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Ipsa delists from Aim

By: Natasha Odendaal 16th September 2016 After failing to conclude an acquisition or acquisitions constituting a reverse takeover within the allotted Aim-dictated six-month deadline, embattled independent power group Ipsa on Friday reported that its Aim-quoted shares would be delisted. The JSE-listed group in February concluded the sale... →

IPP programme beneficial for South Africa

By: Anine Kilian 17th August 2016 Given the environmental and economic benefits of South Africa’s independent power producer (IPP) programme, its continuation and growth will best serve South Africa’s energy needs, says energy solutions provider Energy Partners head of business development Andre Agenbag. Commenting on State-owned... →

Integrated LNG import and natural gas facilities poised to meet energy demand

By: Robyn Wilkinson 8th July 2016 Consulting, engineering, procurement and construction services provider Black & Veatch liquefied natural gas (LNG) technologies VP Shawn Hoffart and power generation technologies VP and director Alap Shah will discuss the benefits of maximising the synergies of combined LNG import and natural... →

Sugar cane production declines by more than 16.3% y/y

By: Samantha Herbst 15th June 2016 As a result of the ongoing countrywide drought, South African cane production declined during the 2015/16 season by more than 16.3% to 14.81-million tons, following an 11.4% reduction recorded in the previous season. “The decrease will impact on the sustainability of the rural economy in both... →

Biofuels tested for boiler efficiency

By: Sebastian Whyle 3rd June 2016 Owing to growing global demand for a cleaner and more sustainable environment, boiler and environmental solutions provider John Thompson has, over the past few years, carried out a series of tests by firing a variety of biomass fuels on boilers installed at the company’s Boiler Development and... →

Nothing new in latest Ipap iteration

By: Riaan de Lange 27th May 2016 It is said that the English expression 'same old, same old', which means nothing has changed, evolved from the 1950s Japanese expression, samo, samo – but I am certain that this is so. Then there is the English expression 'much of a muchness', which is a great way of saying that two things are so... →

Economic status hinders nuclear developments

By: Simon Sonnekus 6th May 2016 The development of the proposed nuclear energy project in South Africa could become increasingly difficult to complete, should the economy be downgraded to junk status by credit rating companies. According to advisory firm KPMG global infrastructure major projects advisory head De Buys Scott,... →

Room for improvement in energy transmission and distribution

By: Robyn Wilkinson 6th May 2016 Despite South Africa’s achievements in its renewable energy programme to date, power transmission and distribution continue to warrant improvement if electricity supply is to be stable in the country, says professional services firm KPMG infrastructure advisory head De Buys Scott. →

Expected decline in sugar cane crop

By: Simon Sonnekus 25th March 2016 The drought in the eastern part of South Africa will lead to a projected decline in sugar production of 500 000 t, says South African Sugar Association (Sasa) executive director Trix Trikam. “The strategic crop, which is grown in Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal, yields an average of 2.3-million tons... →

Plan in motion to manage carbon tax uncertainties

By: Robyn Wilkinson 25th March 2016 Through education, lobbying and research, the paper industry will manage policy uncertainties regarding the inception of carbon tax, says Paper Manufacturers Association of South Africa (Pamsa) executive director Jane Molony. →

Hatch showcases energy solutions in Africa

18th March 2016 Global engineering and consulting firm Hatch has a range of innovative technologies in the energy sector, which it is showcasing at various mining, petrochemical and industrial projects in Africa. These range from thermal power generation (including conventional and advanced technologies) to... →

Clarke Energy provides reliable energy solutions

4th March 2016 KwaZulu-Natal-based multinational engineering, installation and maintenance of reciprocating engine-based power plants and gas engine compression stations company Clarke Energy will exhibit at the 2016 Power & Electricity World Africa event that is being held at the Sandton Convention Centre on... →

Ipsa concludes sale of S Africa operating subsidiary

By: Natasha Odendaal 1st March 2016 Dual-listed Ipsa now has six months to make an acquisition or acquisitions constituting a reverse takeover after concluding the sale of its sole operating asset. The embattled group was now an Aim Rule 15 cash shell after selling subsidiary Blazeway Engineering, which owns Newcastle Cogeneration,... →

Eco-mode UPSes and free power make energy management systems even more important

19th February 2016 The need for reliable power solutions has been a hot topic in the data centre industry for quite a number of years. In response to this need, Schneider Electric advocates energy management systems as being a key component of ensuring reliable power. In fact, Schneider Electric recently published... →

Yokogawa to Receive Control Systems Orders for 12 Combined Cycle Power Plants in Thailand

17th February 2016 Yokogawa announces that its subsidiary, Yokogawa (Thailand) Ltd., has received letters of intent for the purchase of control systems for 12 combined cycle cogeneration plants*¹ that are to be built for small power producers (SPP)*² in Thailand. 　 The 12 SPPs responsible for these projects are all... →

Ipsa shareholders approve sale of sole operating asset

By: Creamer Media Reporter 17th February 2016 Shareholders of dual-listed Ipsa on Wednesday approved the sale of the company’s subsidiary Blazeway Engineering, which owns Newcastle Cogeneration (NewCogen), to Sloane Corporation. Ipsa last month announced plans to sell the subsidiary to raise working capital and avoid sending NewCogen – its... →

South Africa is not using its biogas potential as it should

4th February 2016 Renewable energy, in the form of biogas generated from anaerobic digestion, has not nearly reached its full potential in South Africa. However, Hilde Herman, Intern, EES Africa (Pty) Ltd, states it can be beneficial to diverse users across the country. EES Africa is an ISO 9001:2008 certified... →

Ipsa sets date to seek shareholder approval for sale of sole operating asset

By: Natasha Odendaal 2nd February 2016 Dual-listed Ipsa will, in two weeks’ time, seek out shareholder approval for the sale of its sole operating asset in an attempt to avoid administration. The group, which on Tuesday explained to shareholders the rationale behind its plans to sell its UK holding company Blazeway Engineering, which... →

Ipsa sells S Africa operating subsidiary to avoid business rescue

By: Natasha Odendaal 29th January 2016 Aim- and AltX-listed Ipsa this week announced plans to sell its UK holding company Blazeway Engineering, which owns Newcastle Cogeneration (NewCogen), to raise working capital and avoid sending the South African operating subsidiary into business rescue in the absence of other funding solutions... →

Electric motors donated to training facility

22nd January 2016 Electric motors manufacturer Zest WEG Group donated a substantial quantity of electrical equipment, which includes electric motors, to the Tshwane North Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) College late last year. →

Need for manufacturing of biofuel-fired boilers steadily increasing

By: Bruce Montiea 22nd January 2016 Owing to the price of biofuels becoming more competitive than that of traditional fuels, such as coal, oil and gas, the need for biofuel-fired boilers is steadily increasing, says Cape Town-based industrial boilers manufacturer John Thompson divisional technical manager Etienne de Villiers. →

SA company leverages international partnerships to consolidate presence in Africa

22nd January 2016 Heat generation technology company Steam Generation Africa has been able to consolidate its presence in providing boilers on the African continent following its concluded agreement with Scotland-based industrial boiler specialist Cochran in 2014 and a partnership entered into last year with... →

Alberta puts a price on carbon in sweeping climate change mitigation reforms

By: Henry Lazenby 23rd November 2015 The fossil-energy rich Western Canadian province of Alberta on Sunday announced a far-reaching climate change plan that accelerates the transition from coal to renewable energy, puts a price on carbon pollution for everyone and sets emissions limits for oil sands. "This is the day we step up, at... →

Project Tsosoloso coal-to-liquid plant, Botswana

By: Sheila Barradas 20th November 2015 The project involves the development of a 20 000 bbl/d coal-to-liquids cogeneration and fertiliser project, in the North East district. →

Amplats unveils first cogen clean energy power plant for Rustenburg smelter

By: Creamer Media Reporter 15th October 2015 Anglo American Platinum has officially launched the 5 MW Eternity Power Thermal Harvesting plant at its Waterval Smelting Complex, in Rustenburg. →

Amplats unveils first cogen clean energy power plant for Rustenburg smelter

By: Natasha Odendaal 28th September 2015 Platinum producer Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) on Monday unveiled a new R150-million “revolutionary” 5 MW cogeneration plant at its Waterval Smelting Complex, in Rustenburg. The Eternity Power Thermal Harvesting plant, which had a nominal 4.3 MW of generation capacity, was expected to... →

Hong Kong resources group named as winning Highveld bidder

By: Terence Creamer 16th September 2015 Little-known Hong Kong-based company International Resources Limited (IRL), which has metals and mining interests globally, was named on Wednesday as the successful bidder for embattled South African steel producer Evraz Highveld Steel and Vanadium, following a sale process initiated as part of a... →

Livelihoods hang in the balance as drought hits South African sugar yields

By: Tracy Hancock 11th September 2015 South Africa’s sugar industry is in a dire state as it is experiencing the worst drought since 1992 as the dry spell grips the eastern and central parts of the country, with cane yields expected to drop by six-million tons in the 2015/16 season, leaving many farmers, big and small, and... →

Livelihoods hang in the balance as drought hits South African sugar yields

By: Tracy Hancock 11th September 2015 South Africa’s sugar industry is in a dire state as it is experiencing the worst drought since 1992 as drought grips the eastern and central parts of the country, with cane yields expected to drop by six-million tons in the 2015/16 season, leaving many farmers, big and small, and farmworkers... →

Oldest UK Hospital, Latest Technology: St. Bartholomews Deploys Modern Trigeneration System from Clarke Energy and GE

4th September 2015 • Clarke Energy to Supply Skanska with Trigeneration System to Drive Hospital’s New Combined Cooling, Heating and Power Energy Centre in London • First Fully Financed PFI Variation of its Kind, Delivered by Skanska • Facility Features GE’s 1. 4-MW Jenbacher Gas Engine as a Core Component •... →

Technology provider to supply Malaysian refinery project

By: Kimberley Smuts 4th September 2015 Malaysia’s national oil and gas company Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) has selected international provider of advanced technologies, catalysts, adsorbents and services Axens as a technology provider for Petronas’s Refinery and Petrochemicals Integrated Development (Rapid) project in... →

New determinations create framework for key IPP procurement programmes

By: Terence Creamer 25th August 2015 New Ministerial determinations creating the framework for the procurement of additional renewable-energy, gas and cogeneration capacity from independent power producers (IPPs) have been published in the Government Gazette. The determinations are in line with announcements made by Energy Minister... →

Rurelec makes further dent in Ipsa debt, to settle by Oct

By: Natalie Greve 21st August 2015 As part of a 2013 deal that saw power plant operator Rurelec acquiring two gas turbines from contemporary Ipsa for £16.1-million, Rurelec has paid Ipsa’s primary creditor Ethos Energy €1-million of the outstanding balance due to it. This came a little under a month after Latin America-focused... →

Pengerang integrated complex industrial terminal project, Malaysia

By: Sheila Barradas 21st August 2015 The industrial terminal will have a storage capacity of up to 2.1-million cubic meters for crude, refined and petrochemical products, and liquefied petroleum gas. →

Cape biogas power plant breaches 1.5 GWh milestone, but far more possible

By: Terence Creamer 14th August 2015 One year into operation, a pioneering 500 kVA biogas power plant at the Uilenkraal dairy farm, near Darling in the Western Cape, achieved a 1.5 GWh electricity-production milestone during August. However, Cape Advanced Engineering (CAE) MD Dr Andrew Taylor tells Engineering News Online that the... →

IFM fights low ferrochrome price, higher input costs

By: Natasha Odendaal 13th August 2015 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 hovering at the same level for three consecutive quarters. The European Benchmark Price remained at a... →

Zuma's mid-year review a farce – Maimane

By: News24Wire 12th August 2015 President Jacob Zuma's mid-year review on the economy is a farce, Democratic Alliance leader Mmusi Maimane said on Wednesday. "It was an exercise in saying how we have a plan, it's working and we must continue with the same plan," he told News24 at the South West Gauteng College in Roodepoort,... →

First-of-its-kind cogen plant fully commissioned

By: Dylan Slater 31st July 2015 The R175-million Eternity Project, an initiative that uses waste heat from mining processes, has reached full commissioning at platinum group metals miner Anglo American Platinum’s (Amplats’) Rustenburg-based Waterval smelter. →

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