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The Industrial Symbiosis (IS) programme of the National Cleaner Production Centre South Africa (NCPC-SA), a division of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, will play a significant...
Sanedi to assess and assist key industrial sectors in SA
In this opinion piece, Barry Bredenkamp stresses that energy efficiency should be the responsibility of every industrial sector, no matter how small it may be. In efforts to boost South Africa’s...
Relevance of resource efficiency in #buildingbackbetter
Lee-Hendor Ruiters emphasises the importance of preserving and 'stretching resources as economies emerge from the ravages of the Covid-19 pandemic Memories of life in the time of Covid-19 will for...
Women, energy and the Covid-19 opportunity
Petro de Wet discusses how gender diversity in the energy, industrial and agricultural sectors can enhance South Africa's efforts to mitigate greenhouse-gas emissions South Africa is the...
An initiative is under way to accelerate the adoption by South African industrial firms of the international energy management standard ISO 50001, which is designed to help improve the performance...
Biogas courses offered online despite delay
As cement, aggregate and readymix concrete producer AfriSam marks ten years since the inaugural AfriSam-SAIA Award for Sustainable Design + Innovation, the 2019/20 edition is likely to set new...
Lack of finance hinders energy efficiency implementation in companies
Milisha Pillay argues that there has never been a more opportune time for financial institutions to become more invested in structuring financial packages that are designed to appreciate the...
Covid-19 an opportunity for better resource management
The national lockdown because of Covid-19 presents a good opportunity for manufacturing companies to improve their resource and utilities management, says government-funded programme National...
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South Africa becoming a viable international arbitration destination – law firm
Law firm Pinsent Masons finds there is increasing interest in South Africa as a viable option for international arbitration. In the dynamic landscape of global commerce, the role of arbitration...
Wind energy critical to bolster energy capacity – SAWEA
Despite recent efforts to bolster electricity generation capacity, the path to energy security remains full of obstacles. The integration of renewable energy, particularly wind power, is critical...
Pioneer solution converts paper sludge, food and textile waste into bioethanol
A pioneering solution has been developed to convert cellulose fibre-rich waste from pulp and paper mill operations into ethanol using a specialised fermentation process. The solution was announced...