Water experts at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) have joined calls by government and other organisations urging South Africans to exercise caution when using water as supply in the country is under great pressure and demand continues to rise. South Africa remains a water...
CSIR welcomes announcement of 25 preferred bidders for the Independent Power Producer project
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) welcomes the announcement of the preferred bidders by the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) in the fifth round of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REI4P). The programme has seen sustain...
Urban and regional dynamics
The CSIR’s research group for urban and regional dynamics focuses primarily on research, development and innovation that generates evidence in support of policy, investment and planning decisions to realise developmental goals in urban and rural settlements. This is informed by an understanding o...
Water and Wastewater Infrastructure
The CSIR research group for water and wastewater infrastructure focuses on RDI that will deliver solutions to the prevailing national challenges within the water and wastewater infrastructure space, while it collaborates with various tiers of government, higher education institutions, industries ...
45% of available food supply in South Africa wasted, shows new CSIR study
South African businesses and households have been urged to significantly reduce food losses and waste in order to address the country’s hunger problem, while also addressing the associated economic and environmental impacts, including climate impacts. The findings of a recently released CSIR stud...
CSIR releases power sector statistics for first-half of 2021 presenting the extent of loadshedding already experienced whilst highlighting the growing role of clean energy
Media Release 5 August 2021 For immediate release The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has released a half-year update of its periodic annual statistics on utility-scale power generation focussing on the first-half of 2021 (H1-2021). The H1-2021 statistics showed that system ...
SCIENCESCOPE VOLUME 18: WOMEN IN SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, AND TECHNOLOGY
In celebration of Women’s Day on 9 August 2021, this edition of ScienceScope focuses on CSIR women. Some of the women featured are involved in Covid-19-related research, while others are working, alongside their colleagues – the men and women of the CSIR – to continue with work that will help mak...
Environmental management services
The CSIR has over 30 years of experience and sound environmental assessment and management expertise, having conducted studies in more than 20 African countries, particularly Southern Africa and West Africa. The CSIR’s Environmental Management Services research group assists in ensuring the susta...