Renewable energy early adopters – we’ve got some good news August 2023, Schneider Electric South Africa As the country struggles to find some form of power provision normalcy, it is encouraging to see how many businesses and homes are moving to renewable and alternative energy resources to substitute and stabilise energy demand and usage.
Smarter buildings August 2023, Schneider Electric South Africa The Energy Internet presents a futuristic evolution of electricity systems and is conceptualised as an energy sharing network.
ACTOM’s one-stop power solutions August 2023, ACTOM Electrical Machines South Africa generates approximately 85% of its en ergy from coal. The national power utility, Eskom, can generate up to 45 000 megawatts per hour. Still, it has been unable to supply even 27 000 MWh, giving rise to power cuts or loadshedding that can last several hours a day.
Zinc batteries for renewable energy storage Technews Industry Guide: Sustainable Manufacturing 2023 Zinc-based batteries are a new energy storage and conversion technology with significant potential for renewable energy applications.
Accurate, long-lasting relay August 2023, NewElec Pretoria Newelec’s LA Series is designed to replace the conventional thermal bimetal protection device, and is far more accurate and longer lasting than anything used before.
‘Significant mining’ is key to net zero Technews Industry Guide: Sustainable Manufacturing 2023 Google is an advocate of ‘urban mining’, the process of extracting critical minerals such as lithium, cobalt and copper from aging mobile phones, laptops and other devices, and reintroducing them into materials supply chains; but that won’t be enough to uncover all the minerals and metals to make new Google hardware that is sustainably sourced or to meet the needs of the clean energy systems behind the company’s net-zero goals.
Solar trailers are changing the game Technews Industry Guide: Sustainable Manufacturing 2023, Iritron Solar trailers are emerging as a new alternative energy game changer for small scale farmers who struggle with access to reliable electricity.
Emerson to automate large-scale photovoltaic power project Technews Industry Guide: Sustainable Manufacturing 2023, Emerson Automation Solutions Emerson will provide advanced automation solutions to help ensure the safety and reliability of New Zealand’s first large-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) power project.
Utility-scale battery storage Technews Industry Guide: Sustainable Manufacturing 2023, Schneider Electric South Africa Utility-scale battery storage is becoming the storage method of choice for developed countries such as the US, and rightly so. Battery storage adds stability to variable energy sources such as wind and solar.
Harnessing the power of the sun Technews Industry Guide: Sustainable Manufacturing 2023, Iritron “Necessity is the mother of invention”, and in an era where environmental sustainability has become today’s byword, innovative companies are taking bold steps to reshape the future of energy consumption. Among these trailblazers is Iritron, a renowned technology solutions provider that has established an enviable presence in the field of sustainable solutions.
Optimising power consumption in wastewater treatment plants Technews Industry Guide: Sustainable Manufacturing 2023, Endress+Hauser South Africa There are many opportunities in the wastewater industry to respond to climate change challenges. This includes improving energy efficiency, reducing greenhouse gases, and generating own energy.
An alternative approach to hydrogen storage Technews Industry Guide: Sustainable Manufacturing 2023 Large industrial hydrogen hubs are coming our way, and will be key to decarbonisation. But storing hydrogen is hard, and existing approaches are unlikely to be a good fit in these settings. At Gravitricity, we are developing an approach to hydrogen storage that is specifically designed to deliver on what these industrial hubs will need.
Power crisis an opportunity to further ESG goals for sustainability Technews Industry Guide: Sustainable Manufacturing 2023 South African enterprises should look at the loadshedding crisis as an opportunity to accelerate their move towards sustainable power sources, and thereby advance their ESG goals. Those that get it right could dramatically reduce their energy costs, strengthen their brands and reputations, and gain a competitive advantage.
Pathways to clean steel Technews Industry Guide: Sustainable Manufacturing 2023 Steel is the backbone of modern infrastructure and one of the world’s most widely used materials. It is also one of the largest culprits of the climate crisis, responsible for about 8% of total global emissions.
The battery of the future Technews Industry Guide: Sustainable Manufacturing 2023, Editor's Choice In the transition to sustainability, the world is experiencing soaring demand for renewable energy, and batteries will play a critical role. Energy storage is critical to decarbonising the world’s power systems and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Going underground for energy storage Technews Industry Guide: Sustainable Manufacturing 2023 The idea of using gravity to store energy is not new. Hydro has been a feature of mature electricity grids for decades. While this may be ideal for large-scale storage, it requires very specific geographies and comes with a huge capital cost. Gravitricity, an Edinburgh-based green engineering startup, is working to make gravity energy storage a reality.
Harvesting more energy from waves Technews Industry Guide: Sustainable Manufacturing 2023, SKF South Africa Bearing selection software, backed up by SKF’s expertise in bearings, helped CorPower Ocean to optimise the design of its new class of wave energy converters. These work by oscillating with the waves, amplifying the movement, using phase-control technology, and converting this into electricity.
PC-based control technology for vehicles converted to electric drives August 2023, Beckhoff Automation For small series producers and manufacturers with a wide range of vehicle variants, being able to count on comprehensive test bench technology that is fast, flexible and cost-effective is hugely important. Kempten University of Applied Sciences has implemented a test bench just like this for ABT e-Line, allowing it to perform tasks such as testing Volkswagen vans that have been converted to an electric drive. PC-based control technology from Beckhoff serves as the central feature of the standard industrial components used for testing vehicle functions.
Trend to toward larger power plant solutions July 2023, WEG Africa Whether companies need power to survive loadshedding or to raise their production output, the trend is for their power generating systems to get bigger.
