Winner: Rammed Earth House
As a 28-year-old green engineer, I stood up in front of hundreds of professionals at a conference and was asked to contextualise green-building principles in Nigeria. One of the delegates stood up: “I don’t understand,” he said. “I don’t understand why Africans should care about green buildings. Should I care?” “Yes, you should care,” I […]
Trade rules, oversupply and advances in solar tech are spelling trouble for local energy industry.
The Board of the state’s lender has made it clear that it has the means to fulfill government’s objectives of creating a greener economy.
The IDC’s Green Industries unit has invested heavily in supporting the rollout of energy efficient alternatives to South Africa’s households.
Energy efficiency and a reduction in carbon emissions are at the top of most agendas around the globe, and no less so for the IDC.
With R90-million provided to South African companies under the IDC’s Green Energy Efficiency Fund the results from these projects are being seen.
The Industrial Development Corporation has been mandated to support and develop the sector in the same way it backed the mining industry.