Africa has a wealth of resources that has the potential to supply the entire continent’s needs – and beyond - according to Brian Statham, chairperson of The South African National Energy Association (SANEA), who will also be chairing the Energy INDABA 2010. However, he says, African businesses are yet to make the most of this potential.

Bentley Systems, Incorporated is setting the pace for integrated PDS data. Leveraging the benefits of ISO 15926 standardisation, the company is developing new products for serving and modeling this information across the enterprise - supporting sustainable infrastructure. V1 Energy editor Jeff Thurston spoke with Ann-Marie Walters of Bentley Systems, Incorporated to learn about these new advancements and how they are realising the benefits of increased interoperability, reducing costs, increasing collaboration and improving design capabilities for the energy lifecycle.

Biogas is increasingly being used across Europe, but significant hindrances still stand in the way of the promotion of this important renewable energy carrier in many countries. This causes backlashes in biogas technology diffusion. Biogas application promoters thus urgently need to tackle the issue of public acceptance. A recent European project is now developing tools to support biogas acceptance in this context on a regional and national level.

Yorkshire has a new claim to fame. It is to be the first place in Europe to have a building fuelled solely by wind and “green” hydrogen power. Hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe and in the global quest for renewable and sustainable energy sources, TNEI Services Ltd and the Pure Energy Centre are leading the way. The development, on behalf of Yorkshire Forward, the regional development agency, signals a UK first and highlights the potential for hydrogen, the most abundant element in the universe, to be used commercially as an energy resource.