New Business Trends Renewable Energy

Alternative, renewable energy sources are attracting feverish attention on a global scale. With entrepreneurial bloodhounds like Sir Richard Branson already sniffing out the business opportunity that the current state of fuel affairs presents internationally, it is safe to say that the time to get involved on a local level is now.

Wind, solar and geothermal power as well as bio-fuels will all be covered, with special emphasis on the SME opportunities they provide.

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Pick n Pay launches in-store battery recycling initiative

An estimated 50-million batteries are consumed by South Africans annually, 95 percent of these are non-rechargables.

This percentabe represents 2500 tons metal and acid which are disposed ...read more

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Lexmark Moves Toward a Sustainable Future

Lexmark has claimed it has taken major steps forward in its aim to be a ‘zero waste’ company in its report, through socially responsible ...read more
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Researchers Working on Energy Efficient Solar Power Devices

Utilizing ordinary sheets of glass which have been covered in a layer of organic dyes, scientists have created an energy efficient and practical solar power device ...read more
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Necessity is the mother of invention – Worldwide Pressure to Find Energy-Efficient Ways of Working

In the current energy crisis in South Africa and global inflation threatening worldwide meltdown, more companies in this country are expected to migrate from physical to ...read more
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Solar Power

Alternative energy sources such a gas and solar power are also worth looking into as renewable energy sources gain popularity not only with environmentalists but with municipalities too.

Go Green in 2008

Exploring renewable energy sources should be at the forefront of our minds, not only from the perspective of global-well being but as we examine trends which influence our investment decisions. The demand for such products is certainly on the increase and aspirant entrepreneurs will do well to examine this lucrative industry, which remains largely untapped in South Africa.

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