May 31, 2018 | Disaster Management, EC Industrial & Business News, Water & Effluent Management
By Nomkhita Mona SOME 20 years ago, someone said to me that the next world war would be fought over water. I immediately dismissed the idea as far-fetched and melodramatic. Fast-forward to today, when the idea doesn’t seem so absurd. Recent events in other cities,...
May 31, 2018 | EC Industrial & Business News, Petrochemicals, Power Generation, Special Economic Zones
The Coega Development Corporation (CDC) has been singled out as one of two sites to benefit from the government’s gas to power programme. Jeff Radebe, in his recent maiden budget speech as Minister of Energy, highlighted the importance of the energy mix to enable...
May 30, 2018 | Construction, Civil & Structural Engineering, Consulting Engineers & Project Management, EC Industrial & Business News, Water & Effluent Management
A metal spray coating solution has extended the life span of a Labyrinth casing, thereby avoiding the need for costly replacement, leading to significant cost savings for Eskom, at its Palmiet Hydro installation. The power station is located near Grabouw in the...
May 30, 2018 | EC Industrial & Business News
IT is imperative to reduce the cost of data in South Africa to contribute to minimising the cost of running a small and medium enterprise (SME) and improve their growth. This is according to Jeremy Lang, Regional General Manager at Business Partners Limited, who says...
May 30, 2018 | EC Industrial & Business News, Power Generation
by Harmut Winkler OVER the last few years reports have surfaced of a range of African countries planning nuclear power plants. At the moment, the only nuclear plant in operation in Africa is South Africa’s Koeberg, producing 1.86GW of power. This, according to some...
May 30, 2018 | Disaster Management, EC Industrial & Business News, Electrical & Electronics, ICT In Industry, Instrumentation, Measurement & Control, Power Generation
Alessandro Postiglioni MANAGING crises when they hit is something that all utility companies have to deal with. Adverse weather, natural disaster or vandalism etc. can all wreak havoc. How a power company or utility responds and recovers is critical to their business...
May 30, 2018 | Disaster Management, EC Industrial & Business News, Electrical & Electronics, ICT In Industry, Instrumentation, Measurement & Control, Power Generation
TODAY’S successful smart grids have become comprehensive internet of things (IoT) networks with millions of connected meters that share massive real time data about people, businesses and energy consumption. The valuable insight they provide enables consumers to save...
May 30, 2018 | Chemical & Allied Industries, EC Industrial & Business News, Food & Beverage, Pumps, Valves, Pipes & Fittings
GERMAN valve specialist Gemü is laying what it describes as the cornerstone for the latest generation of filling valves with its F40 and F60 valve types. “Thanks to close contact and communication with plant engineers and operators working in the area of filling...
May 30, 2018 | EC Industrial & Business News, Packaging
GRABBING shoppers’ attention in the grocery aisle on a crowded supermarket shelf or at the point of purchase is becoming much more challenging, especially when competing against brands with bigger marketing budgets. Against this background, Pyrotec PackMedia is...
