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RES Americas Starts Construction on Buffalo Dunes Wind Project BROOMFIELD, Colo., April 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Renewable Energy Systems Americas Inc. (RES Americas), a leader in the construction of...

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A new platform and new ways of thinking for the development of quantum...

On the basis of quantum optics and nano-materials’studying, Professor Zhu Kadi and Dr. Li Jinjin of Shanghai Jiaotong University proposed the plan that the nanometer spectrometer,which is commonly...

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Standard Bank Group ranked the world’s 12th greenest bank

Standard Bank Group has been ranked the 12th “greenest” bank in the world and the cleanest in Africa by Bloomberg Markets. According to Bloomberg: “The biggest gain in renewable energy came from a...

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Tariff hike of only 1% increases mining costs to R100 million per year, says...

African Utility Week to give practical solutions to solve power challenges facing big business An electricity tariff rise of only 1% has a devastating impact on the mining industry as it amounts to an...

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Standard Bank Group’s leading carbon experts working with international...

Fenella Aouane of Standard Bank Group has been appointed to the Board of the Climate Markets and Investment Association (CMIA), an international trade association representing 50 companies that...

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U.S. Ranks First In ‘KPMG Green Tax Index,’ Tops Countries Using Tax Code To...

About the KPMG Green Tax Index The KPMG Green Tax Index focuses on 21 major economies around the world that KPMG International believes represent a major share of global corporate investment activity....

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Dubai Expo 2020 reports on two social initiatives in Africa that are helping...

DUBAI, UAE, May 1, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ – Under the theme ‘Connecting Minds, Creating the Future’, Dubai is building its Expo 2020 bid (http://www.expo2020dubai.ae) on three...

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Standard Bank uses sustainable strategy to mesh commercial reality and social...

2012 Sustainability Report proves that Standard Bank’s strategy and sustainability programmes are mutually reinforcing and have served the company well in the past 12 months Johannesburg, 2 May 2013 –...

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“In each market where wind energy is being developed, the state is a big...

Exclusive interview with Dr Emelly Mutambatsere, Principal Regional Economist, African Development Bank, and a speaker at the upcoming Clean Power Africa 1) You are the co-author of a comprehensive...

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Cape Town welcomes more than 5000 power and water professionals this week as...

60 free technical expo workshops for electricians and engineers Some 5000 power and water professionals from more than 60 countries, 27 of them African, will meet in Cape Town this week for the annual...

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IN CHINA, AFRICA, UNITED NATIONS WILL CONNECT THOSE WHO FACE CHALLENGES WITH...

  NEW YORK, July 20, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Fifth Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, in...

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Element Six Synthetic Diamond Protects CERN Particle Detectors in Recently...

  CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research) particle detection systems use Element Six synthetic diamond in their first line of defence against beam-induced radiation damage in their recently...

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South Africa: John Thompson flying higher

  By Thandisizwe Mgudlwa Here is a company that knows how to make it big in the international business arena. The South African group, John Thompson is continuing its strong international performance...

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Deforestation Costing Kenyan Economy Millions of Dollars Each Year and...

NAIROBI, Kenya, November 5, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ – Deforestation deprived Kenya’s economy of 5.8 billion shillings ($US 68 million) in 2010 and 6.6 billion shillings in 2009, far...

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Joju Solar aid electrification of hospital in Kenya

  Joju Solar have assisted in the installation of a 2.2 kW off grid solar PV system on a remote village clinic in Kenya, in association with the Sindicatum Climate Change Foundation The project has...

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International business must reach out to the global masses

  By Thandisizwe Mgudlwa An initiative aimed at mobilizing the Global business community to achieve sustainable prosperity must be taken seriously. A document released from Washington, D.C reveals that...

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Abengoa Begins Construction on Two CSP Plants Awarded by the South Africa...

– Khi Solar One and KaXu Solar One will be the first concentrating solar power (CSP) plants in South Africa and will use advanced technology specifically developed for the country’s needs – Both plants...

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Standard Bank Group commits R9.4bn to first batch of renewable energy projects

Standard Bank Group has emerged as the leading investor in the first round of South Africa’s renewable energy independent power producer (REIPP) procurement process, backing a total of 11 wind and...

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Air quality deteriorates in Zimbabwe’s main cities

by Wallace Mawire A report produced by the Institute of Environmental Studies (IES) on  the proposed National Climate Change Response Strategy in Zimbabwe has revealed that there is increasing evidence...

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JinkoSolar to Supply 81 MW WBHO-Building Energy in South Africa

SHANGHAI, Dec. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. (“JinkoSolar” or the “Company”) (NYSE: JKS), a leading global solar power product manufacturer, today announced that it has...

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