Waste | Infrastructure news - Part 126

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Fishing vessels powered by converted cooking oil

Used cooking oil from the Spur Corporation is now being converted into biodiesel. More than a million litres have already been sued to power a range of fishing vessels, trucks and mining equipment. Spur has run this initiative for around six years...

Mozambique’s hydro power in the spotlight

In line with its fast-growing economy and abundance of natural resources, Mozambique is becoming a darling for energy-hungry countries and the corporates who mine that energy. According to Alastair Campbell, Standard Bank’s executive vice-president...

A green revolution for Africa?

As the world searches desperately for ways to boost food production by at least 70% by 2050 to feed an increasingly hungry planet, many are looking to Africa as the place where a large part of this potential can be realised, mainly for its huge...