Households and businesses are now required to register all rooftop solar power installations. But electricity users have been swimming in a sea of confusion about the new rules, when they come into force and what penalties are involved. The new requirements form part of Eskom’s small-scale embedded generation (SSEG) programme. TechCentral asked the utility for…
Astronomers are rolling out a welcome mat for a newly identified visitor from beyond our solar system. The object — thought to be a comet — is only the third-ever confirmed interstellar visitor to pass through our cosmic neighborhood. Dubbed 3I/ATLAS, the comet poses no danger to Earth and will remain roughly 150 million miles…
Juwi’s Prieska solar plant, with 86MW capacity. International firm Juwi Renewable Energies today announced it has signed two solar module supply agreements with JA Solar, an African solar module supplier. According to Juwi, the deal is for 420 000 solar panels for two large-scale projects totalling 220 megawatts (MW), currently being executed for key industrial…
CNN — As the US attempts to wean itself off its heavy reliance on fossil fuels and shift to cleaner energy sources, many experts are eyeing a promising solution: your neighborhood big-box stores and shopping malls. The rooftops and parking lot space available at retail giants like Walmart, Target and Costco is massive. And these…
Wetility, a subscription solar service provider focused on both the residential and commercial solar markets, has secured R500-million in structured capital funding from Jaltech. The capital provided by Jaltech will be used to fund solar and battery systems, allowing Wetility to add more than 16MW of solar capacity in South Africa in time. “This funding…
The Solar Orbiter, a spacecraft jointly developed by ESA and NASA, has achieved a historic milestone: capturing the first-ever direct images of the Sun’s polar region. Since beginning its observations in 2021, the probe recently executed a crucial side trip to Venus. This manoeuvre significantly tilted its orbit, providing a unique vantage point from below…
