Tag: Green
SA’s renewable energy future: not what you imagined
THE biggest news for South Africa to emerge from the recently concluded COP 26 UN Climate Change Conference, was the $8.5 billion finance package intended to curtail the country’s reliance on coal and...
BMG World Goes Green
BMG has commissioned a 450 kW solar plant at BMG World, the company’s central distribution and manufacturing site and head office, in Johannesburg.
“The first phase of BMG’s new solar plant -...
South Africa’s first edible bowls to replace single-use plastic
Research shows that only 16% of plastic in South Africa is recycled. This Plastic-Free month, we explore how we can replace plastic with organic and edible material. Munch Innovation, a company incubated at...
Solar minibuses for Africa? Data seen as key to green transport switch
As emissions from African transport surge, governments need to find ways to encourage a shift to cleaner, healthier electric vehicles, especially among the minibus and motorcycle taxis that dominate transport in...
Building green data centres
IN response to the exponential growth of data-center energy consumption, Danfoss decided to build data centres that will be an example for future climate-friendly designs. Danfoss has the technologies to cool...
Radisson Red building is the new green
The Silo District's No. 6 Silo building, which now houses the new-concept 252-room Radisson Red Hotel, won the (GBCSA) award for the Best 'Other' Development making it the first new hotel...
South Africa needs a new future vision with a strong focus on economic growth
We must look beyond the underlying economic problems faced by South Africa for the opportunities generated by a growing urbanised population. Professor Philippe Burger, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Poverty, Inequality and Economic Development...
Green is key
How can automation solutions with artificial intelligence help optimize maintenance and production for sustainable manufacturing? This article describes how Omron supports the E-mobility market of the future in sustainable pouch battery...
Cargo Carriers leads its customers along the “greener” path
Mapping the way forward for a sustainable road-transport logistics sector
Cargo Carriers, a leading South African road transport logistics specialist, continues its
intense focus on reducing the carbon footprint of its extensive road-transport...
The first electrical connector that makes you green
With the rising price of energy, and the global cost of carbon emissions, the trend is increasingly moving to explore the ways in which our total consumption can be reduced to...
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