SA retailers must look to renewable energy

In order to fully benefit from the potential of abundant renewable energy in South Africa, companies need to step out of their comfort zones and send clear signals to the markets by committing to an ambitious 100% renewable energy future. This is the resounding...

Reliability of standby power system boosted

In a bid to significantly improve the reliability and efficiency of standby power systems in corporate environments, Powermode, a leading Johannesburg-based power provisioning company, has launched a locally designed and manufactured GSM cellular-based monitoring...

Automate home and business with smart device

South Africans can now make their home and work environments smarter with the cloud and Internet of Things (IoT) enabled Nviromon ULTi from Netshield South Africa. This remote control and monitoring device will give users reports of what is happening at home or work...

Xperien gets global environmental accreditation

Xperien has received Environmental Management System (EMS) ISO 14001:2004 accreditation for refurbishment and redistribution of redundant IT assets and equipment. ISO 14000 is a global series of EMS standards that were developed for organisations to incorporate...

Analytics to cut the cost of data centre cooling

Fujitsu Laboratories has developed highly accurate predictive technology for such metrics as temperature and humidity, enabling energy-saving operations of air-conditioning equipment in data centres. With the aim of preventing global warming, there is a demand for...

Funding secured for sustainable energy

Global renewable energy developer Mainstream Renewable Power has signed $117,5-millionĀ  equity investment from investors including IFC, the IFC African, Latin American and Caribbean Fund (ALAC) and the IFC Catalyst Fund, two funds managed by IFC Asset Management...