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Toyota wins energy efficiency award
The Southern Africa Association for Energy Efficiency (SAEE) has, for the second consecutive year, presented Toyota South Africa Motors with the Energy Company of the Year award... read more>>



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Suntech added to Bloomberg New Finance's list
Suntech has been added to Bloomberg New Finance's (BNEF) Tier 1 solar company list in its February 2015 PV Market Outlook... read more>>
Business invited to enter annual awards
The Department of Trade and Industry (dti) is inviting South African businesses to submit their entries for the 3rd Annual South African Premier Business Awards... read more>>
Climate Change
AMCOMET to discuss extreme weather hazards
The third session of the African Ministerial Conference on Meteorology (AMCOMET) will be hosted by the government of Cape Verde from 10-14 February... read more>>
Environmental Impacts
Man bust for abalone worth R1m
PRETORIA: A man was arrested for possession of perlemoen (abalone) worth about R1m in Somerset West, on Monday, 16 February... read more>>
SRK Consulting hosts EIA Regulations workshop
SRK Consulting hosted a workshop on 29 January 2015 in Johannesburg during which the new National Environmental Management Act (NEMA): Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Regulations, and the implementation thereof, were discussed... read more>>
Renewables & Energy Efficiency
WWF SA welcomes focus on energy crisis
WWF South Africa has commended President Jacob Zuma's focus on the energy crisis and the need for both short-term and long-term energy planning during his Sate of the Nation Address on 12 February... read more>>
Mainstream completes financial close for three wind farms
In October 2013 a consortium led by Mainstream Renewable Power was awarded the contracts for the three wind farms by the Department of Energy in South Africa under the third round of its Renewable Energy Procurement Programme... read more>>
MVV Energie AG acquires majority shareholding in juwi AG
The Mannheim-based energy company MVV Energie AG, has acquired a 50.1% majority shareholding interest in renewable energy specialist, juwi AG, via a capital increase... read more>>
AfriCoast Engineers SA establishes renewable energy company
Renewable energy engineering firm AfriCoast Engineers SA has announced that a new company, AfriCoast Energy, will now be responsible for all future renewable energy projects... read more>>
SA firms will work on $2.2bn photovoltaic park in Cameroon

Charlotte Matthews

Local company GSC Energy will start work on a 500MW solar photovoltaic park costing about $2.2bn in Cameroon in the second half of this year, founder and chairman Steven Moti said on Monday, 9 February... read more>>
Engen installs pilot solar power system
A pilot solar power installation has been implemented at the Engen All Africa Convenience Centre in Alexandra, Gauteng... read more>>
Sustainable Development
Waste industry faces many challenges
The Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA) reminds individuals and corporates dealing with waste on a daily basis, to be at the forefront of waste management issues and regulation... read more>>
Processes to streamline your business's energy efficiency

Nathan Nayagar

Sustainability and eco-responsibility are part of almost every major corporation's ethos - and usually their annual report. But many green initiatives are at a macro-level... read more>>
The packaging problem

Chemory Gunko

It's pretty difficult to read my pieces and not notice that I'm an activist at heart... I was born a rebel without a cause actually, and have simply found causes to champion along the way... read more>>
Committee of Inquiry to investigate trade in rhino horn
The Minister of Environmental Affairs, Edna Molewa, has announced the introduction of a Committee of Inquiry tasked with investigating the feasibility of trade in rhino horn... read more>>
New events to diarise
Understanding wetlands
Highveld Bulb Society - 28 Feb 2015, Muldersdrift

SAICE: Eurocode 7 geotechnical design course
RCA Conference Organisers - 6 Mar 2015, Johannesburg

FFF: Non-renewable resources in Southern Africa
RCA Conference Organisers - 12 Mar 2015, Johannesburg

GSSA structural geology course
RCA Conference Organisers - 12 Mar 2015 to 13 Mar 2015, Johannesburg

Fossil Fuel Foundation: Electricity Conference
RCA Conference Organisers - 25 Mar 2015, Johannesburg

SAIEG: rock identification for engineers
RCA Conference Organisers - 27 Mar 2015 to 28 Mar 2015, Midrand, Johannesburg

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