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CUMMINS ZAMBIA Cummins Zambia successfully commissions new coolant plant in Kitwe
Cummins Zambia has completed a coolant plant project in Kitwe on the Copperbelt that received approval from the Zambia Environmental Management Agency (ZEMA) in 2019. The
21 Feb 2020
SARACCA Contractual Issues for Contractors
The building industry is one of the largest contributors to the HVAC industry, many contractors, small and big, acquire a lot of new work from this industry. However, an
30 Jan 2020
Electronic COCs Moving into the Digital Space
The Digital Domain has evolved into a world of its own, endless online opportunities have been availed for various processes which were previously traditionally facilitated.
06 Jun 2019
Waste-to-energy "For South Africa, diverting wet waste from landfill will become mandatory by law”
During the Future Cities conference track at African Utility Week (AUW) and POWERGEN Africa in Cape Town in May, Lara van Druten, CEO of The Waste Transformers in the Netherlands,
27 May 2019
uYilo uYilo invests into South African electric vehicle charging infrastructure localization
uYilo eMobility Programme funds local technology investments Drive to improve local supply chain development of the electric vehicle industry value chain South Africa’s
28 Feb 2019
Whitepaper: Energy Storage The role of energy storage in sub-Saharan Africa
The African renewable energy market has been a driving force in meeting Sustainable Development Goals by providing millions of people access to electricity for the first time
15 Aug 2018
Giving pumps a new lease of life Retrofitting is an excellent alternative to buying a new product and can be performed on pumps regardless of their intended use.
Local pump manufacturer, KSB Pumps and Valves is leading the way with its wide range of service that assist users to get the most out of their pumps when pumping requirements
12 Mar 2018
Turning waste water into a solution When we[1] first started investigating Eutectic Freeze Crystallization (EFC) as a potential treatment technique for industrial brines, most of our academic and industrial colleagues said, “You’re crazy”
There were many reasons why we were deemed to be crazy: Firstly, using a freezing technique in the South African climate seemed highly uneconomical and impractical; trying to
22 Feb 2018
Electrode materials from the microwave oven Novel process for producing high-voltage cathodes for lithium-ion batteries
Power on the go is in demand: The higher the battery capacity, the larger the range of electric cars and the longer the operating time of cell phones and laptops. Dr. Jennifer
19 Oct 2017
WATER-HEATING SOLUTIONS Later technology in water-heating solution
A new South African company is providing high-tech, energy-efficient water-heating solutions to the residential, commercial and industrial markets. Their units have been shown to
10 Oct 2017
Intelligent photovoltaic modular switch-off system Photovoltaic (PV) systems have become an important and established source of power, with a current installed capacity of approximately 230 gigawatts worldwide. Around two-thirds of all PV systems are installed on rooftops.
Maintaining and repairing PV installations should be just as easy and safe as it is to put them into operation. The Solarcheck RSD intelligent modular switch-off system allows PV
28 Aug 2017
Is carpooling the future of urban mobility? Asks Chris Megan, CEO and co-Founder of mobility app, uGoMyWay
There would be something gratifying about guessing the future, particularly when it is patently counterintuitive.  Isn’t carpooling all about that quaint 70’s
28 Aug 2017
Mellanox technologies launch Networks Unlimited officially launches Mellanox Technologies Open Ethernet Solutions
Networks Unlimited, a value-adding distributor of converged technology, data centre, networking, and security technology throughout Africa, hosted the official Johannesburg launch
31 May 2016
Efficient motoring Less is more
In this edition of energy efficient motoring we pit looks against value for money – Citroen vs. Suzuki – three of the most economic cars on the road via green motoring honours.
23 Nov 2015
Car review 2015 Citroen C4 Cactus review: Car of the year?
2015 Citroen C4 Cactus review: Car of the year? Only on Africa Sideways. visit africasideways.net.
19 Sep 2015
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