electrify all cars - focus on trucks and buses instead

Cameron Roberts 31 Jul 2020

How heat can be used to store renewable energy

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

How heat can be used to store renewable energy

Antoine Koen and Pau Farres Antunez 27 Feb 2020

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Mining

Managing environmental, social and governance risks is growing in importance for mining companies

27 Jan 2020

Mark Lacey, head of commodities, Schroders

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Energy transition forecast: Sunny with a chance of strong wind

Mark Lacey 15 Jan 2020

Robots, AI and drones: When did toys turn into rocket science?

Technology

Robots, AI and drones: When did toys turn into rocket science?

Andrew Maxwell 23 Dec 2019

Ocean Cleanup unveils floating waste interceptor

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Ocean Cleanup unveils floating waste interceptor

1 Nov 2019