South Africa Will Burn Coal for a Very Long Time, Mantashe Says
South Africa’s energy minister said expecting a rapid transition from its dependence on coal-fired power generation to clean energy would be “very wrong,” and the nation will need to use the fossil fuel for longer to address an electricity shortage. Gwede Mantashe’s reiteration of his...
South Africa’s solar panel imports from China skyrocket
During the first half of 2023, South Africa quadrupled its imports of solar panels from China to 3.4 GW, which at peak production corresponds to the total production capacity of some power plants belonging to the country's public company. China's photovoltaic power exports increased by...
Puerto Rico Hands Control of its Power Plants to a Natural Gas Company
Puerto Rican authorities have hired a natural gas company to operate the island’s publicly-owned fleet of fossil fuel power plants, despite the commonwealth facing increasing pressure to rapidly transition its aging energy system to renewable sources. Gov. Pedro Pierluisi announced Wednesday that his government had...
New glass-ceramic composite shows promise for safer storage of nuclear waste
A new glass-ceramic composite shows great promise for the safer storage of nuclear waste. "Simply put, we want to find the best candidate for containing nuclear waste," explains Mehrnaz Mikhchian, a University of Saskatchewan Ph.D. student who has published findings following a year-long study. Nuclear...
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