Elon Musk's ambitious plans to change the world have not slowed down at all, as evidenced by the unveiling of Tesla Energy and its Powerwall. FULL STORY >

Increased load shedding and endless electricity price hikes continues to haunt South Africa. A recent statement by the Democratic Alliance (DA) estimates that, since 2008, load shedding has cost the country R 300bn and 1 million jobs. FULL STORY >

Adidas Energy Boost 2 ESM is the second incarnation of the Energy Boost shoes, featuring Adidas’ patented Boost technology. They screamed to be tested. FULL STORY >

Part architectural statement, part renewable energy source, the e-QBO power cube from design firm T°RED and research institution, Ricerca Sistema Energetico (RSE), looks to change the way city dwellers access their electricity. FULL STORY >

In need of some birthday gift ideas? Check out our pick of some of the coolest new tech products and gadgets around. FULL STORY >

Google released a report detailing how much energy its cloud based services use, and detailed why energy use is an obsession for the company. FULL STORY >

TechSmart talked to Jaco van Loggerenberg, media & events manager at Optimal Energy, about what Joule's been up to. FULL STORY >

Conceived by Cape Townbased Optimal Energy and originally designed by South Africanborn Keith Helfet, South Africas very own allelectric car, Joule, will be proudly showcased at the Geneva Motor Show in Switzerland this month. FULL STORY >

The Bluetooth Special Interest Group announced the implementation of Bluetooth low energy wireless technology, a new low energy version of Bluetooth. FULL STORY >