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New tools for design optimisation

Consultants involved in the design and specification of integrated solutions for the optimisation of water utilities can now benefit from dedicated support in the design of intelligent architectures. Global specialist in energy management Schneider...
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Injecting fresh momentum

New Etanorm series impresses with operating reliability, energy efficiency and versatility. More power per pump – this is how one can summarise the principal characteristics of the new Etanorm type series. When optimising this classic pump, the...

Is desalination the sustainable solution?

Nearly 40% of the world’s population suffers from a shortage of water. By 2050, this number could reach four billion. Spain, Mexico, California and the Arab Peninsula have already opted for the desalination of brackish or seawater to meet their...
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McDonald’s going “green”?

McDonald’s South Africa is reportedly changing the way it builds its restaurants and is rolling out more “sustainable” restaurants across the country. The franchise unveiled its second steel frame restaurant in Silverlakes, Gauteng, on 19 August...
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AQUALIBRIUM 2013 winners announced

The finals of AQUALIBRIUM, the exciting SAICE-WRC Schools Water Schools Competition 2013 was held at the Sci-Bono Discovery Centre in Newtown, Johannesburg on Friday 16 August 2013. This worthwhile competition never fails to excite the teams,...
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South African biogas “first” launched

In what has been hailed as a first of its kind in South Africa, City of Johannesburg water utility, Johannesburg Water (JW),officially launched its pilot Biogas Project at the Northern Works Waste Water Treatment Plant on Tuesday, 20 August 2013....