Cape Town | Infrastructure news - Part 17

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Cape Town to get first pilot plastics-to-oil plant

The City of Cape Town will become the first South African municipality to establish a pilot plastics-to-oil plant. The City of Cape Town has signed an agreement with a Japanese consortium for the pilot plant’s establishment, with funding coming...

Gearing up for Power-Gen-Africa

Next month Cape Town plays host to what is fast becoming sub-Saharan Africa’s leading event dedicated to the power generation industry. Over 2,000 industry heavyweights will descend on the Mother City from 17 – 19 March to discuss current and...
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Wind Energy Summit South Africa

The Wind Energy Summit South Africa will be held in Cape Town, on 9 and 10 April. The summit brings together the key decision makers of South African wind, including the National Treasury and the Department of Environmental Affairs, NERSA, Eskom,...

WasteCon 2014 paper submissions deadline approaching

WasteCon 2014 welcomes the submission of abstracts for original contribution to the field.  The closing date for online submissions is 1 February. WasteCon 2014 will be held from 6–10 October at The Lord Charles Hotel in Somerset West, Cape Town....
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Success on the move

FAW South Africa has established a solid base in the country and is striving to become a force within the South African commercial trucking sector. The new state-of-the-art FAW truck plant currently being built at the Coega Industrial Development...
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Fostering a water savings culture

UCT Corobrik Architectural Student of the year winner’s design of a desalination and salt harvesting plant helps alleviate water scarcity.  As the impact of climate change continues to dominate international debate, there is an increasing need for...
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Setting the stage for sustainability

Petco’s international colloquium held in Cape Town recently was instrumental in establishing  global partnerships in the recycling sector. “There is no Planet B.  We are all a part of the global market and live on a planet with finite resources. We...
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CESA launches sustainability framework

Abe Thela, the newly elected President of CESA launched the CESA Sustainability Framework that has been adopted as compulsory for membership of CESA, at the CESA AGM held at their annual conference in November at the Westin in Cape Town.  All...