The University of the Witwatersrand conferred an honorary doctorate on one of the world’s intellectual leaders in chemical engineering, Prof. David Glasser, in the Wits Great Hall on 12 December 2012. Glasser was awarded a Doctor of Science in...
Biogas digesters, which are commonly seen in many Asian countries, are among the most viable immediate green energy prospects in South Africa. There are a number of different biogas technologies, but generally it is produced from decaying organic...
The Chemical and Allied Industries Association (CAIA) launched its2012Responsible Care Performance Report. This is the sixth year that this report forms part of CAIA’s business portfolio. The report is aimed at increasing transparency in the...
At least a half-degree reduction in temperature can be achieved if there is immediate action to reduce air pollution from coal-fired power plants, gas fracking, diesel trucks and biomass burning, according to recent studies. What is needed is...
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...
Scientists said they had unraveled the mechanism by which Earth-warming carbon is sucked deep into the Southern Ocean to be safely locked away – a process that may itself be threatened by climate change. Wind, eddies and currents work...
SKF announced that the SKF Energy Monitoring Service – Pump Systems, a BeyondZero Portfolio product, recently helped an SKF customer identify a potential reduction of 1 900 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions per year. “It was developed to provide...
