How The Qatar World Cup Stadiums Are Cooled by Solar Energy1 min readSaud Ghani, a mechanical engineering professor at Qatar University, has earned the nickname ‘Doctor Cool’ for his leading role in developing a solar powered air conditioning system...
What Are Ultium Batteries?2 min readAt the beginning of 2022, GM partnered with LG to develop Ultium batteries. The two companies plan to build 3 Ultium production factories in the US. Ultium is a battery platform with a battery chemistry that r...
What is a Solid-State Battery?1 min readSolid-state batteries are batteries with solid electrolytes – the materials that help electrons move between the two electrodes in a battery. This has many added benefits as opposed to lithium-ion batteries. Th...
How Much Of South Africa’s Electricity Comes From Solar Energy?1 min readThe rollout of clean and renewable energy in South Africa has been rather slow with government dragging their feet with the implementation of their plans. Despite this, there is...
Why Don't We Just Use Solar Powered Cars?2 min readGiven South Africa’s electrical supply issues, charging time, and the range concern attached with electrical vehicles (EVs), wouldn’t it be simple for us to just stick solar panels on the roofs of ou...
What Are Eco-safaris?2 min readEco-safaris are safaris that make it a priority to minimise their carbon footprint, mostly with the end goal of reaching zero emissions. These safaris often tackle the highest emitting operations first, such as electric...
Are EVs The Future Of Game Drives?2 min readHow much do game drives contribute to pollution? Is it hypocritical for safaris to provide animals with a safe natural habitat but operate large engine, carbon emitting 4x4s in that same environment every d...
South African 4x4 EV for Game Drives1 min readThula Solutions is a Johannesburg-based EV start-up that produces electric 4x4s which are meant to be used in game drives. The company has partnered with Bloemfontein-based vehicle manufacturer Brandt BRV...
This New Kind of Solar Panel Does Not Require Sunlight to Generate Electricity1 min readCarvey Ehren R. Maigue is the inventor of AuREUS (Aurora Renewable Energy and UV Sequestration), a solar panel which receives energy without the presence of sunli...
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