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The grid and its digital twin

The benefits of digital twin technology have enjoyed considerable attention in the last year. Transcending multiple industries, it’s well-established and the returns are considerable. However, digital twins’ role in the power and grid industry is not as well-known, which is why it’s important to unpack its invaluable benefits and returns.

1 March 2023

A unified approach to water and wastewater challenges

South Africa’s water and wastewater (WWW) woes are well documented and mimic what can be described as a worldwide crisis with the United Nations (UN) citing that on a global scale, 1.8 billion people are using contaminated water, and 2.3 billion people live in water-stressed countries.

15 February 2023

Datacentres in Africa – there are hurdles but also solutions

A recent study conducted by the strategic consulting and market research firm, BlueWeave Consulting valued the datacentre market as worth USD 206.2 billion 2021, predicting it will reach (an estimated) USD 404.9 billion by the end 2022.

9 February 2023

Smart cities and the sum of their parts

Business premises is one of the first places companies take stock of when assessing their electricity usage and the optimisation thereof. And rightly so, approximately 30% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and 70% of energy consumption are attributed to buildings. Moreover, it’s estimated that 30% of energy is wasted...

6 February 2023