Carbon offsetting as a tool in addressing climate change

It’s an alarming thought, but South Africans have a serious climate change problem. By Steffen Burrows, co-founder and director of Curbon As the world’s 14th largest emitter of carbon dioxide, the rainbow nation has an enormous responsibility to respond to...

Digital technologies add efficiency, transparency, sustainability

As if the drive to decarbonise energy as part of sustainability and climate change efforts was not enough, the recent rise in energy prices has brought into sharp contrast the need to re-examine how we generate, distribute, and consume electricity. By Natalya...

Cleaning up construction with renewable energy

Carbon emissions from construction sites are a major contributor to global warming, largely owing to the industry’s dependency on fossil fuels. The International Energy Agency’s 2019 Global Status Report for Buildings and Construction reveals that building...

Shifting energy gears in manufacturing

Manufacturing is an inherently energy-intensive sector. According to the EIA, 35% of energy consumption in the US is attributed to the industrial sector of which 81% is used by manufacturing. By Sibongile Thobakgale, area sales manager for South Africa at Aggreko...

The energy sector has a data challenge

Given the scale of today’s energy challenges, Eyad Shihabi, director: natural resources and utilities at BT, shares insights on how the energy industry can find new ways to unlock valuable and unused data and drive more cost out of operations. Today, the energy...

Shedding some light on alternative power sources

The reality of ongoing blackouts remains ever-present for South Africans. Households and businesses, in particular smaller businesses who do not have the luxury of large generators in an office or warehouse environment, continue to seek alternative power sources to...