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Concentrating solar booster projects for coal-fired power stations in South Africa can be constructed within about 18 months, can provide about 10% extra electricity and can be constructed using more than 60% local content, says French nuclear...

By: Bradley Dubbelman

20 Apr 12

RESEARCH

SA’s new ice-breaker returns to port after ‘very successful’ trials

South Africa’s new ice-breaker, the R1.3-billion SA Agulhas II, has returned to port after successfully completing a series of ice trials in the north of the Bay of Bothnia, having sailed from Rauma, Finland on March 19.

By: Irma Venter

13 Apr 12

RESEARCH

SA Agulhas II handed over to SA government

South Africa’s newest modern research and supply ship, SA Agulhas II, was officially handed over to the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA), following the successful completion of outfitting details and ice and sea trials. The...

By: Natasha Odendaal

05 Apr 12

RESEARCH

SA Agulhas II completes ice trials

By: Irma Venter

29 Mar 12

RESEARCH VESSEL

R1.3bn icebreaker rounds off SA’s research investment south of Cape Agulhas

It was a question of building a new ice- breaker ship for South Africa, or pulling out of Antarctica, where the country has had a base since 1961 as one of the original 12 signatories to the Antarctic Treaty. “There is nothing wrong with the...

By: Irma Venter

16 Mar 12

RESEARCH & LOGISTICS

R1.3bn icebreaker rounds off SA’s research investment south of Cape Agulhas

It was a question of building a new icebreaker ship for South Africa, or pulling out of Antarctica, where the country has had a base since 1961 as one of the original 12 signatories to the Antarctic Treaty.

By: Irma Venter

16 Mar 12

RESEARCH

SA’s new polar research vessel to offer research insights of its own

The Stellenbosch University and the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) have embarked on a research programme, using the new SA Agulhas II, to further the understanding of the hull design of icebreaking ships and their behaviour in ice...

By: Irma Venter

17 Feb 12

RESEARCH

SA’s new R1.3bn Agulhas II takes part in ship-hull research programme

By: Irma Venter

01 Feb 12

Urban Soul Communications

Company Announcement: SA Agulhas II used as model for exciting ice-trial research programme

he University of Stellenbosch and the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) South Africa have embarked on an exciting research programme using the SA Agulhas II vessel to further the understanding of the hull design of icebreaking ships and...

Research Project

Project launched to document role of South Africans in Antarctica

A research project recently launched by the Centre of Excellence for Invasion Biology (CIB) at Stellenbosch University aims to build an electronic database of South Africans who helped with the building, logistics and maintenance of the various...

By: Petronel Smit

17 Sep 10

OMEGA3 RACE

Made-in-Durban Hiluxs trek to the South Pole

Africa is not for sissies, and neither is the South Pole - which may just explain how four of Toyota South Africa's locally-built Hilux bakkies could complete a journey across Antarctica to the South Pole.

By: Irma Venter

13 Mar 09

SCIENCE

SA's new R200m, high-tech Marion Island science hub

Cape L'Agulhas is the most southern tip of South Africa. Right? Wrong. There is a place about 2 160 km south of Cape Town that is also South African territory - the Prince Edward Islands. Marion Island, the larger of the islands group, is...

By: Irma Venter

18 Apr 08

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