A system which harvests thermal energy from various sources such as sunlight, cars, power plants, factories and other industries, and converts it into electricity. The harvested heat energy is stored in a storage tank, with water used as an energy storage medium. This then flows along a gradient to...

A low-cost, portable, self-aligning rooftop wind turbine designed to capture moderate velocity wind and generate electricity efficiently for household use. Large-scale wind turbines in South Africa are located far afield, and the energy generated must be transported back to communities via huge...

Our platform provides the easiest way to buy gas for cooking/heating in your home/business and we deliver to your door. We are an African Energy Company streamlining the buying & promoting the usage LPG in SA especially in Low income households by bringing it closer to the customers lifestyle using modern technology making the gas theirs.

Founded in 2016 and based in Johannesburg, South Africa, Solzen Energy is an energy company and a start-up specializing in R&D, design, and manufacturing of disruptive energy storage technologies for application in renewable energy, automotive (electric vehicles), grid storage (on and off the grid) and telecommunications industries. We are currently in the prototype development and application phase of a robust Ultracapacitor built on nanotechnology and manufacturing proprietary processes. Our technology stores as much energy as in a lithium-ion battery but can be recharged in seconds or

A renewable energy powered street light which provides off-grid lighting.  Powered by a combination system of a vertical axis wind turbine, a solar panel, and a rechargeable battery system.  Twerly™ uses a vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT) to harvest wind energy and a standard 140W photovoltaic (PV)...

The Solar Tracker has been developed at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology. It is an efficient mechanism for positioning a solar collector to track the sun. This device is adept to intermittent adjustment of the position of a solar energy collection surface, ensuring that the surface...

On 15 September 2017, the Department of Science and Technology (DST) and its agencies, the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) and the National Intellectual Property Management Office (NIPMO) hosted the second edition of the Innovation Bridge Technology Matchmaking and Showcasing Event at the...

Sol-gel Long Lasting Power

These long-lasting and significantly safer batteries are novel because of their sol-gel base. A uniform carbon coating process produces high-performance lithium-ion batteries. This method makes use of organic phosphoric acid as carbon and phosphoric sources to produce...

Hydrogen and fuel cell technologies offer zero emissions and are a clean alternative to fossil fuels. HySA Systems, at the University of the Western Cape, have made improvements in the performance, reliability and cost competitiveness of fuel cell components and systems. These have been demonstrated...

Thobela Industries (PTY) LTD is a company that develops and manufactures an energy storage technology (MESA). Our goal is to introduce an efficient, affordable, and environmentally friendly storage solution that will improve the efficiency of renewable energy sources such as wind and solar.