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The Africa Energy Indaba has partnered with Fiat and Alfa Romeo Specialist, Arnold Chatz Cars. This collaboration will see Arnold Chatz Cars sponsoring a fleet of three eco friendly Fiat 500s as the official vehicle of the Africa Energy Indaba, that will take place on 21-23 February 2012 at the Sandton Convention Centre.

The Fiat 500 is a leading eco friendly car with its 1.2 liter engine having a CO2 emission level below the taxable threshold, combined with plenty of power and a full house of extras. Safety levels are exceptional, with seven airbags, ABS brakes and a five star NCAP safety rating. The Fiat 500 is the car of choice to be associated with the Africa Energy Indaba with the commitment of ‘moving energy in Africa into the future’ and finding alternative solutions for Africa’s energy needs and greening the environment.

Liz Hart, MD of the Africa Energy Indaba says “Energy efficient technology is crucial to the future of the continent and our aim with the event is to showcase new technologies as well as to highlight innovation that business and the consumer can make use of. Climate Change is receiving a lot of attention with the imminent COP 17 event in Durban. All of society needs to take responsibility and make good and informed decisions with regard to carbon emissions and we are delighted to partner with Arnold Chatz Cars to highlight the importance of finding solutions for our energy needs while looking for better and more efficient technology to sustain our lifestyle. The Fiat 500 is a superb vehicle that is highly fuel efficient with low carbon emissions, and the highest safety levels in its class.”

Arnold Chatz Cars and Fiat Auto are delighted to be associated with Africa Energy Indaba 2012. Fiat Auto are the international frontrunners in the area of low emission and eco friendly vehicles and we see the Fiat 500 as the natural partner vehicle for AEI 2012.

This green fleet will be making its way down to COP 17 in Durban during December and will campaigning around Johannesburg throughout the new year leading up to the Africa Energy Indaba – Africa’s only World Energy Council (WEC) endorsed event.

The Fiat 500s will also be on display at the Africa Energy Indaba, in the exhibition hall. The exhibition will be open to the public from 10h00 till 16h00 on 21 February and 10h00 until 17h00 on 22 and 23 February 2012.

Photographs of the car handover are available on request.

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21 November 2011

Issued by: Siyenza Management
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On behalf of: Africa Energy Indaba
Liz Hart
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Arnold Chatz Cars
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About the Africa Energy Indaba 2012
The Africa Energy Indaba, adopted by the World Energy Council (WEC) as the African regional event of the WEC, receives global recognition as the foremost event for energy professionals from across the globe and is rapidly gaining momentum as the energy business forum in Africa.

Presented by the South African National Energy Association (SANEA) in association with the World Energy Council, the forum has achieved the highest level of endorsement and support and as such is without doubt the leading energy event in Africa.

About Arnold Chatz Cars
Arnold Chatz Cars is a Fiat, Abarth and Alfa Romeo Dealership based in Hydepark, managed and owned by Derik Scorer who is also the Chairman of the National Automobile Dealers’ Association.

The South-East European Congress on Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy and the Eco Forum for Waste Management & Recycling  Save the Planet are great opportunities for the leading players in the sectors to bring modern technologies, products and services to the Region, to find new partners and clients. The events organized by Via Expo will be held in Sofia, Bulgaria, in the period 13-15 April 2011.

EE & Renewable Financing, Energy Efficiency and Decentralized Energy, RES Electricity, Smart Grid Platform, Waste management and Recycling are the topics to be discussed at the three-day forums. For the fist time there will be held “Solar Business Forum for Balkans”. It will show the opportunities for investment and production of photovoltaic devices and plants in the region of South-East Europe.

Special accent will be put on the Waste-to-Energy session with 15 speakers from 10 countries: Germany, Austria, Romania, Slovenia, Japan, Canada, USA, UK, Serbia and Switzerland.

The presentaton of Barbel Birnstengel, Prognos AG, Germany, will focus on the potential of the waste it has a high material or energy value and thus could contribute to resource, environment and climate protection. How to produce useful fuels and electricity from biomass and waste resources? These questions will answer Kunio Yoshikawa from Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan, which is developing and commercializing total technologies to convert unutilized resources such as solid wastes and biomass into high value added energy resources.

John P. Foden president of Canadian Energy-from-Waste Coalition will speak how to get approved of w2e projects, how to manage and communicate with local communities and interest groups.

The parallel exhibitions will display state-of the-art products, solutions and services in the fields of renewable energy sources, energy efficiency, waste management and recycling.

About 4 months before the events 2/3 of the area is already booked for Spanish National Participation and group participation from Austria, China, Finland, Poland, Slovenia, and the USA.
Among the exhibitors are well known names: Enercon, Global Wind Power, Fronius, Hyundai, voestalpine Krems, Phono Technologies Switzerland, Franki Grundbau, Eurosol, Siemens, Solea, PowerWind and many others.

For more info: www.viaexpo.com

Vesela Nikolova
Via Expo Ltd.

Africa needs to look for home-grown solutions to the challenges of energy poverty, rather than relying on conventional models that respond to conditions in developed countries. So says Brian Statham, the Chairman of the South African National Energy Association (SANEA) and Chairman of the Energy Access Partnership (EAP).

Millions of Africans are trapped in a situation of energy poverty, with only about 5% of rural Africans having access to some form of commercial energy. But while large-scale energy infrastructure development is often regarded as the ideal model, connecting millions of rural and urban poor consumers to the main electricity grids that power Africa’s major cities and industries is unrealistic in the short to medium term.

The EAP was launched at this year’s Africa World Economic Forum, to define a successful model for addressing chronic energy poverty in developing countries. Together with SANEA, the partnership is piloting various power supply models in rural communities in South Africa and Lesotho.

The rural population especially is sparsely distributed with large distances between villages. This requires long transmission lines or pipelines with relatively small energy markets at the end of the line, which is generally not a viable investment.

“We need to look seriously at distributed generation to solve this problem,” says Statham. “Wind and solar power options, perhaps with some LPG or micro-hydro back-up, could provide elegant solutions for rural applications. Power for telecommunication and television will immediately help with distance education and commercial communication, as well as basic health services.”

Statham says the equipment for such a distributed generation scheme must be easy to install, operate and maintain, so that the local community is able to take ownership, taking into account the skills, spare parts and other goods and services available in remote areas.

He acknowledges that it will be a challenge to change mind-sets, so that communities accept small-scale solutions and so that manufacturers and finance institutions see the value in providing them. “Bigger has always been better in the field of energy provision, so this will involve a paradigm shift towards downsizing the technology and funding, instead of upscaling them.”

This presents engineers and financial institutions with a unique creative challenge – to find energy solutions that are appropriate to remote rural applications, requiring downscaled technology, restructured financing and public-private partnerships to provide for subsidisation of the infrastructure component, while the users pay for services, usage and maintenance.

“This has the potential to literally give millions of people the “power” to change their lives, and could ensure opportunities for social, economic and environmental sustainability on an unprecedented scale,” says Statham.

He says that the model could also help address the need for regional rather than national solutions to energy poverty, incorporating South Africa’s SADC neighbors.

We have had tremendous support from the relevant Governments, which are willing to create enabling policy and regulatory environments, and expect to roll out the project pipeline to several other countries in time,” he says.

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About the Energy Indaba: Energy Indaba 2011 will be held from the 1 to 3 March, at the Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa.  The conference continues to grow and has become the foremost forum for debating Africa’s energy solutions and focuses on: African power suppliers; alternative and renewable energies; oil and gas; the legal and regulatory framework, and investment opportunities in African energy projects. The exhibition has become a significant market-place for African and international stakeholders doing business in Africa’s energy sector.

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Kuala Lumpur, 4 February 2010 – Water scarcity underscores the need for better water resources and management.

While there has been short supply, demand for water is growing throughout the planet with GCC countries named as the most affected region. It is undeniably the result of population increase and other social factors such as rapid urbanization and wasteful consumption patterns.

Led by the thirst and desperation, policy makers and experts are always on the lookout for solutions and alternatives. Debates and discussions continue. As part of corporate commitment to the world’s society, JFPS Group Malaysia will bring together industry experts from all over to Dubai for Gulf Water Week 2010.

The 3-days event taking place from 24-26 May 2010 is designed in such a way to give attending delegates the benefits of a comprehensive discussion on issues of water conservation and integrated water resource management, wastewater treatment and reuse, as well as water distribution and loss management. All these will be delivered through practical case studies and interactive forums.

Expect more than 100 C-level delegates from water-related industries; i.e.; water utilities and water supply companies, water ministries and authorities, environmental ministries and agencies, as well as municipalities.

Key speakers for the event include Dr. Ahmed Ali Murad, Head of Geology of UAE University; Tim Waldron, Chief Executive Officer of Wide Bay Water Corporation, Australia; Abdul Ghani Khalaf, Director of Water Distribution, Electricity & Water Authority, Bahrain; Colin Hannan, Director of Water Services, Regulations & Supervision Bureau of Abu Dhabi, UAE; Dr. Mohamed Raouf, Program Manager – Environment, Gulf Research Centre, UAE; Dr. Nurul Akhand, Irrigation Specialist of International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA), UAE; and Kevin Samson, Manager-Wastewater of City of Cape Town, South Africa.

Sponsorship and delegate registration is now open at www.jfpsgroup.com. To learn more about Gulf Water Week 2010, please contact +603 2600 6000 or alternatively email your enquiries to sales@jfpsgroup.com.

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For millions of low-income earners in South Africa, a place they can call home remains an unattainable dream. Jabulani Emvelo Eco Projects is aiming to address this with its vision to develop affordable and energy efficient homes.

We develop homes that people from all walks of life can live in with dignity and pride. Our homes consider residents and their well-being while also taking energy efficient seriously, explains Nico Venter. We therefore believe that the human settlement challenge should not be tackled by government alone but by all stakeholders who view access to a quality and affordable home as a basic human right. We are hopeful that our solution will reduce the housing backlog that is currently estimated to be around 2.2 million units.

The company launched its Jabulani Eco Home to government, stakeholders and interested parties at Jabulani Butterfly Garden in Midvaal, Gauteng on November 30, 2009.

Each of the low-priced 2-3 bedroom home covers a spatial area of 54 m2 and comprises of a kitchen, a lounge and a bathroom with a shower and toilet. These houses are energy independent, energy efficient and has a low carbon footprint, says Pancho Ndebele. The Jabulani Eco Home features:

Each home will be manufactured at the company’s factory before being delivered to the building site for assembly. Ndebele explains that once the foundations have been laid, it will take a day to assemble up to six homes. Additionally, due to its modular design, the homes will enable owners to upgrade and extend their homes as their financial circumstances improve.

This initiative will speed the delivery of green affordable homes. It also has the potential to contribute to the government’s Breaking New Ground housing settlements programme for urban, peri-urban and rural communities, as well as creating new green collar jobs in the construction and housing sector says Venter.