Samsung AddWash™ is Energy Efficient and Cost Effective: Samsung’s AddWash™ (www.Samsung.com) front-loader washing machines have been designed to have less impact on both the environment and the consumer’s pocket, thanks to their innovative Eco Bubble technology. “AddWash™ machines are intended to make washday much easier, thanks to the larger load capacity, as well as the cleverly-designed additional AddWash™ door. It allows users to add laundry … [Read more...] about Samsung AddWash™ is Energy Efficient and Cost Effective
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Launch of Angwaabe Integrated Energy Center, at Ngwaabe Village, 04 November 2016
Launch of Angwaabe Integrated Energy Center, at Ngwaabe Village, 04 November 2016: Energy Minister, Tina Joemat-Pettersson, today launched the Ngwaabe Integrated Energy Centre (IeC) at Feta-Kgomo Greater Tubatse Municipality. The Centre was launched in partnership with Shell SA and Feta-Kgomo Greater Tubatse Municipality. The Centre is a community project aimed at enhancing access to energy in rural areas and is a one-stop energy shop owned and operated by a community Cooperative … [Read more...] about Launch of Angwaabe Integrated Energy Center, at Ngwaabe Village, 04 November 2016
The Youth in Energy Indaba 2016
The Youth in Energy Indaba (YEI) Steering Committee, comprising of key energy stakeholders, in an effort to promote the South African energy industry locally, is hosting its inaugural Youth in Energy Indaba 2016. The YEI will take place over a two-day period, 20 and 21 October 2016, and aims to attract the youth from the Sarah Baartman District Municipality in the Eastern Cape Province. According to the YEI Steering Committee, as a result of the gap between the industry and relevant parties, … [Read more...] about The Youth in Energy Indaba 2016
Nelson Mandela Bay taking the lead in securing a diverse energy mix for the country
The Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber has welcomed the recent announcement by the Department of Energy (DOE) that the Coega Industrial Development Zone (IDZ) has been selected as one of two locations for the first phase of government's Liquefied Natural Gas Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (LNG IPPPP). With 1 000 MW of the programme allocated to Coega, the investment into Nelson Mandela Bay is expected to total R25-billion, according to the Coega Development Corporation. … [Read more...] about Nelson Mandela Bay taking the lead in securing a diverse energy mix for the country
The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) announces Financing of 21 Renewable Energy Projects
The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) announces Financing of 21 Renewable Energy Projects: The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) (www.DBSA.org) has financed 21 renewable energy projects since the launch of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPP). This was revealed today at the annual SA Gas Options conference in Cape Town and follows the announcement of South Africa’s Gas to Power Project Information Memorandum (PIM). Ms … [Read more...] about The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) announces Financing of 21 Renewable Energy Projects
Energy deal signals kick-off of power savings drive
Energy deal signals kick-off of power savings drive: POWER SAVINGS: International Sales Director at Powerstar, Martin Stevens (far right), takes Rhino Group MD Brian van Niekerk and Rhino Lighting MD Heather McEwan through the company’s plant in Sheffield. Photo: (Image: Supplied) A NEW deal between two South African energy efficiency specialists – Rhino Lighting and Powerstar SA – has signalled the rollout of a globally-patented Powerstar range of voltage optimisation systems aimed at slashing … [Read more...] about Energy deal signals kick-off of power savings drive
J-Bay in the news: Clean Energy Won’t Save Us – Only a New Economic System Can
Clean Energy Won't Save Us - Only a New Economic System Can: Jeffrey’s Bay wind farm in South Africa. Photograph: Nic Bothma/EPA When it comes to climate change, the problem is not just the type of energy we are using, it’s what we’re doing with it. What would we do with 100% clean energy? Exactly what we are ... Source: "Jeffreys Bay" - BingNews. … [Read more...] about J-Bay in the news: Clean Energy Won’t Save Us – Only a New Economic System Can
Department of Energy and International LNG Companies to discuss Next Steps for South Africa’s Gas-to-Power Programme this October
Department of Energy and International LNG Companies to discuss Next Steps for South Africa’s Gas-to-Power Programme this October: Government, international gas developers and finance institutions will return to the South Africa: Gas Options (http://APO.af/wOCzN4) conference this October in Cape Town to address the requirements and opportunities associated with the country’s 3,126MW gas-to-power programme. Following high levels of international interest over the introduction of a … [Read more...] about Department of Energy and International LNG Companies to discuss Next Steps for South Africa’s Gas-to-Power Programme this October
Nigeria’s Power, Finance and Energy Investors to Meet with Government in Abuja this October
Nigeria’s Power, Finance and Energy Investors to Meet with Government in Abuja this October: Leading development finance institutions and heads of Nigeria’s most accomplished energy companies will meet with national government at EnergyNet’s (www.EnergyNet.co.uk) Powering Africa: Nigeria Investment Summit (http://APO.af/6REQZ4), taking place in Abuja from 12-14 October 2016. Over 50 public and private sector decision makers will address 300 power developers and investors to … [Read more...] about Nigeria’s Power, Finance and Energy Investors to Meet with Government in Abuja this October
J-Bay in the news: Wind power could breathe new life into Africa’s energy economy
Wind power could breathe new life into Africa’s energy economy: At the Jeffreys Bay wind farm, 60 Siemens wind turbines supply enough clean energy for 100,000 average homes. More than 600 people were employed at the peak of construction of the wind farm, nearly half from local communities. Wind energy projects could ... Source: "Jeffreys Bay" - BingNews. … [Read more...] about J-Bay in the news: Wind power could breathe new life into Africa’s energy economy
Businesses turn to new technology for crucial energy savings
Businesses turn to new technology for crucial energy savings: SHINING EXAMPLE: Rhino Lighting’s Jonathan Scheepers shows off the company’s recent installation of SA-manufactured new technology LED lighting at the popular Newton Park Swimming Pool in Port Elizabeth. The new lighting has resulted in a 50% reduction in the centre’s monthly lighting bill. Photo: (Image: Supplied) DESPITE a promise by parastatal Eskom of no load-shedding for the foreseeable future, soaring energy prices have forced … [Read more...] about Businesses turn to new technology for crucial energy savings
Dep Minister of Energy to switch-on Goso Forest in Lusikisiki
Dep Minister of Energy to switch-on Goso Forest in Lusikisiki: "They will also interact with the community of Lusikisiki and near-by areas on issues of energy access with a specific focus on progress made on Integrated National Electrification," the Department of Energy said. "This engagement is one of the ... Lusikisiki - Read more on RNews A grassroots industry and the poison from the sky: Lusikisiki - The villagers keep watch from January, waiting for police helicopters to thud … [Read more...] about Dep Minister of Energy to switch-on Goso Forest in Lusikisiki
East Capes renewable energy boom
MEC Sakhumzi Somyo presents his third policy speech for the Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and Tourism The Eastern Cape’s renewable energy boom has helped stabilise the supply of energy in the Eastern Cape says the Department of Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and Tourism. Addressing the Eastern Cape Legislature in his third policy speech for the Department, MEC Sakhumzi Somyo said that the Independent Power Producers Programme had injected R33.7 billion into the … [Read more...] about East Capes renewable energy boom
Renewable Energy produces more wins for black communities and business
The Dorper Wind Farm, between Molteno and Sterkstroom, is one of the Eastern Cape’s 16 large-scale wind and solar projects. Black community and business participation in the Eastern Cape’s flourishing renewable energy sector is set to grow as supplier support initiatives pay off says the Eastern Cape Department of Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and Tourism. The Department, which was hosting this quarter’s Provincial Eastern Cape Sustainable Energy Sector Forum with … [Read more...] about Renewable Energy produces more wins for black communities and business
Energy Audit
Celebrating Aberdare Cables Port Elizabeth plant’s ISO 50001 accreditation is (from left) Group Sustainability Officer, Siphokazi Jacobs, Rhino Lighting MD Heather McEwan, Aberdare PE Energy Champion, Lance Castignani, and Group Sustainability Manager Andrew Rist. The company is one of just a handful countrywide to boast the global energy sustainability accreditation. The National Business Initiative (NBI) implementing a countrywide Private Sector Energy Efficiency (PSEE) Project with funding … [Read more...] about Energy Audit
