Humble man becomes energy champion

Funisile Zothe, a general worker at Three Crowns Junior Secondary School in Lady Frere, Kavali Village in the Eastern Cape, has walked away with the Energy Champion: Community title at Eskom’s 2011 eta Awards. Funisile is the driving force behind the most innovative renewable energy efficiency project in...

Woolworths cuts power guzzlers

Woolworths, recognised worldwide for its good business journey, including goals of protecting the environment and reducing its carbon footprint by 30% by 2012, is showcasing its commitment in this year’s winning entry into the Commercial Category of the 2011 Eskom eta Awards. The retailer worked together...

Solar energy lights up Kleinmond community

The Department of Science and Technology (DST) initiated and funded a pilot project for low-cost housing in Kleinmond in the Western Cape. Solek was appointed as renewable energy consulting, procurement and engineering specialists for the implementation of the solar water heaters (SWH) and solar photovoltaic...

Sasol, Origin unveil venture to explore coal-bed methane in Botswana

South Africa’s Sasol Petroleum International (SPI) and Origin Energy Limited, of Australia, announced the formation of a joint venture (JV) on Tuesday to explore for coal-bed methane opportunities in Botswana. Coal-bed methane was the natural gas found within coal seams and in the past it had typically...

SA gives carbon-heavy sectors two years to set carbon budgets

South Africa has given its key carbon-emitting sectors, including energy and transport, two years, to October 2013, to finalise ‘carbon budgets’ that are calibrated to South Africa’s aspiration to reach a peak in yearly emissions by 2025 and enable the country to begin reducing the production of...

Out of the frying pan and into the truck

A Cape Town-based renewable energy company, BioGreen Diesel, is pioneering the conversion of waste cooking oil into less expensive, pollution-free fuel for diesel-engined vehicles.