SA to remain heavily reliant on coal – analyst

Coal remains vital to the South African economy and would not soon be replaced as the main energy source, delegates heard at the Coaltrans South Africa conference in Sandton on Thursday. South Africa, which has an estimated 33.1-billion tons of...

‘Controlled' shale gas exploitation may yield energy, economic benefits - Manuel

Gas, including the "controlled" extraction of the Karoo's shale gas resources, needs to play a more significant role in South Africa's future energy mix, Minister in The Presidency Responsible for the National Planning Commission Trevor Manuel...

Geoscience coal report ready for 2012 release – Shabangu

The study being conducted by South Africa’s Council for Geosciences (CGS) into the country’s coal resources and reserves was being finalised for release in the first half of this year, Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu said on...

More technical work needed to define SA’s shale gas framework

The exploitation of shale gas in South Africa could be a "game changer" for the gas sector, a senior Department of Energy (DoE) official said on Tuesday. But he also appealed for patience to allow a Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) task team...

Company Announcement: Vanuatu Geothermal Project Update

Attached please find a press release on: In previous quarterly reports KUTh has provided updates on its geothermal project in Vanuatu. We have reported that two issues have been holding up the project with the first involving the electricity...

Miners unruffled by post-Fukushima nuclear retreats

The decisions by countries like Germany, Italy and Switzerland to phase out or cancel nuclear programmes in the wake of the accident at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi plant this year does not represent a broader trend away from nuclear energy, uranium...

Rio Tinto bullish on demand, eyes smaller acquisitions

Diversified resources group Rio Tinto remains confident in the long-term demand outlook for most of its minerals, specifically iron-ore, and believes that demand from disaster-hit Japan would increase as the country undertakes reconstruction...

Woodside sees strong demand for LNG from Asia

Around 60-million tons a year of new liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply would be required to meet the growing demand from Asia by 2020, Australian oil and gas major Woodside Petroleum said on Monday. Speaking at the Australian Petroleum...

Uranium demand seen picking up from 2011 – Toro

The demand for uranium is likely to increase significantly from 2011 onwards, as nuclear power is expected to play a more prominent role in the global energy mix. By 2014, a 1 GW nuclear power station would go on line every month, uranium...

Real Economy Report

Top stories this week: vehicle affordability is the key to sales growth in 2010; a new product claims to revolutionise the use of polymers for road stabilisation; and, the Netcare hospital group commissions its third solar installation.

Coal on its way to a cleaner future

Significant resources are being put into transforming coal into a cleaner technology, and a new era needs to dawn for the fossil fuel, particularly in South Africa, where it will be an irreplaceable part of the energy mix for some time. Coal has...

Coal on its way to a cleaner future

Significant resources are being put into transforming coal into a cleaner technology, and a new era needs to dawn for the fossil fuel, particularly in South Africa, where it will be an irreplaceable part of the energy mix for some time.