Batteries

The “white genocide” narrative works inside this wider machinery. It racialises South Africa’s internal contradictions for foreign consumption. It turns a country struggling with…

For millions of people on the continent, motorcycles provide the most affordable and accessible form of transport, while also creating livelihoods for riders and small businesses

Laws exist to protect the environment and people, but these are not enforced regarding mining, in particular lithium

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…

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.