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INDUSTRY 4.0 + IIoT 4 Forces shaping data centre design and operations Vertiv 6 Liquid cooling in African data centres – a turning point in design Leon Kleyn and Floris van der Walt, WSP in Africa 8 Products + services RENEWABLE ENERGY + INDUSTRIAL SUSTAINABILITY 10 Renewables and nuclear to meet a greater share of the power mix International Energy Agency 12 Dynamic control of industrial solar plants and energy storage Stefan Ziegler, Beckhoff Automation 14 Five energy market realities in 2026 David McDonald, SolarAfrica 16 Wheeling is a critical enabler in South Africa’s electricity supply Wayne Cowie, EXSA 18 Battery energy storage takes centre stage Nigel Sun, Sungrow Sub-Saharan Africa 11 Products + services MEASUREMENT + INSTRUMENTATION 20 Products + services Including news from ifm, Comtest and Minebea Intec TRANSFORMERS, SUBSTATIONS + THE GRID 22 Global utilities set out USD 1 trillion investment plans International Renewable Energy Agency 24 Products + services Including news from ABB, ACTOM, Trafo Power Solutions, Legrand, and WEG Africa
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Considering sustainability
3 Cover article Instrumentation – enhancing efficiency in the energy sector 29 Engineering the future South Africa’s electricity sector – what to expect in 2026 31 Write @ the back Africa’s energy paradox: cheap technology, costly finance
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