July 28, 2016
Already the continent’s largest producer of renewable energy, South Africa is moving to further reduce its reliance on hydrocarbons by expanding private sector investments in solar […]
October 24, 2012
Water and wastewater treatment contractor WEC Projects recently completed commissioning a biogas-to-energy project on behalf of Johannesburg Water, WEC MD Karl Juncker said last week. The […]
April 10, 2012
London: British scientists claim they are developing a unique device which can turn used toilet waste into drinking water.
July 4, 2011
Dumping all our household waste on landfill is bad for the environment. A Spanish company teamed up with European Scientists and engineers to find the best […]
June 11, 2011
Australian researchers are producing the next generation biofuels for the aviation industry, using feedstocks sourced from processes in the pulp and paper industry, and even grass […]
April 18, 2011
In an effort to improve the lives of people living in rural South Africa, Trade plus Aid (TPA) on Monday launched the South African arm of […]
January 17, 2011
Scientists and engineers at the University of the Witwatersrand, in Johannesburg, have developed a hybrid energy solution, based on the Fischer-Tropsch (FT) chemical process, which could […]
January 12, 2011
It’s amazing that in 2011 many people have no idea that technology is available which allows individuals to heat their home completely off used motor oil. […]
December 31, 2010
Biofuels took a step away from the limelight in 2010, replaced by the buzz surrounding electric vehicles. But there were still a variety of policy decisions, […]
November 17, 2010
A VW Beetle, powered by human waste has taken to the streets of England in an attempt to encourage sustainable motoring. It’s Britain’s first car to […]
October 29, 2010
The separate collection of urine provides innovative opportunities for the improvement of sanitation and the recycling of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. Urine separation is an excellent […]
July 17, 2010
Our ability to provide enough food to feed the human population is dependent on the availability of phosphorus. While the term “peak oil” has become a […]
June 21, 2010
They prefer to call it wastewater, but the bottom line is that researchers at the University of Nevada are close to commercializing a process for generating […]
April 25, 2010
Scientists at Teesside University are helping to find answers to one of the most difficult problems facing the world today — generating energy without accelerating climate […]