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Navigating solar energy adoption
August 2025
Although South Africa’s enhanced solar tax rebate has ended, solar and energy storage solutions remain accessible and achievable. By taking a proactive and strategic approach, businesses can successfully lower their operational costs, mitigate power outages, and secure long-term energy independence.

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As wind energy gains momentum, lack of grid infrastructure remains a bottleneck
August 2025
Interest in wind energy has gained significant momentum in South Africa, opening up new opportunities for investment. However, lack of grid infrastructure could prove to be a stumbling block in unlocking this potential.

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Portable appliance tester
August 2025, Vepac Electronics
The new appliance tester from Vepac is the ideal tool for testing the safety of electrical appliances in accordance with DGUV regulation 3 and BetrSichV. It enables the precise measurement of protective conductor or touch current using the equivalent leakage current method.

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Is sustainability enough any more?
Technews Industry Guide: Sustainable Manufacturing 2025
With the planet’s resources stretched to the brink and no signs of improvement, it is time we look beyond sustainability and explore regenerative thinking and design.

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A simple guide to understanding the importance of IP ratings
August 2025
When selecting electrical products for industrial, commercial or even domestic use, it is crucial to consider how well they can withstand environmental factors like dust and water. This is where ingress protection (IP) ratings come into play.

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A milestone in electrical safety
August 2025, ABB South Africa
Celebrating a milestone in electrical safety, ABB proudly marks the 100-year anniversary of its revolutionary Miniature Circuit Breaker.

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The power of water
Technews Industry Guide: Sustainable Manufacturing 2025, Editor's Choice
The Alpenglow Hy4 is the world’s first water-based hydrogen combustion engine, offering a convincing alternative to traditional battery-electric vehicles and established hydrogen fuel cell designs.

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Optimising purification for green hydrogen production
Technews Industry Guide: Sustainable Manufacturing 2025, Parker Hannifin - Sales Company South Africa, Editor's Choice
Parker Hannifin delivers advanced purification and thermal management components that enhance green hydrogen production.

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A new chapter in geothermal engineering
Technews Industry Guide: Sustainable Manufacturing 2025, Editor's Choice
The town of Geretsried in southern Germany has become a focal point in the global shift toward renewable energy. While the world’s attention often turns to wind turbines and solar panels, a quieter but no less powerful force is at work deep beneath the surface, geothermal energy.

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Harnessing the ocean with wave energy
Technews Industry Guide: Sustainable Manufacturing 2025, Editor's Choice
Wave energy is emerging as one of the most promising yet underutilised renewable sources. Tapping into the rhythmic, predictable power of ocean waves, this technology offers a clean, reliable alternative to fossil fuels and a valuable complement to wind and solar energy.

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Empowering South Africa’s IPPs for a renewable future
Technews Industry Guide: Sustainable Manufacturing 2025
Successful economies will be those that can ensure businesses and investors of a stable supply of low-cost renewable energy. South Africa has the opportunity to become a global leader in this regard, given the excellent solar and wind resources that the country has been blessed with.

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Africa’s progress and promise in the new energy landscape
Technews Industry Guide: Sustainable Manufacturing 2025, Schneider Electric South Africa
On a visit to South Africa, Jean-Pascal Tricoire, global chairman of Schneider Electric said that South Africa is making significant strides in reaching important sustainable energy milestones.

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Wave energy in South Africa
Technews Industry Guide: Sustainable Manufacturing 2025
South Africa, with more than 2500 kilometres of coastline bordered by the Atlantic and Indian Oceans, holds substantial yet largely untapped potential for wave energy.

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What Iceland and Kenya teach us about the future of clean energy
Technews Industry Guide: Sustainable Manufacturing 2025
As the global energy sector shifts toward renewables, geothermal power, often overlooked, is quietly proving to be one of the most reliable and sustainable sources available.

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The race to carbon-neutral factories
Technews Industry Guide: Sustainable Manufacturing 2025
As net-zero deadlines approach and carbon accounting becomes as critical as cost accounting, the global manufacturing sector is under pressure to decarbonise not just its products, but also its production lines.

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4Sight OT Automation recognised for leading decarbonisation through innovation at Tharisa Mine
Technews Industry Guide: Sustainable Manufacturing 2025, 4Sight OT Optimisation
[Sponsored] 4Sight OT Automation, a wholly owned subsidiary of 4Sight Holdings, has been named a South African winner of the 2024 Schneider Electric Sustainability Impact Award.

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A new energy blueprint for Africa, by Africa
Technews Industry Guide: Sustainable Manufacturing 2025, Schneider Electric South Africa
Every time I travel to meet with our teams and partners across Africa, I come away with a renewed sense of optimism. I am fortunate to see the emerging blueprint for a global energy future being written here.

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Schneider Electric unveils new range of circuit breakers
August 2025, Schneider Electric South Africa
Schneider Electric has launched its new MasterPacT MTZ Active range of circuit breakers in South Africa. This is a revolutionary new circuit breaker designed to set new benchmarks for safety, efficiency and sustainability, while ensuring business continuity.

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DIN rail UPS series: DC reliability and availability in the smallest of spaces
August 2025, Vepac Electronics
The power supplies with UPS function in the DCH series from Vepac Electronics are among the most compact of their kind and impress with their outstanding overload ability.

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Solving the thermal combustion puzzle
August 2025
Although fuel cost has a significant impact on steam generation, it is just a part of the overall value chain. Gavin Evezard, projects director at Associated Energy Services says that keeping everything in sync requires expert oversight.

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