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Unconventional units of measurement

On the Internet, you will find unconventional units of measurement. These include the furlong per fortnight. One furlong per fortnight is very nearly 1 cm/min (to within one part in 400). The speed of light may be expressed as being roughly 1.8...
03 May 13
 
 
Gas Week 2013

Company Announcement:Gas Week 2013 Diary Announcement PDF Available

Inaugural and comprehensive event addressing all regulatory, technical and commercial developments in shale gas, CBM and offshore gas exploration and production
 
 
THINK TANK

SAIIA ranked best think tank in sub-Saharan Africa for fourth year

For the fourth consecutive year, the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) has been voted the leading think tank in sub-Saharan Africa in the 2012 Global Go To Think Tanks Survey.   This year’s survey highlighted the...
 
 
SMS Siemag LLC

Company Announcement: U.S.A. customer places order with SMS Siemag PDF Available

SMS Siemag LLC to supply hydraulic oscillation system to Gallatin Steel
 
 
Energy

Small-scale synfuels production here to stay

While global petrochemicals groups Shell and Sasol have dominated the commercialisation of synthetic fuels (synfuels) for years, other gas-to-liquids (GTL) technology and associated synfuels businesses are advancing on a broad front, says clean...
26 Oct 12
 
 
POWER GENERATION

Technology in place to meet future steam turbine demands – Alstom Video Available

NUCLEAR APPLICATIONS There are currently 28 Arabelle steam turbines for nuclear applications in use or under construction worldwide, with Alstom planning to deliver 26 GW of new nuclear capacity by 2020 Steam turbines are the largest contributor to future power generation as the technology is expected to drive 40% of the global power market’s demand in the medium term, which will average between 230 GW/y and 270 GW/y for the next five years,...
26 Oct 12
 
 
Energy

Parties divided on shale gas exploration, fracking

Nonprofit organisation Treasure the Karoo Action Group (TKAG) chairperson Jonathan Deal believes oil and gas company Shell has not provided any viable proof to support claims that hydraulic fracturing (fracking) will improve South Africa’s...
19 Oct 12
 
 
Flsmidth (Pty) Ltd

Company Announcement: Flsmidth Production Winder Being Manufactured For Mopani PDF Available

The Blair Multi-Rope production hoist being supplied to Glencore’s Mopani Copper Project in Zambia by global engineering company FLSmidth is a 5.5 metres by 1.5 metres BMR production hoist incorporating four drums.
 
 
News This Week

The Timken Company selects SMS Concast to supply a new vertical bloom caster

SMS Concast AG, headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, has been awarded - jointly with SMS Concast America Inc. Pittsburgh, Pa. - a major contract from The Timken Company of Canton, Ohio, U.S.A., to supply a three(four)-strand UHQ (Ultra High...
 
 
News This Week

Our primitive economy is running out of steam

This year marks the twentieth anniversary of the first Earth Summit, in Rio de Janeiro, considered by many as the moment when the concepts of sustainability and the low-carbon economy gained much-needed legitimacy. In June, a different generation...
 
 
Transport

US locomotives manufacturer seeks further African growth

US locomotives manufacturer GE Transportation, which is, through its local subsidiary General Electric South Africa Technologies (Gesat), producing 143 locomotives for State-owned freight logistics group Transnet, says it aims to tap into further...
13 Apr 12
 
 
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Transnet investment programme, South Africa Restricted

Transnet has concluded a ‘follow-on’ agreement with General Electric for a further 43 diesel-electric locomotives.
13 Jan 12
 
 
 
 
 
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