Microsol can simultaneously produce 50 MWh/year of electricity, 1Â 000 m3/year of drinking water and around 800 MWh of thermal energy and has an expected lifespan of 20 years. Schneider Electric, market leaders in energy management with operations...
Extracting valuable by-products from municipal sewage and re-using them in crop fertilizers and day-to-day consumer applications is gaining popularity. Industry is already capitalising on this controversial new resource,according to experts at the...
One of the most common misconceptions with regards to water reuse in the South African context is that it is a more expensive option that delivers a lesser quality product. This is not the case, Bigen Africa Services’ divisional managing principal:...
Due to increased unlawful water use activities, a need has been identified to mitigate against the detrimental environmental, social and economic impacts these activities have. In so doing, the Blitz Week Campaign has been put in place to crack...
In addition to wind and solar power, water power will make a significant contribution to supplying renewable energy in the future. This applies to conventional applications such as hydro-storage plants, pumped-storage plants, and run-of-the-river...
Alfred Nzo District Municipality recently commissioned  a feasibility study for the provision of potable water to the communities of Ward 29 and 30 in mBizana, in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. Currently, residents of mBizana walk 5 km...
The international advocacy group Human Rights Watch says millions of people in Harare, Zimbabwe remain at risk of water borne diseases as a result of contaminated water and poor sanitation. It’s been five years since a cholera epidemic killed...
According to Piet du Pisani, who is the strategic executive for Infrastructure Water Technical Services at the City of Windhoek the realization that water should be re-used is fast gaining momentum. Following the very successful Water Reuse...
Safe water is desperately scarce in storm-ravaged portion of the Philippines. Without it, people struggling to rebuild and even survive risk catching intestinal and other diseases. While aid agencies work to provide a steady supply, survivors have...
