water and energy
March 27, 2013
Water and Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa has marked National Water Week by unveiling the Komati Water Scheme Augmentation Project (KWSAP), which has been designed to […]
January 24, 2013
Super-small particles of silicon react with water to produce hydrogen almost instantaneously, according to University at Buffalo researchers.
December 30, 2012
As far as interrelated water and energy challenges go, the case of the natural gas drilling method known as fracking is a doozy. Natural gas has been touted […]
May 22, 2012
THE deficiency in water and electricity supply pose a risk to South Africa’s manufacturing sector’s growth.
April 10, 2012
London: British scientists claim they are developing a unique device which can turn used toilet waste into drinking water.
June 5, 2011
More than half of China’s cities are affected by acid rain and one-sixth of major rivers are so polluted the water is unfit even for farmland, […]
March 24, 2011
What will it take to convince the federal government that water and energy are tightly intertwined…and therefore their respective planning and policy must be closely linked? […]
November 8, 2010
Recognising the strategic link between sustainable water management and energy generation, the Water Research Commission (WRC) and Eskom have agreed to enter into a strategic research […]
November 5, 2010
South African petrochemicals group Sasol intends to ramp up production by half to 450-million scfd of gas from its natural gas fields in Mozambique, a senior […]
October 27, 2010
This massive astral power tower just won the 2010 Moon Capital International Design Challenge. Designed by Bryna Anderson, a graduate student from Columbia University, the concept […]
October 16, 2010
Solar power is arguably the cleanest energy source there is. But it’s also relatively inefficient—arguable from a technical standpoint, perhaps, but certainly not from a practical […]
September 18, 2010
Whoever said that change is the only constant knew what they were talking about. On the one hand I realise that this is a time of […]
September 6, 2010
Progress in efforts to improve water quality as a response to challenges facing the global water sector will be in the spotlight when delegates meet for […]
September 3, 2010
The link between water and carbon is one most people don’t appreciate. In considering the process of producing and using water, many people overlook the energy […]
August 19, 2010
Multipurpose investment in water management and hydropower was essential for sustainable growth in Africa, World Bank Africa region water and hydropower adviser Vahid Alavian said on […]
August 15, 2010
In this sunny country, solar energy is an abundant source of renewable energy, making it an obvious choice when seeking alternative sources of energy. Solar water […]
March 8, 2010
Mekong waters hit record low The livelihoods of 60 million people is threatened by falling water levels on the Mekong [Reuters] Thailand’s prime minister has said […]