by Dianne Bayley | Apr 12, 2023 | Sustainability
With over 200 days of load shedding in 2022, South African businesses had to put urgent contingency plans in place to protect themselves from the devastating effects of rolling power cuts. And, as this is likely to be the status quo for at least another two years,...
by Dianne Bayley | Aug 15, 2022 | Sustainability
Eskom has announced the start of loadshedding again and 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...
by Dianne Bayley | Jul 18, 2022 | Uncategorized
Community and stakeholder engagement is a critical factor that can make or break renewable energy projects, yet it is almost always overlooked or under-prioritised in project planning and execution, writes Janine Espin, Managing Director of Economic Development...
by Dianne Bayley | Mar 16, 2022 | Sustainability
Hitachi Energy has won an order from Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG), Germany’s biggest municipal public transportation company, to supply its Grid-eMotion Fleet smart charging infrastructure to help BVG transition to sustainable mobility in Berlin, the country’s...
by Dianne Bayley | Jan 20, 2020 | Sustainability
The new Lynnwood Lane Retail Centre, a retail development from Lynx Property Developers on Lynnwood Road, Pretoria, is now powered by solar energy. The centre – which includes tenants such as Food Lover’s Market – Nando’s, Westpack Lifestyle and Dischem...