South African Bio-energy Atlas Launched to Support Bio-Energy Development
by Keith Campbell (Cramer Media/Engineering News) The South Africa Bio-energy Atlas, launched in Pretoria on Friday, will allow the country to identify opportunities for sustainable bio-energy and be able to achieve much more in terms of developing a ‘green’ economy. This was affirmed by Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor in her keynote address at the launch.
“What the Bio-energy Atlas shows is that we have much higher potential for bio-energy than we ever thought,” she pointed out. “The green economy allows great opportunities.” These are, however, largely untapped at the moment, especially in South Africa and Africa. “We need to get off the starting line.”
The atlas is a data source and a decision support tool. It will help South Africa to identify the impact of climate change on the country. READ MORE
