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Project to supply Durban with heat pumps and solar water heaters

By: Ilan Solomons 20th September 2013 The eThekwini municipality has registered its second clean development mechanism (CDM) project with the United Nations. The solar water heater and solar pump installation project was finalised as a CDM programme of activities (PoA) in July and is valid until June 2040. eThekwini municipality... →

Company plans to localise part of operation, creating new jobs

By: Ilan Solomons 20th September 2013 Energy efficient technology solutions provider i4 Power Technology (i4PT) group plans to start manufacturing some its products locally, including its heating and cooling solutions, in the next 9 to 12 months, i4 Group CEO Ajay Jekison tells Engineering News. He says the company currently... →

SOLAR GEYSERS SHARE i4 Power Technology holds an 86% share in the manufacturing rights of solar thermal technology manufacturer Genersys Solar’s solar water heaters in South Africa

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SOLAR GEYSERS SHARE i4 Power Technology holds an 86% share in the manufacturing rights of solar thermal technology manufacturer Genersys Solar’s solar water heaters in South Africa

Geothermal systems installed at Steyn City development

By: Ilan Solomons 20th September 2013 Geothermal technologies are increasingly becoming a global means of effectively heating and cooling industrial and residential buildings, owing to rising electricity costs and increasing levels of consumer environmental awareness, says local environmental contracting company Environmental... →

PALAZZO STEYN Environmental Drilling & Remediation Services in July completed the installation of 18 borehole closed-loop geothermal heat pump systems at the private residence of South African billionaire Douw Steyn’s Palazzo Steyn

Several ranges of air-conditioning systems launched in SA

By: Ilan Solomons 20th September 2013 Technology manufacturer Samsung South Africa has introduced several ranges of air-conditioning systems this year, which are specifically tailored to African conditions, states divisional head of digital air solutions Michael Mckechnie. He tells Engineering News that Samsung South Africa launched... →

MICHAEL MCKECHNIE Samsung's Digital Variable Multisystem Plus S range of air-conditioning systems has been well received by the market and especially by consulting engineers

Energy efficient system makes inroads in SA

By: Ilan Solomons 20th September 2013 Companies are aiming to achieve a balance between cost-effective sustainable energy efficiency and ensuring their facilities possess high-quality heating and cooling systems, US technology group Johnson Controls Systems & Building Efficiency Africa GM Neil Cameron tells Engineering News. It is... →

Underfloor heating and heat pumps prove popular

By: Ilan Solomons 20th September 2013 Floor heating systems and heat pump inverters are sustainable building solutions company Kyasol’s most popular and reliable way of heating or cooling a room, says Kyasol project engineer Istvan Nyul. He says if these systems are combined with photovoltaic power generation, the heat pump sources... →

POPULAR CHOICE Heat pumps are more versatile as they can heat a room, produce hot water and switch modes to provide cooling in summer

Company contemplates introducing new products

By: Ilan Solomons 20th September 2013 Heating and cooling solutions provider Home Heating manager Cobus Roux tells Engineering News that the company is investigating the possibility of introducing pellet stoves and oil burners to expand customer choice while consolidating its existing range of heating and cooling systems. He explains... →

Cellulose-fibre insulation an increasingly popular product

By: Ilan Solomons 20th September 2013 Cellulose-fibre insulation can substantially reduce the energy required for heating and cooling buildings during the process of continuous heat generation or heat extraction, and it is being used in new and retrofit projects, states Cape Town-based green insulation developer Eco-Insulation GM... →

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CELLULOSE-FIBRE INSULATIONInsulation passively provides heating and cooling solutions for buildings

Dairy processing plant most energy efficient in southern hemisphere

By: Sashnee Moodley 15th February 2013 The integration of Swedish technology into local dairy company Coega Dairy’s processing plant at the Coega Industrial Development Zone outside Port Elizabeth, has elevated the plant’s status to the “most environment-friendly and energy efficient operation in the southern hemisphere”, according to... →

Water-cooling company enters heat exchanger market, launches new division

By: Sashnee Moodley 15th February 2013 Water-cooling company Industrial Water Cooling (IWC) has entered into an agreement with Danish plate heat exchanger manufacturer Sondex to supply its products in sub-Saharan Africa, as part of IWC’s objective to expand its product and service offering. →

Paint technology reduces domestic energy consumption

By: Sashnee Moodley 15th February 2013 South African homes can lower their energy consumption costs and contribute to environmental sustainability by using coatings manufacturer Plascon’s roof paint, Nuroof Cool, with Herotech Enviroshield formulation. →

Heat treatment for pest control to be introduced

By: Sashnee Moodley 15th February 2013 A new environment-friendly pest control method will be introduced onto the South African market this year and will eliminate the use of methyl bromide gas during extermination, which is harmful to the ozone layer. →

New heat pump saves EC hospital on electricity costs

By: Sashnee Moodley 15th February 2013 An air-to-water heat pump installation undertaken by industrial and commercial equipment specialist Advanced Industrial Technology, or Ai-Tec, is reducing the electricity consumption of Burgersdorp Hospital, in the Eastern Cape, by 70%. →

Modern heating and cooling technologies increasingly popular

By: Sashnee Moodley 15th February 2013 The installation of energy efficient, sustainable and integrated heating and cooling systems is becoming increasingly common and is set to gain popularity in 2013, says The Building Centre information office’s Rene van Tonder. →

R26.6m ecofriendly installations to make hotel Africa’s greenest

By: Sashnee Moodley 15th February 2013 In a bid to contribute to market transformation geared towards sustainability in the Western Cape tourism and construction industries, the environment-friendly Hotel Verde, in Cape Town, is installing geothermal heating and cooling designs worth R26.6-million. →

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