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BUSINESS

Imperial to roll out nitrogen refrigeration to Durban, more of Gauteng - Engineering News

Isuzu Motors boss calls for more local content on SA-made trucks and bakkies - Engineering News

Gold Fields, First Rand share top spot in carbon disclosure index - Engineering News

Property lagging other sectors in carbon disclosure - Engineering News

Pretoria mall achieves Green Star SA design rating - Engineering News

Standard Bank head office gets R2,3m solar hybrid water-heating system- Engineering News

Eskom Placed Third in sustainability reporting awards - Engineering News

Eskom placed third in sustainability reporting awards - Engineering News

Consulting engineers call for incentives to lower power use - Engineering News

French company to establish sustainable clean energy model for rural SA - Engineering News

Joburg Pick n Pay store installs 100-kW solar PV system - Engineering News

BMW South Africa invests in solar water heating system - Engineering News


TRANSPORT

GE to buy 25 000 electric vehicles by 2015 - Engineering News

Nissan in talks with government to introduce electric vehicle in SA - Engineering News

Mazda announces technology breakthrough which will deliver 30 km/l fuel consumption - Engineering News

SA should reduce carbon emissions from road transport – Cronin - Engineering News

Peugeot's new concept to demonstrate possibilities of electric cars - Engineering News

Woolworths starts nitrogen refrigeration truck trial - Engineering News

MAN's Concept S promises to use 25% less fuel - Engineering News


WASTE

Eleven people and four companies have been successfully prosecuted for illegally exporting electrical waste from the UK to West Africa, says an Earthtimes report. - Legalbrief

WTO says 32 states took anti-dumping actions in H1 - Engineering News

Report on acid water presented to Ministers - Engineering News

SA waste management strategy making progress - Engineering News


SA SOLAR CHALLENGE

Record-breaking Japanese team takes second SA Solar Challenge crown - Engineering News


ENERGY

China and Botswana sign economic, energy deals - Engineering News

Developer initiates study into $330m Moz bioenergy project - Engineering News

SADC power future lies in alternatives – Nersa - Engineering News

End of coal power in W Europe if carbon capture fails – IEA - Engineering News

SA, China sign trade, energy deals - Engineering News

SA energy conference to host WEC Africa meeting - Engineering News

Energy efficiency innovation rewarded - Engineering News

Western Cape launches GreenCape initiative - Engineering News

Clean Technology Fund to invest $85m in SA - Engineering News

China could soon be undisputed clean energy leader - report - Engineering News

Clean energy poised for strong growth in sub-Saharan Africa - Engineering News


SA ENERGY PLAN

R15bn DBSA loan another key step in closing Eskom's funding gap - Engineering News

Eskom to publish grid-connection road map by year-end - Engineering News

Wind scale-up in IRP2010 sufficient to spur localisation - DoE - Engineering News

DoE extends IRP comment period, announces hearings schedule - Engineering News

Power plan clings to pragmatism over ambition - Engineering News

Nersa asked to host provincial IRP2010 road shows - Engineering News

Despite geological limitations, SA begins to weigh its geothermal options - Engineering News

Civil society requests more IRP2010 comment time - Engineering News

WIND

Exxaro expects first output from West Coast wind farm in 2012 - Engineering News

BIOMASS

EECOfuels launches biomass-powered gasification plant - Engineering News

Biomass gasification seen as attractive private power option - Engineering News

Eskom to tap $1bn from World Bank - Engineering News

DoE recommends 'balanced' scenario in 20-year power plan - Engineering News

Proximity to grid should be a key selection criterion, Eskom argues - Engineering News

SOLAR

SA signs $435m solar deal with Yingli - Engineering News

BBE Energy builds locally developed linear Fresnel CSP plant - Engineering News

Africa to be world's largest market for solar lighting by 2015 - Engineering News

French firm targets telecoms sector with hybrid power solution - Engineering News

Solar park conference draws interest, but more clarity sought - Engineering News

SA wants Upington to be world’s ‘solar capital’ - Engineering News

DoE starts talks with investors on Upington Solar Park - Engineering News

Solar park not out in the cold, government insists - Engineering News

US firm to develop master plan for Upington solar park - Engineering News

Higher rebates spur interest in solar water heating – Eskom - Engineering News

Renewable energy advocate Hermann Scheer dies - Engineering News


WATER

Eskom teams up with WRC on water-for-energy R&D - Engineering News


BAMBOO

IDC to study SA's bamboo-related manufacturing prospects - Engineering News


CONSTRUCTION

‘Greener’ construction needed to support emerging market needs - Engineering News

Cement firm’s carbon reduction efforts acknowledged - Engineering News


CLIMATE POLICY

China says it is world's top greenhouse gas emitter - Engineering News

SA business leaders add voice to calls for climate change progress - Engineering News

Cancun unlikely to deliver global climate deal – SA lead negotiator - Engineering News

UNFCCC climate conference to be held in Durban next year - Engineering News

Cabinet approves draft climate policy - Engineering News