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-million 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...
The power to protect your security solution
South African businesses must have sufficient security systems in place in order to protect their staff, their assets, their products and their intellectual property. But, in a country where load shedding is not uncommon and unscheduled power outages occur frequently,...
ET Energy to supply clean power in SA
Clean energy developer ET Energy has founded a South African subsidiary, ET Solutions South Africa, providing engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) as well as operations and maintenance (O&M) for large-scale solar power plants. ET Energy has secured a...
Israel to share water management in SA
The first Israel South Africa Water Week will include three main events; June 6th in Johannesburg, June 8th in Cape Town and June 9th in Durban. The seminars will host a number of Israel's most respected water experts alongside 15 of Israel's most innovative water...
Enermatics powers up commercial energy supply
Enermatics, a provider of smart metering technology and reseller of power to end users, has established an offering - Enermatics smart metering solutions - tailored to the requirements of the commercial market. Specifically, the company's service and support is...
RS debuts new batteries, storage
RS Components (RS), the trading brand of Electrocomponents, has announced new additions to its extensive battery portfolio with the RS Pro range of rechargeable batteries, three new variants from the Energizer family and a range of Storacell battery-storage solutions....
MTN adds sun power for charging
MTN South Africa has launched a new promotional package featuring World Panel's SunStream, which allows users to stream electricity from the sun directly into their mobile devices. The new bundle was announced at an event in Mthatha with executives from MTN and World...
Africa’s power sector seeks sustainable growth drivers
Africa's leading power generation and distribution stakeholders are set to converge in Sandton later this year, for talks on creating power for sustainable growth in Africa. With effective power generation and distribution having been identified as a critical...
Green means go for Hotel Verde and Datacentrix
Datacentrix has been helping keep the lights on (and off) - literally - at Hotel Verde, South Africa's greenest hotel and the first hotel in Africa to offer carbon-neutral accommodation and conferencing. Hotel Verde was built to be as sustainable as possible from the...
Emerson adds more features to Trellis platform
Emerson Network Power has announced new capabilities and modules for its Trellis platform; including the addition of Trellis Thermal System Manager, a comprehensive environmental monitoring and management module that tracks the data centre’s thermal profile to the...
Coping with loadshedding down to tech strategy
Loadshedding and sourcing reliable power supply remain challenges for all businesses in South Africa. The answer is to identify specific requirements, use the right technology solutions and be ready with a well-considered business continuity strategy, says Raj Naidoo,...