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South African firm buys 307 Tesla Powerwall batteries to help with load shedding

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South African retail firm TFG has bought 307 Tesla Powerwall battery storage units to support operations while state-owned power utility Eskom continues load shedding practices. . Load shedding is the practice of switching off parts of the electric grid when there is insufficient capacity. Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd.

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Ballard ships 500th ElectraGen-ME methanol fuel cell system for telecom backup

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In regions such as Southeast Asia and South Africa, where Ballard is actively engaged, electricity grids can be unreliable. As a result, telecom networks are vulnerable to frequent grid outages, impacting continuity of service to subscribers.

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GE posts $63M in orders for Durathon sodium-halide battery systems

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GE’s Durathon battery technology works by employing sodium chemistry to capture excess energy from the diesel fuel generators. Megatron Federal, an engineering company based in Johannesburg, South Africa, was the first customer to sign a purchase agreement for 700 batteries in early 2012, adding 300 more shortly thereafter.

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Anglo American Platinum invests in Hydrogenious Technologies; liquid organic hydrogen carrier technology for H2 storage

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South Africa-based Anglo American Platinum , the world’s leading primary producer of platinum group metals (PGMs), has invested in the first close of the Series A financing round of Hydrogenious Technologies, a company developing liquid organic hydrogen carrier (LOHC) hydrogen storage technology. Click to enlarge.

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