A series of biomass plants are set to be built throughout the continent. Biomass power plant firm DP CleanTech has secured a partnership with Cambridge Industries that will see biomass projects established in several African countries. Projects are...
A demonstration plant to produce locally developed thin-film solar module technology was opened in Stellenbosch this week. The photovoltaic pilot line has been commissioned by Photovoltaic Technology Intellectual Property (PTiP) in partnership with...
South Africa has ranked 72nd in the global Environmental Performance Index (EPI). The EPI ranks how well countries perform on high-priority environmental issues in two areas: protection of human health from environmental harm and protection of...
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,...
The South African Bureau of Standards’ (SABS) has announcement that all PVC pipes manufactured in South Africa have to be free of heavy metals by July 2015. The technical committee of the SABS Standard Division has amended a series of standards to...
The government has announced a bid window in March 2014 for 200 MW of concentrated solar power (CSP). Owing to the increased demand on the grid, the Department of Energy has implemented a new Integrated Resource Plan to enhance generation capacity...
President Jacob Zuma says African heads of state are committed to tackling the infrastructure bottlenecks that are blocking intra-Africa trade and investment. Zuma was speaking at the Bloomberg “Africa: Economic Outlook and Opportunities”...
The Drivers’ Fuel Challenge is open to all professional truck drivers, irrespective of brand with the final taking place in Sweden on 19 September, 2014. Registration is now open for the Drivers’ Fuel Challenge 2014 – Volvo Trucks’ global...
The Department of Water Affairs (DWA) plans to consolidate its 12 water boards into nine regional water utilities. The change is yet to be gazetted and may take several years to implement. Some water boards will be merged while others will have...
