In this opinion article, Sola Group executive director Dom Wills discusses how the modularity that has underpinned the rapid growth of solar PV, is also driving the sharp fall in battery costs. He argues that if this rapid progress continues, the cheapest, fastest growing form of clean electricity will gain the valuable ability to reshape itself and follow the electrical load.
Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses power utility Eskom’s plans to set up a new renewable energy business and the tender it has issued to find a partner for the venture.
Keren Energy has made significant progress in the development of its green hydrogen (GH2) production facility near Vanrhynsdorp, in the Western Cape, says CEO George van Rensburg. The project aims to support South Africa’s transition to a low-carbon economy by focusing on small-scale, distributed hydrogen production, tailored for the local industrial, manufacturing, mobility and commercial sectors.