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Cape Town to introduce biofuel and electric buses
The City of Cape Town announced that biofuel and electric buses are on the cards for the MyCiTi bus service in the near future... read


Energy
Organisers of POWER-GEN Africa & DistribuTECH Africa call for papers
The call for papers for the fourth annual POWER-GEN Africa and third DistribuTECH Africa conference and exhibition has opened, with the deadline for abstract submissions on 6 January 2016... read
Now is the time to deploy smart building technologies

Neil Cameron

The grid - the infrastructure that delivers electricity from our local utility and municipalities to buildings - is over-taxed... read
Will carbon tax legislation become effective in 2016?

Kirsten Hunt

It is going to be a challenge for organisations to put in place the required systems and processes if the current deadline is adhered to... read



Mining
Zwane to host SA Diamond Indaba
The Minister of Mineral Resources Mosebenzi Joseph Zwane, together with the State Diamond Trader, will host the inaugural Diamond Indaba on 27 October 2015 at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg... read
South African mining sector faced demanding challenges in 2015
Local cost pressures, labour action, and a continuing downswing in commodity prices were among the challenges the South African mining industry had to face this year, resulting in shrinking margins and impairment provisions... read
SACAA approves PDT's RocketMine as first commercial RPAS (ROC) operator in SA mining sector

Issued by PDT

The South African Civil Aviation Authority has approved Public Display Technologies' RocketMine Division as the first commercial Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems operator for the South African mining sector... read
Nuclear Power
Despite threats, Africa is looking to nuclear with Russia and China's help

Scott Firsing

Many African countries are in the grip of a nuclear fad. They believe nuclear energy will bring with it an international currency of prestige... read
South African students visit Russian nuclear plants
Students and postgraduate students of South African universities, winners in the national competition in the area of peaceful use of nuclear technologies, together with their thesis advisers recently visited Russian nuclear enterprises... read
Renewables & Energy Efficiency
Transportation of components to Noupoort Wind Farm commences
The transportation of turbine components for the Noupoort Wind Farm in the Northern Cape commenced on 19 October... read
Bio2Watt supplies first green energy to BMW's Rosslyn Plant
Bio2Watt has delivered the first green energy to BMW South Africa's Rosslyn Plant in Pretoria earlier in October 2015... read
A future beyond the energy crisis

Issued by Gordon Institute of Business Science

As millions of new households consume power from national grids, coal-fired or nuclear sources will not be able to keep up with the pace. Alternative energy solutions have to become part of the future energy mix... read
Science & Engineering
GCIP South Africa honours clean technology enterprises
The Global Cleantech Innovation Programme (GCIP) South Africa recently acknowledged the inventive work of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) at the annual awards ceremony which was held at the CSIR International Convention Centre in Pretoria... read
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