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Biogas courses offered online despite delay
As cement, aggregate and readymix concrete producer AfriSam marks ten years since the inaugural AfriSam-SAIA Award for Sustainable Design + Innovation, the 2019/20 edition is likely to set new...
Lack of finance hinders energy efficiency implementation in companies
Milisha Pillay argues that there has never been a more opportune time for financial institutions to become more invested in structuring financial packages that are designed to appreciate the...
Covid-19 an opportunity for better resource management
The national lockdown because of Covid-19 presents a good opportunity for manufacturing companies to improve their resource and utilities management, says government-funded programme National...
South Africa has duty to address SADC energy efficiency
South Africa has a duty to make the energy efficiency knowledge accrued through the Industrial Energy Efficiency Project (IEEP) more accessible to the rest of the Southern African Development...
Continued relevance of the ISO 50001 standard
Using energy efficiently contributes towards an organisation's objectives to conserve resources and tackle climate change, while saving money. The ISO 50001 standard supports organisations of all...
Potential of biogas technology in South Africa
The uptake of biogas projects in Africa has been sporadic, and projects that have failed abound. Biogas technology is not new, but the systems are sensitive and changes in feedstock and the...
Focus on implementing energy efficiency project by 2021
The National Cleaner Production Centre (NCPC-SA) is looking to escalate the implementation of energy management in South African industry to allow companies to benefit from the support of the...
Industrial symbiosis makes Vision 2030 viable
The National Cleaner Production Centre of South Africa (NCPC-SA), a division of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, tells Engineering News that its industrial symbiosis programme is...
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SA boat builders must find answers to skills, component manufacturing challenges
The South African boat-building industry has to grow the skills available to local manufacturers, while it must also work to attract global component manufacturers to local shores, says Ullman...
SA’s cheapest electric-car maker to roll out local charging network
Build Your Dreams Auto South Africa (BYD SA) has announced that will install between 200 and 300 public charging stations across the country in 2026, in a move to make electric mobility more...
Newco now controls 90.7% of Barloworld
Industrial equipment company Barloworld is nearing the end of its transition to private ownership, with consortium-backed Newco now holding a controlling 67.3% stake and, together with related...