Turning mines into big batteries in South Africa
Several private power producers and research institutions in South Africa are developing dry gravity-based energy storage as a potentially cheaper alternative to battery energy storage systems (BESS).
Over the next decade, South Africa plans to...
Hundreds of old SA coal mines threaten communities and environment
South Africa has failed to clean up and secure hundreds of abandoned coal mines that now pose a deadly threat to nearby communities, according to Human Rights Watch.
There are more than 400 empty coal mines across the nation...