African countries must avoid the mistakes of the fossil-fuel industrial revolution; the mining of cobalt, lithium, manganese, nickel and copper must be based on equity, human rights and local development
Still reeling from environmental and public health problems caused by lead mining 30 years ago, the country now faces growing manganese demand for electric batteries
Investing in alternative energy results in the middle class cutting out luxuries to pay off debt
The car manufacturer is betting on lowering battery costs to bring down the price of its electric vehicles
COMMENT: The rapid roll-out of small-scale solar power will reduce pressure on the grid and and boost SMME sector
The trio will receive the prize from King Carl XVI Gustaf at a formal ceremony in Stockholm on December 10
High-quality Li-ion batteries could help the continent optimise renewable energy
The Ifbattery only has three people working on it and needs funding.
Smart storage is the future. Here are some cool tips to generate and store energy on a small scale.
The Powerwall is still too expensive in South Africa for widespread use, but it heralds big changes to come in energy storage.
Elon Musk thinks batteries suck, but this didn’t stop his customers from buying the entire supply of the Tesla Powerwall in a matter of days.
A team led by Prof Hongjie Dai at Stanford University made a breakthrough by accidentally discovering that graphite made a good partner to aluminium.
A United States company has come up with a baton-shaped device that charges gadgets using power generated by walking, hiking or running.
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/ 16 February 2009
South Africa plugs into the environmental benefits of rechargeable batteries, writes Yolandi Groenewald.