Water Re-use – Salvation strategy to SA’s water crisis?
Virtual Event Round Table, Wednesday 1st September 2pm-4pm
Following the first highly successful interactive round table discussion on South Africa’s imminent water crisis, Cape Business...
Research shows that streetlights contribute less to night-time light emissions in cities than expected
WHEN satellites take pictures of Earth at night, how much of the light that they see comes from streetlights? A team of scientists from...
Future energy and fuel retail
IT has been a difficult few years for South African fuel retailers. The market has been shrinking since 2016, and COVID-19 has accelerated this...
Research identifies barriers to funding for early-stage social enterprises
OVER the last ten years, the SAB Foundation has invested in over 200 social enterprises. We define social enterprises as businesses solving social problems....
Speedy, reliable mA loop valve testing
CONTROL valve testing has meant using complicated testers that require extensive training, the removal of the valve, and often one-to-two hours of test time...
Explosion-proof and smart
KSB now offers smart monitoring solutions for pumps and other rotating equipment used in potentially explosive atmospheres.
Over the last two years, KSB has developed...
Generate additional electricity through steam
THE implementation of the new 100MW licensing threshold for private generation could make it much easier for businesses reliant on steam – such as...
EWASA’s war on electronic waste
THE widely accepted international definition of e-waste is “anything that runs on electricity”. Therefore, e-waste (electronic & electrical waste) includes computers, entertainment electronics, mobile...
Rapid dewatering at Botswana open pit
RECENTLY a Sykes diesel driven pump set was used to rapidly dewater an open pit at an existing copper mine in northern Botswana. Using...
Simultaneously measure vibration, bearing vibration and temperature
Vibration in rotating machinery is merely the back and forth movement or oscillation of a machine and components, such as drive motors, driven devices...
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