Powering the Smart City Vision – Why Energy Strategy Comes First

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Powering the Smart City Vision – Why Energy Strategy Comes First The concept of the Smart City has gained global traction over the last two decades, aiming to harness technology, data, and innovation to improve the quality of urban life. However, smart city development is far from uniform—what defines a ‘smart city’ differs greatly depending […]

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Beyond Backup: Why Solar and Storage Are Africa’s Strategic Energy Play

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  Beyond Backup: Why Solar and Storage Are Africa’s Strategic Energy Play The smartest energy decisions today are no longer reactive. They’re strategic. In a world of rising costs, policy shifts, and aging infrastructure, it’s not just about surviving the next outage—it’s about reshaping how we generate, consume, and value energy. Solar energy is at […]

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Why Solar Still Makes Sense in South Africa—Even Without Load Shedding or Incentives

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Why Solar Still Makes Sense in South Africa—Even Without Load Shedding or Incentives In recent years, South Africans turned to solar in record numbers—pushed by rising electricity prices, tax incentives, and the harsh realities of relentless load shedding. For many, it was a lifeline. But today, the urgency feels different. Load shedding has eased, and […]

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Closing the Loop: Powering the Circular Economy

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Take, Make, Dispose… Dispose, Make, Take. The circular economy flips the traditional linear model—where we extract, manufacture, and discard—into a regenerative system. In this new model, resources flow back into the cycle—kept in motion through a hierarchy of strategies: from reuse and repair to recycling and recovery, each loop designed to preserve value before anything […]

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