Accelerating South Africa’s automotive industry to Net Zero: The embedded generation imperative

As the world races to net-zero emissions by 2050, the global automotive industry is at a crossroads, facing the unprecedented challenge of rethinking strategies, cultures and products as it navigates the complex landscape of decarbonisation. Industry stalwarts such as...

Fresh from Farm to Table: How Cooling-as-a-Service can solve Africa’s Cold Chain Challenges

In the developed world, the average consumer may not be aware that the domestic refrigerator is only the final link in a long continuum that begins on the farm and ends on the table. These two end points are connected by a coordinated series of actions and...

Atlantis Foundries’ CEO outlines Factors behind Innovative PPA

“At the end of the day, we decided that we’re good at manufacturing castings, not creating electricity – that’s not our function. We’d rather buy it than manage it.” Pieter du Plessis, CEO, Atlantis Foundries South Africa’s automotive industry faces serious...

Servitisation can Unlock Capital and Build Food Production Resilience in ‘Interesting Times’

Almost 60 years ago, on 6 June 1966, a young Robert F. Kennedy told an audience at the University of Cape Town, “There is a Chinese curse which says, ‘May he live in interesting times.’ Like it or not, we live in interesting times. They are times of danger and...

Daimler’s Atlantis Foundries signs Western Cape’s largest embedded solar Power Purchase Agreement with Energy Partners

Atlantis Foundries (Pty) Ltd (AF), one of Africa’s largest foundry operations, has signed a long-term Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Energy Partners (EP), an integrated energy solutions company.   According to the terms of the agreement, EP will engineer,...

Energy Partners Invests R360 Million in Clover SA Energy Servitisation Solution

South African dairy giant, Clover S.A., has unleashed the benefits of servitisation at its Queensburgh mega-factory, by means of a R360 million investment by energy solutions company, Energy Partners (EP).   As part of this industry-leading partnership, EP...

Outsourced Cooling can help Market Navigate Challenges

Refrigeration services provider Energy Partners (EP) Refrigeration GM Dawie Kriel stresses that constraints in the local market offer the company opportunities to provide innovative refrigeration and cooling solutions to help local companies mitigate loadshedding and...

Ageing Refrigeration Systems a Significant Challenge to SA Businesses in 2023

In 2023, the pressure will continue to mount for local food producers, cold storage facilities, and a myriad of other businesses that depend on cooling systems in their daily operations. . Cooling, by far dominates operational costs in terms of energy consumption, an...

Robust Energy Strategy Crucial for Businesses to Survive in Current Energy Environment

It’s no secret that in order to thrive in South Africa, businesses need to have a comprehensive energy strategy in place. Not only do the significant increases in electricity tariffs continue to put strain on profit margins, but the harsh reality is also that Eskom...