From food factories and foundries to mines, guest houses and commercial property portfolios, our team helps organisations use less energy, water and materials, and proves the savings. Here is a selection of our work. Client names are withheld to protect confidentiality.
The challenge: High energy and water use across processing lines, with limited visibility of where it was going.
What we did: A Resource Efficiency and Cleaner Production (RECP) assessment covering energy and water balances, process walk-throughs and benchmarking.
The outcome: A prioritised, costed list of energy- and water-saving interventions for the plant to implement.
The challenge: A need to quantify greenhouse gas emissions and plan for carbon tax exposure.
What we did: A carbon footprint assessment across the operation, identifying the main emission sources and reduction options.
The outcome: A decarbonisation roadmap linking emission reductions to energy and cost savings.
The challenge: Multiple buildings needed Energy Performance Certificates before the compliance deadline.
What we did: Energy performance assessments and certification for schools, offices, residential and retail buildings.
The outcome: Certified, compliant buildings, plus recommendations to improve each building’s rating.
The challenge: Energy-intensive melting processes, material losses and waste generation.
What we did: An RECP assessment of energy, materials and waste flows, with practical good-housekeeping and technology options.
The outcome: Opportunities to cut energy use, reduce material losses and lower waste disposal costs.
The challenge: A corporate head office was paying for electricity even when the building was empty. Night and weekend consumption stayed high, but nobody knew why.
What we did: A detailed energy audit, including analysis of interval meter data and a site walk-through after hours, to trace the baseload to HVAC, lighting and equipment left running outside office hours.
The outcome: Practical scheduling, controls and good-housekeeping measures that brought the baseload down and reduced monthly electricity costs.
The challenge: Property managers lacked a practical, consistent way to set energy baselines for buildings.
What we did: Developing a public energy baselining guideline for the property management sector on behalf of a national cleaner production programme.
The outcome: A step-by-step guide that helps property owners measure performance and prepare for incentives such as Section 12L.
“Molebatsi is a hardworking and professional expert. She expresses her knowledge and skills with humility and precision, which makes her a reliable and competent specialist. I recommend her.”
Ndivhuho Raphulu
Director, National Cleaner Production Centre South Africa
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Mega Unit Consultancy helps businesses and public institutions across South Africa use energy, water and materials more efficiently, cut costs and meet their sustainability goals.
Mega Unit Consultancy is a Level 1 B-BBEE, 100% Black women-owned energy and resource-efficiency consultancy based in Pretoria. We help businesses cut energy, water and waste costs and prove the savings.
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