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Financing and legal frameworks key for successful renewables projects in Africa
Financing and legal frameworks key for successful renewables projects in Africa
19th July 2016 By: Anine Kilian

Less than 30% of renewable energy projects in Africa reach financial close, with the development process highlighted as the riskiest part of the development cycle, according to advisory firm... 


South Africa takes steps to nurture nascent  biomanufacturing industry
South Africa takes steps to nurture nascent biomanufacturing industry
1st July 2016 By: David Oliveira

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research’s (CSIR’s) Biomanufacturing Industry Development Centre (BIDC), a biomanufacturing innovation hub aimed at supporting small, medium-sized and... 


S Africa still reliant on coal, struggling to transition to low-carbon economy
S Africa still reliant on coal, struggling to transition to low-carbon economy
29th June 2016 By: Anine Kilian

South Africa is the twelfth-greatest emitter of greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the world, as well as the biggest polluter on the African continent, according to German political foundation Friedrich... 


Electricity connections rise to 85.5% – Stats SA
Electricity connections rise to 85.5% – Stats SA
3rd June 2016 By: News24Wire

Eskom took credit for accelerating the number of households connected to the electricity supply, after Stats SA revealed on Thursday that levels increased “consistently from 77.1% in 2002 to 85.5%... 


ANAEROBIC DIGESTION PILOT
The trial project, which was commissioned and optimised by Veolia, aims to generate biogas from the current waste water feeds at the plant
eThekwini digestion pilot plant in trial
27th May 2016

Resource management company Veolia Water Technologies completed the installation of an anaerobic digestion pilot plant, which was erected at eThekwini Water and Sanitation’s Southern Wastewater... 


CSIR launches biomanufacturing facility to support local bio-industry
13th May 2016 By: David Oliveira

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) on Friday launched the R90-million Biomanufacturing Industry Development Centre (BIDC) facility at the CSIR’s main campus in Pretoria. The... 


Biogas industry could contribute to job creation in South Africa
10th May 2016 By: Anine Kilian

The South African biogas industry is in its infancy and its true potential has not yet been realised, South African Biogas Industry Association (Sabia) VP Eddie Cooke said at a conference held in... 


KOMBIO SYSTEM 
The new system will help to stabilise sewage and speed up biofuel production
Digester system makes sewage management cost effective
22nd April 2016

The KomBio digester system reactor from tank and systems solutions provider LIPP, in the UK, is an economical solution for energy production at biogas plants and stabilisation of sewage sludge. 


Alternative energy systems boosting African industrial supply chains
8th April 2016 By: Schalk Burger

Alternative energy and storage systems are being used to make various portions of African industrial supply chains more effective and resilient, as well as control energy costs and production... 


RAIN NEEDED
Since November 2014 to date, producers have noted an average decrease of about 60% of the required rainfall
Expected decline in sugar cane crop
25th March 2016 By: Simon Sonnekus

The drought in the eastern part of South Africa will lead to a projected decline in sugar production of 500 000 t, says South African Sugar Association (Sasa) executive director Trix Trikam. “The... 


DETREMENTAL DROUGHT
The end of the current drought will ensure crop production is restored fully
Drought, low oil price weighing down ethanol industry
25th March 2016 By: Simon Sonnekus

The ethanol industry in South Africa remains lacklustre, owing to various issues, including low Brent crude oil prices, the persisting drought in the sugar cane-producing regions and the lack of... 


STRUGGLING MARKET
Tongaat Hulett’s various sugar operations’ revenue totalled R5-billion up until September
5.7% decline in half-year revenue for sugar producer
25th March 2016

Agriculture, agroprocessing and sugar producer Tongaat Hulett has noted a 5.7% decline in half-year revenue, generating an operating profit for the 2015/16 sugar season. The sugar season, which... 


VERDERFLEX VF25 The peristaltic pumps transfer the wet slurry into the anaerobic digester
Peristaltic pumps used in biogas solution
18th March 2016

Pumps manufacturer Verder Pumps' VF25 peristaltic pumps are being used as part of a project by UK-based University of Nottingham Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, together with... 


Renewable energy sector increasing in ELIDZ
Renewable energy sector increasing in ELIDZ
7th March 2016 By: African News Agency

The renewable energy sector is competing with the automotive sector in terms of investment value inside the East London Industrial Development Zone (ELIDZ), it emerged on Sunday. The trade and... 


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Fluor is Building a Better World
20th August 2014

Megatrends are the global shifts that change our society, how we do business and our collective futures in significant ways. Earlier this year, Fluor Corporation announced a new business structure... 


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