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Six up-and-coming South African entrepreneurs playing a major role in growing the country’s economy

As the birthplace of Elon Musk, South Africa is associated with one of the world’s most prolific entrepreneurs as the SpaceX and Tesla founder continues to capture headlines.

Enel Green Power starts construction of 90-MW Azov wind farm in Russia

Enel Green Power announces it has begun construction of the 90-MW Azov wind farm, located in the Rostov region of Southern Russia.

Turbine collapses at Oklahoma wind farm

No cause has been announced, but Enel Green Power North America is investigating why its turbine, made by GE, failed at the Chisholm View II project. 

IoT devices might be smart but they lack basic security, says new report

Connected technologies are increasingly making their way into our homes and the workplace – but the security of smart devices has been questioned in a new report. Cloud

Why South Africa could be one of the early adopters of 5G – and is prepared to work with Huawei

The next-generation of communications technology promises to bring fast-paced mobile connectivity – and South Africa will be among the first countries to introduce 5G commercially. Although 5G-capable phones

Transport for London to start using Wi-Fi data to improve tube services

During a four-week pilot in 2016, Transport for London (TfL) collected half a billion pieces of anonymised Wi-Fi data from 5.6 million devices. From 8 July this year,

UPS bets on renewable gas from landfills in largest deal ever

United Parcel Service Inc. has agreed to buy the equivalent of 170 million gallons of renewable natural gas from Clean Energy Fuels Corp. over the next seven years in what the company described as the biggest-ever deal involving the alternative fuel.

Report: Global electricity access up but sustainable development goals are not being met

A new report produced by the International Energy Agency (IEA), the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD), the World Bank and the World Health Organization (WHO) and released this week says that despite significant progress in recent years, the world is falling short of meeting the global energy targets set in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) for 2030.

U.S. DOE announces $6.6 million available through Hydroelectric Production Incentive Program

The Water Power Technologies Office of the U.S. Department of Energy is now accepting applications for $6.6 million in the latest round of funding under section 242 of Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPACT).

U.S. set to overtake South Korea in 2019 as world’s largest grid-connected battery energy-storage market

The United States in 2019 will become the world’s largest market for grid-connected battery energy storage, as solar-plus-storage and peaking capacity requirements drive increased procurement, according to IHS Markit.

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