News Snippets

SOLAR ENERGY
Local solar training academy launched - Engineering News

LCD Panel Makers Could Drive 60% Reduction in Thin-Film Solar PV Costs - Simply Green

Minister outlines Upington solar park jobs potential - Engineering News

Solar roof construction at Vodacom building progressing - Engineering News

Solar water heater target exceeded – Peters - Engineering News

RENEWABLE ENERGY
French new energy research group seeks SA collaborators - Engineering News

MetroWind expects to deliver first power from PE project in 13 months - Engineering News

WATER
WRC study to map out areas for fog harvesting - Engineering News

ELECTRICITY - SOUTH AFRICA
SA power supply tightens as nuclear unit trips - Engineering News

Russian nuclear group opens office in South Africa - Engineering News
ACID MINE DRAINAGE
AMD feasibility study to be completed in 2013 - Engineering News

FOOD SECURITY
Food security threat looming – Land Bank - Engineering News

Global food security index reveals food-secure nations - Engineering News

CLIMATE CHANGE
Carbon emission targets lack ambition – Basic Ministers - Engineering News

DAIRY HORMONES
The Staying Power of Dairy Hormones - Simply Green

New Hydrogen Catalyst Takes off Like a Rocket - Simply Green

AFRICA/CHINA
China aims to rewrite perceptions on Africa investment - Engineering News

AUTO INDUSTRY
Go green, for less – Toyota’s new 3.8l/100 km Yaris hybrid - Engineering News

SUGAR & POWER
Illovo ‘well positioned’ for cane, sugar and cogeneration growth - Engineering News


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