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		<title>Emissions monitoring system ensures supply of electricity</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sashnee Moodley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Owing to uncertainty surrounding South Africa&#8217;s electricity supply, it is important for State-owned power utility Eskom to conform to legislation that governs emission limits, as forced shutdowns of its generating units is not an option for the country.]]></description>
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		<title>Waste and residual biomass can be converted into energy products</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Schalk Burger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A biomass-to-energy plant is being built to convert sugarcane waste to &#8216;green charcoal&#8217;, which will provide additional revenue for small-scale farmers in Nkomazi, Mpumalanga, says consulting engineering firm Aurecon project manager Jean Bouwer. Second-generation biomass-to-energy technologies convert waste or residual biomass into energy products, which include solid and liquid fuels, electricity and gases. Residual biomass, including plantation and process waste, alien vegetation and municipal solid waste, can be used to generate revenue and reduce operational costs, he explains.]]></description>
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		<title>Research council ensures competitiveness of agriculture sector</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chantelle Kotzé</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A competitive agriculture sector capable of creating jobs, especially among poor rural communities in South Africa, is needed to achieve sustainable economic growth in a developing society, says the Agricultural Research Council (ARC).]]></description>
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		<title>Looming air-quality standards facing industry</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sashnee Moodley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Critical deadlines for the National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act (NEM: AQA) No. 39 of 2004 have either passed or are looming for activities listed under Section 21 of the Act and operators need to be aware of and meet the remaining deadlin...]]></description>
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		<title>Forestry group moves ahead plan to integrate Sabie site, extract more value</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Samantha Moolman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Forestry and forest products group York Timbers is hoping to break ground early next year on its R1.5-billion site integration project at its Sabie facilities, in Mpumalanga, once it receives a record of decision from the Department of Environmental Affairs on its environmental-impact assessment submission. &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>New Sandton development is SA’s thirtieth Green Star building</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joanne Taylor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Building developer Abland received a four-star Green Star SA certification from the Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA) for the design of its Alice Lane project, in Sandton. This is the GBCSA&#8217;s thirtieth green star certification.]]></description>
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		<title>National Treasury tables carbon tax policy paper for final comment</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 14:49:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[South African industry have until August 2 to comment on the carbon tax proposals tabled by the National Treasury on Thursday. The Treasury aimed to promulgate a phased-in tax rate of R120/t of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e), increasing 10% a year during the first phase, in an attempt to curb the country&#8217;s greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions.]]></description>
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		<title>Coega IDZ embarks on natural rehabilitation experiment</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 12:37:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Natasha Odendaal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Coega Development Corporation (CDC), Uhambiso Consult and WBHO Construction have partnered to undertake an &#8220;environmental experiment&#8221; at the Coega Industrial Development Zone (IDZ) over the next 12 months. The baseline study, funded by the Uhambiso/WBHO joint venture, entailed a natural restoration process and allowed for ecosynthesis, wherein naturally introduced species filled the niches in a disrupted environment.]]></description>
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		<title>IBM launches data aggregation project to analyse SA’s water distribution system</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joanne Taylor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Information technology (IT) giant International Business Machines (IBM) South Africa recently launched a crowd-sourcing project to capture, share and analyse information about the water distribution system in the country.]]></description>
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		<title>Moscow willing to finance SA nuclear plants if Russian bid prevails</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Campbell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[During bilateral talks held at the same time as the Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa (better known as Brics) summit held in Durban on March 26/27, Russian President Vladimir Putin told South African President Jacob Zuma that Moscow was willing to fully finance South Africa&#8217;s planned new nuclear power plant (NPP) programme, should Pretoria select the Russian bid, Engineering News has been told. Putin is reported to have offered different funding options for the programme, stating that Russia would provide the one that South Africa found the best.]]></description>
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