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Regaining control of boiler and burner operations with Combustion Technology
Regaining control of boiler and burner operations with Combustion Technology
4th June 2021

Combustion Technology’s Boiler System Interface solution helps restore control of equipment and facilities, enabling full management of all boiler house key functions. Through its 12.1”... 


Dryden Combustion heritage lives on through Energy Partners Steam
Dryden Combustion heritage lives on through Energy Partners Steam
4th June 2021

Dryden Combustion’s renowned heritage and trusted name has been strengthened through its acquisition by Energy Partners, part of the PSG group, acquired Dryden Combustion four years ago and it has... 


Medupi power station project, South Africa – update
Medupi power station project, South Africa – update
28th May 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

SABC News has reported that South Africa’s Deputy President David Mabuza has confirmed that Eskom’s Medupi power station will be fully operational by the end of 2021. 


Libra Plant Sales and Service
Libra Plant Sales and Service
21st May 2021

As the exclusive South African distributor of world-renowned & market-leading Alimak rack-and-pinion hoists, Libra Plant offers vertical access solutions that are tailored to each client’s specific... 


Appea welcomes IEA zero carbon report
19th May 2021 By: Esmarie Iannucci

The Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association (Appea) this week said that the oil and gas industry was well placed to rise to the challenges of a net zero carbon future, in the... 


No place for new coal in $5tr/y transition to net-zero by 2050 – IEA study
No place for new coal in $5tr/y transition to net-zero by 2050 – IEA study
18th May 2021 By: Terence Creamer

A new and far-reaching study of how to transition the global energy system to one with net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 highlights the need for a dramatic acceleration in the pace and scale of... 


Innovations in ceramic ball valves
Innovations in ceramic ball valves
7th May 2021

Automatic and manual ceramic ball valves offer a cost-effective alternative to solenoid valves and provide better wear resistance. Various innovations mean that these valves are now suitable for a... 


Uniconfort
Uniconfort
7th May 2021

Uniconfort manufactures and installs Biomass Plants up to 30 MWth and Cogeneration Systems up to 5 MWe.  Our Mission is to give Value to Biomass and Waste from wood, industrial and agricultural... 


Nickel Mines takes 50% stake in Angel
21st April 2021 By: Esmarie Iannucci

ASX-listed Nickel Mines has completed the acquisition of a further 20% interest in the Angel Nickel project, in Indonesia, taking its stake in the project to 50%. Nickel Mines paid its project... 


Babcock Ntuthuko Engineering adds sootblowers to industrial boiler offering
15th April 2021 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Babcock’s Ntuthuko Engineering business has recently completed the acquisition of Diamond Power Speciality (Pty) Ltd from Babcock & Wilcox (B&W). Babcock Ntuthuko Engineering (BNE) will henceforth... 


Free, free at last!
2nd April 2021 By: Terry Mackenzie-hoy

What is a fact is that many people think that being off the grid, independent from Eskom, is very much more desirable than being connected to the grid. What is also a fact is that many people do... 


Image of Kusile power station
Kusile power plant project, South Africa – update
2nd April 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

Unit 3 has achieved commercial operation. 


Rio Tinto looks at solar for US Boron
Rio Tinto looks at solar for US Boron
25th March 2021 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Mining giant Rio Tinto has announced an agreement with renewable energy technology company Heliogen to explore solar technology at Rio’s borates mine, in California. Under a memorandum of... 


Cementing Their Position: Watericon Celebrates Project Completion
17th March 2021

Watericon, a South African-based water treatment solutions company, recently celebrated the implementation of another successful project, this time at one of the country’s leading cement producers... 


Sugar masterplan is sweet news to major suppliers like BI
9th March 2021 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The sugar masterplan being implemented by the government has seen a commitment from large users to procure at least 80% of their requirements from local growers. The result has been a significant... 


Local management team acquires South African businesses of global company
Local management team acquires South African businesses of global company
22nd February 2021

As part of its global strategy and realignment of its global operations, Stanley Oil & Gas has sold its South African business entities Stanley Inspection South Africa, De-tect Unit Inspections and... 


Kusile power plant project, South Africa – update
Kusile power plant project, South Africa – update
12th February 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

Unit 3 is on track for commercial operation by March 2021. 


Medupi power station project, South Africa – update
Medupi power station project, South Africa – update
12th February 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

Medupi Unit 1 is on track for commercial operation by July 2021. 


MONEY SAVING
The plant produces all the steam that is necessary for pasteurising the tomatoes at no cost
Plant energy produced from tomato waste
29th January 2021

Italian boiler producer and installation company Uniconfort designed, manufactured and installed two boilers at a food processing company in the Ivory Coast in Africa. Through its advanced... 


TEAM WORK
Uniconfort has a turnkey solution that combines steam with biomass boilers and turbines
Business relationship mutually beneficial
29th January 2021 By: Theresa Bhowan-Rajah

The international partnership between sawmill technology supplier Newsaw and Italy-based biomass boilers and heating solutions provider Uniconfort has resulted in power solutions, power... 


EXTRA STRONG
Conveying dry or wet ash is one of the most challenging applications a chain can be subjected to
Boiler ash removal made easy through chain
29th January 2021

Engineering solutions provider BMG’s power transmission division supplies a range of Tsubaki conveyor chains that ensures efficient and trouble-free transport of slag granulates, ash or smelting... 


BREAKING THE BAD 
About 1 mm of scale build-up can increase fuel consumption by 2%
Boiler maintenance cuts company costs
29th January 2021

A comprehensive boiler maintenance programme not only keeps boilers up and running reliably, but also ensures equipment longevity and improves safety for employees. However, many companies try to... 


TEENY TINY SPACES
Drones have good lighting and high-resolution imaging technology that can take accurate images of the environment within a boiler
Drone tech allows for expansion
29th January 2021 By: Theresa Bhowan-Rajah

With technology advancement in the drone industry and drone access expanding from military to commercial use, rope access specialists Skyriders found that drones could be successfully used in the... 


Uniconfort
Uniconfort
29th January 2021

Uniconfort manufactures and installs Biomass Plants up to 30 MWth and Cogeneration Systems up to 5 MWe.  Our Mission is to give Value to Biomass and Waste from wood, industrial and agricultural... 


GEARED UP 
BMG’s Sumitomo gearbox brands also include Paramax large industrial gearboxes and Fenner Shaft Mounted Reducers
Components create high efficiency in cooling towers
22nd January 2021

Engineering solutions provider BMG’s electromechanical team plays an important role in ensuring the dependable operation of wet and dry cooling towers, through the supply and support of many power... 


Fuelling a post-Covid manufacturing industry with Natural Gas
14th January 2021 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The expanding role of Natural Gas and a new and improved mode of transporting the fuel is set to alleviate the country’s energy supply problem as the lockdown restrictions gradually lift. Since the... 


Minato waste-to-energy refurbishment project, Japan
Minato waste-to-energy refurbishment project, Japan
11th December 2020 By: Sheila Barradas

Clean Authority of Tokyo is refurbishing and improving the incinerators and related equipment at Minato waste-to-energy plant, in Tokyo. 


Expanding to the KZN Region
9th December 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Industrial-scale supplies of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) will soon be competitive in the KwaZulu-Natal region. Virtual Gas Network is currently setting up operations in Kwa-Zulu Natal (KZN) to... 


Fallow South Africans
27th November 2020 By: Terry Mackenzie-hoy

I don’t speak South African languages with any competence. Our President, apart from his pronunciation of the word ‘fellow’, has a good command of the English language and other South African... 


Naepo district heating plant, South Korea
Naepo district heating plant, South Korea
27th November 2020 By: Sheila Barradas

Naepo Green Energy Co is building a 500 MW plant in Naepo City, South Korea. 


Gearboxes ideal for wet, dry cooling towers
20th November 2020

Industrial equipment provider BMG’s electromechanical team plays an important role in the dependable operation of wet and dry cooling towers in the mining sector, through the supply and support of... 


Kusile power plant project, South Africa
Kusile power plant project, South Africa
6th November 2020 By: Sheila Barradas

Unit 2 of Eskom's six-unit Kusile coal-fired power station has achieved full commercial operation status. 


Accreditation services provider broadens its scope
4th November 2020

International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) accreditation solutions provider All Quality Systems (AQS) is now able to generate and implement the required documentation for any ISO... 


VKB Mills chooses Natural Gas
3rd November 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Based in The Free State, VKB Mills (VKB) bakes1.3 million loaves of bread a day with the 240 000 tons of maize they produce annually. VKB has introduced Natural Gas as an alternative energy supply... 


Skyriders undertakes UT wall thickness testing at Tutuka
Skyriders undertakes UT wall thickness testing at Tutuka
13th October 2020

During the lockdown in June, rope-access specialist Skyriders undertook an inspection of pulverised fuel (PF) piping at Tutuka power station near Standerton in Mpumalanga for electricity utility... 


Medupi power station project, South Africa – update
Medupi power station project, South Africa – update
2nd October 2020 By: Sheila Barradas

Eskom has issued a no-obligation request for information to gain insight into what flue-gas desulphurisation technologies are currently available and to assess their potential suitability for... 


Wieland SA
Wieland SA
30th September 2020

Wieland SA celebrates 45 years of supplying high-quality, semi-finished copper and copper alloy products to the local and export markets.  Based in Edenvale, Johannesburg, Wieland SA specialises in... 


Gothenburg district heat production project, Sweden
Gothenburg district heat production project, Sweden
25th September 2020 By: Sheila Barradas

The project involves the supply of a complete plant for the production of district heat in Gothenburg. 


Kusile power plant project, South Africa
Kusile power plant project, South Africa
25th September 2020 By: Sheila Barradas

Kusile's units 2 and 3 are due to enter commercial operation in the 2020 financial year. 


District heat production, Sweden
District heat production, Sweden
25th September 2020 By: Sheila Barradas

Göteborg Energi plans to construct a complete plant for the production of district heat in Gothenburg. 


24/7 Boiler monitoring with the SWAS Compact
23rd September 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Operators of industrial boilers, such as laundries or breweries, are obliged to check the water quality in their boilers on a regular basis. At the same time, the number of specially qualified... 


UNMATCHED CONSISTENCY 
Smart Netatmo thermostats ensure the home environment stays at the correct pre-set temperature – no matter what the outside weather conditions are
Heating solutions ensure energy efficiency
18th September 2020

Electrical and digital building infrastructure specialist Legrand South Africa’s smart Netatmo solutions, which are designed for convenience, safety and comfort at home, ensure energy efficiency... 


AIR QUALITY CONTROL
GEPIL has been awarded three contracts to supply its best-in-class air quality control systems solutions to three companies
Large-scale solutions for Indian companies
11th September 2020

Multinational conglomerate company General Electric Power India Limited (GEPIL) has been awarded three contracts in July for a combined value of $112.57-million to supply its best-in-class air... 


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