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Thacker Pass lithium project, US
Thacker Pass lithium project, US
7th August 2020 By: Sheila Barradas

The draft environmental impact statement for the Thacker Pass lithium project is available for public comment. 


PLANTATION POTENTIAL Steam Generation receives many enquiries from Uganda, Rwanda and Tanzania, which is known for its tea plantations that present potential for the supply of biomass and co-gen technology
Cogen technology heating up in Africa
12th June 2020 By: Tracy Hancock

South Africa needs to realise that the rest of Africa is becoming more business friendly, and it may no longer be the sole gateway to Africa, which is showing noticeable demand for co-generation... 


BOILING HOT
Heat recovery systems that Steam Generation supplies minimise production losses, increase plant energy efficiency and save on boiler running costs
Cogeneration next step in energy and heat supply
5th June 2020 By: Theresa Bhowan-Rajah

Steam boilers supplier and services provider Steam Generation says clients are aiming to decarbonise their production processes by 2030 through cogeneration as part of integrating the United... 


Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe
Mantashe sustains 1 MW licence-exemption cap despite calls for higher threshold
10th April 2020 By: Terence Creamer

Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe Gazetted an amended version of Schedule 2 of the Electricity Regulation Act on March 26, which the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy... 


Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe
Mantashe sustains 1 MW licence-exemption cap despite calls for higher threshold
27th March 2020 By: Terence Creamer

Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe Gazetted an amended version of Schedule 2 of the Electricity Regulation Act on March 26, which the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy... 


Zest WEG Group
Zest WEG Group
24th January 2020

Zest WEG Group, a subsidiary of leading Brazilian motor and controls manufacturer WEG, has a strong commitment to contributing to the development of Africa and has been servicing the mining sector... 


Thacker Pass lithium project, US
Thacker Pass lithium project, US
24th January 2020 By: Sheila Barradas

US regulators have moved a step closer toward approving Lithium Americas Corp's Thacker Pass project. 


PROCURING GENSETS 
Rolls-Royce is to procure gas-powered generator sets and cogeneration modules in the 250 kW to 550 kW power range with and without heat extraction
Company to procure gas-powered gensets from specialist
6th December 2019

The power systems business unit of global industrial technology company Rolls-Royce sealed a contract of cooperation with gas-powered generator specialist 2G Energy which covers the mutual supply... 


Oil sands giants restrain spending as pipeline pinch persists
3rd December 2019 By: Bloomberg

Capital spending in Canada’s oil-sands reserves look set to continue to dwindle as pipeline bottlenecks persist and the Alberta government’s production limits remain in place. Husky Energy said... 


Potential of biogas technology in South Africa
15th November 2019 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The uptake of biogas projects in Africa has been sporadic, and projects that have failed abound. Biogas technology is not new, but the systems are sensitive and changes in feedstock and the... 


Hydrogen fuel cell car being refuelled.
Anglo implementing electromobility for the transport of its workers in Chile
8th November 2019 By: Martin Creamer

In the context of efforts to have more sustainable and efficient operations and to reduce emissions of greenhouse gasses, Anglo American is implementing electromobility for the transport of its... 


Thacker Pass lithium project, US
Thacker Pass lithium project, US
1st November 2019 By: Sheila Barradas

Lithium Americas is contemplating a smaller Phase 1 operation at its Thacker Pass project. 


Hydrogen fuel cell car being refuelled.
Anglo implementing ‘green’ worker transport in Chile
29th October 2019 By: Martin Creamer

In the context of efforts to have more sustainable and efficient operations and to reduce emissions of greenhouse gasses, Anglo American is implementing electromobility for the transport of its... 


Solar heating pilot seeks to demonstrate viability of large-scale applications
Solar heating pilot seeks to demonstrate viability of large-scale applications
27th September 2019 By: Donna Slater

The first solar district heating system was launched in South Africa by Austrian Ambassador to South Africa Dr Johann Brieger on May 15 at the University of the Witwatersrand’s (Wits’) Junction... 


The many valid reasons why the world is turning to hydrogen.
Green hydrogen proposed for buses in South Africa
25th September 2019 By: Martin Creamer

Twenty of 125 buses operated by the Gautrain Management Agency (GMA) and currently fuelled by diesel may be switched to green hydrogen. Critical to the mandate of the GMA, established in 2006 under... 


Fuel cell continues to power Minerals Council building
Fuel cell continues to power Minerals Council building
20th September 2019 By: Halima Frost

Minerals Council South Africa continues to showcase its natural gas baseload fuel cell, almost five years after it was first commissioned in December 2014 as a means of effective green power... 


SPLICE GIRLS
The successful showcasing and maintenance of the Minerals Council South Africa fuel cell has been achieved by two formidable women in the fuel cell industry ~ Jeannette Hofsajer-Van Wyk and Nicola Kotze
Fuel cell continues to power Minerals Council building
20th September 2019 By: Halima Frost

Minerals Council South Africa continues to showcase its natural gas baseload fuel cell, almost five years after it was first commissioned in December 2014 as a means of effective green power... 


Kibo mulls renewables cogeneration opportunities
24th June 2019 By: Simone Liedtke

In line with its strategy of incorporating long-term renewable energy solutions into its existing coal power projects, Africa-focused Kibo Energy has signed a collaboration agreement with ESS Tech... 


Company adds two new products to its portfolio
12th April 2019

Heat exchangers solution provider Kelvion has developed solutions for how to recover waste heat with two new additions to its product portfolio – the Exhaust Gas Heat Exchanger and the EcoMi... 


LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS 
The committee acknowledges that factors such as bio-fuels and cogeneration may require legislative changes
Trade and Industry committee attends to industry challenges
29th March 2019

Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry is well aware that the South African sugar industry is experiencing various challenges as it has been engaging the industry for over a year to... 


Siegfried Kreutzfeld
Siegfried Kreutzfeld
22nd March 2019 By: Martin Zhuwakinyu

This week we profile Siegfried Kreutzfeld, CEO of Zest WEG Group Africa, whose offering includes low- and high-voltage electric motors, vibrator motors, variable-speed drives, soft starters, power... 


BRD arranges €46m loan to replace coal-fired plant in Bosnia
15th March 2019 By: Reuters

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has arranged a €46-million financing package to replace a highly polluting coal-fired plant in the central Bosnian town of Zenica, the... 


South African chrome underpins China's ferrochrome dominance.
Eskom reform urgent to restore ferrochrome potential
12th March 2019 By: Martin Creamer

The demise of State power utility Eskom has caused South Africa to lose its optimal position in the lucrative ferrochrome business. Because of Eskom’s decline, unbeneficiated chrome ore exports... 


Cogeneration projects a viable option for mines
22nd February 2019 By: Khutso Maphatsoe

Having completed a cogeneration project with diversified miner Anglo American Platinum (Amplats), energy solutions provider Vuselela Energy director Jacques Malan says the company looks forward to... 


Small thermal plants hold promise for regions without grid electricity
2nd November 2018 By: Nadine James

Small-scale power generation plants driven by hydrocarbon sources and biomass are still likely to play a valuable part in rolling out electricity in regions of Africa unserved by grid power and... 


IFM fights low ferrochrome price, higher input costs
13th August 2015 By: Natasha Odendaal

International Ferro Metals’ (IFM’s) financial performance and cash flows will likely remain under pressure unless there is a “sustained improvement” in the ferrochrome price, which has been... 


Coal-bed methane could be viable feedstock for power generation in SA
15th May 2015 By: Anine Kilian

Coal mine methane is a viable feedstock for electric power generation in South Africa said Southern African Caterpillar dealer Barloworld business development manager Nalen Alwar at a conference... 


Mine control system commissioning scheduled for year-end
3rd April 2015 By: Dylan Stewart

Industrial automation and information solutions provider Rockwell Automation is to commission the primary control system for miner Swakop Uranium’s Husab mine, near Swakopmund, in Namibia, by the... 


Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa
Ramaphosa tells Nedlac constituencies of war room efforts to stabilise Eskom
2nd April 2015 By: Terence Creamer

Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa told the business, labour and community constituents to the National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac) on Thursday that government was taking steps... 


The Zest WEG Group reports continued demand for its WEG transformers, manufactured by WEG Transformers Africa
Zest WEG Group
20th February 2015

Zest WEG Group is Africa’s leading supplier of low- and medium-voltage electric motors, variable-speed drives, softstarters, switchgears, transformers, motor control centres (MCCs), containerised... 


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