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Organisation lobbies government to kick-start biogas market

By: Nadine James 18th August 2017 The Southern African Biogas Industry Association (Sabia) is liaising with national government departments to create an enabling environment for the biogas industry, thereby establishing a viable biogas market. Sabia chairperson Jason Gifford explains that the organisation’s working groups are in... →

South Africa supplying critical medical radioisotope to 50 countries

By: Keith Campbell 18th August 2017 South African nuclear company NTP Radioisotopes (NTP), a subsidiary of the State-owned South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (better known as Necsa), has increased its production of, and its share in the global market for, the Molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) radioisotope, the company announced recently.... →

Yokogawa Establishes Sustainability Goals for the Year 2050

7th August 2017 - Addressing global issues through co-innovation to create new value - Yokogawa Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6841) announces that it has developed sustainability goals for the year 2050 that will guide its efforts to make the world a better place for future generations. →

South Africa’s radioisotopes company shines globally

By: Keith Campbell 3rd August 2017 South African nuclear company NTP Radioisotopes (NTP), a subsidiary of the State-owned South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (better known as Necsa), has increased its production of, and its share in the global market for, the Molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) radioisotope, the company announced on... →

Cash-flush Randgold in massive Côte d’Ivoire gold discovery

By: Martin Creamer 3rd August 2017 The exploration team of Randgold Resources, which on Thursday reported a 53% leap in half-year profits, plus cash on hand of $572.8-million even after the $94-million dividend payout, has defined a large target in Côte d’Ivoire, which is considered to be “potentially the most exciting gold... →

Glencore asks Australia to focus on economy before climate deal

By: Bloomberg 2nd August 2017 Australia may need to consider delaying its goals to combat global climate change in order to prioritise energy security and economic prosperity, according to a senior executive at Glencore. The country’s emerging energy crisis, in conjunction with government-imposed clean-energy targets, has... →

Positive signals herald increased US reliance on nuclear as part of renewables mix

By: Henry Lazenby 28th July 2017 Changing global macroeconomic trends are increasingly making more space for nuclear power to support renewable energy roll-outs, boding well for the uranium market, which has been dealing with unsustainably low prices for nearly a decade, according to former US secretary of energy and current... →

The limits of communication

By: Terry Mackenzie-hoy 28th July 2017 Communications on the planet began when the world was at a stage where messages from one tribe of people to another did not involve the messenger being executed on arrival. The top speed of communication was the speed of a galloping horse or, in rough terrain, the speed of a running person.... →

Cameroon freight train derails, killing one

By: Reuters 27th July 2017 One person was killed in Cameroon when a freight train operated by state rail company Camrail derailed, less than one year after another Camrail train crash killed 79, an official said on Thursday. Nine cars left the tracks on Wednesday near the town of Makondo, about 140 km (87 miles) west of... →

Danish fund to track CO2, may exclude some firms from portfolio

By: Reuters 26th July 2017 Denmark's biggest commercial pension fund will soon track carbon emissions by companies it invests in, and exclude those it finds breach the Paris climate accord, its CFO told Reuters. PFA, which provides pensions for 1.2-million Danes and has assets of $95-billion, is the latest investor to... →

US electric industry knew of climate threat decades ago – report

By: Reuters 25th July 2017 The US electric industry knew as far back as 1968 that burning fossil fuels might cause global warming, but cast doubt on the science of climate change and ramped up coal use for decades afterward, an environmental watchdog group said on Tuesday. The California-based Energy and Policy Institute,... →

Muted growth forecast for Europe’s mining industry

By: Creamer Media Reporter 13th July 2017 Mining and metals companies operating in Europe are set to remain in recovery mode, as a sluggish recovery in mineral prices keep investment activity subdued, while environmental regulations will pose headwinds for coal-producing countries. BMI Research said on Thursday that mineral prices were... →

Oil traders turn bespoke crude tailors in offshore megastore

By: Bloomberg 12th July 2017 The biggest oil traders feeling the squeeze in a world awash with crude are seeking an edge by offering tailor-made cargoes in an offshore megastore. By selling bespoke from a fleet of ships anchored off Singapore and Malaysia, the likes of Vitol Group, Trafigura Group, Glencore and Gunvor Group... →

Platinum for new fuel cell Mercedes cut to autocat level

By: Martin Creamer 12th July 2017 German car manufacturer Daimler has cut the platinum loading of its new fuel cell Mercedes to catalytic converter level. “We reduced the amount of platinum by 90%, which provides a significant cost reduction. Our fuel cell is not much above the platinum loading of a catalytic converter on a... →

Atlas Copco railway compressors are built to last

10th July 2017 Atlas Copco Compressor Technique exhibited its world-class compressed air technology solutions for the railway industry at Rail Africa 2017. Atlas Copco oil-injected screw compressors as well as oil-free scroll, piston and pantograph compressors are used on railway vehicles throughout the world,... →

Focus on Africa taken forward at Hamburg G20 summit – Zuma

By: African News Agency 10th July 2017 The German presidency of the G20 this week managed to build on the achievements of the last summit in China which had emphasised sustainable development in Africa, President Jacob Zuma said on Sunday. In a statement issued by the presidency after his return from the summit in Hamburg, Zuma said... →

Advisory body critical of India’s coal production target

By: Ajoy K Das 5th July 2017 With Indian electricity demand recording growth of only 5%, domestic coal production cannot be target driven, the government’s policymaking advisory body says. The National Institute for Transformation of India (NITI) Aayog cautions that the country’s power sector may not require the volumes of... →

India pushes coal miners, power producers to roll out renewable energy projects

By: Ajoy K Das 30th June 2017 Overlooking apparent contradictions, India is pushing government-owned mining companies, including coal, thermal power producers and mineral processors to commit to more renewable energy projects. “It is a little bit of a contradiction, but I have to keep the coal industry going while ensuring... →

EAGLE HAS LANDED

30th June 2017 In an effort to stand out from the crowd at the 2017 edition of the Paris air show, which took place in the French capital earlier this month, Brazilian aerospace company Embraer added a striking livery of a golden eagle to its new E195-E2 plane. Dubbed the ‘profit hunter’ by the company, the... →

Greenhouse tightening as govt imposes Paris agreement – Exxaro

By: Martin Creamer 26th June 2017 The legislative changes around emission of greenhouse gases is becoming more onerous as the South African government implements the Paris Agreement, diversified black-owned resources group Exxaro said on Monday, when the coal-mining major announced that “good progress” had been made finalising... →

Poland thermal coal output to bounce back but EU emissions cap poses a risk

By: Mariaan Webb 23rd June 2017 Poland’s thermal coal sector is set for several years of growth, supported by a commitment to expand coal-fired power generation capacity. However, the outlook for coking coal is less rosy, owing to waning demand from the steel industry. BMI Research states in a research note that thermal coal,... →

Cliffs picks Toledo site for first hot briquetted iron plant

By: Henry Lazenby 16th June 2017 US iron-ore producer Cliffs Natural Resources has chosen Toledo, Ohio as the site to develop its first hot briquetted iron (HBI) production plant – a $700-million expansion to Cliffs’ production capabilities targeting the electric arc furnace steel market. Cliffs advised that it is currently in... →

EU, China show united climate front after Trump shuns global pact

By: Bloomberg 16th June 2017 The European Union (EU) and China displayed a united front over the need to fight climate change while revealing nagging differences over the path to deeper trade and investment ties. Jean-Claude Juncker, president of the European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, said Europe and China must... →

Municipality reduces GHG by using buses

By: Simone Liedtke 16th June 2017 The City of Johannesburg metropolitan municipality aims to achieve 25% less greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions, an operational cost efficiency with gas at R7/l for bus equivalents, and over three phases create more supply chain opportunities using its ‘green’ Metrobus fleet. →

Wind energy continues to grow as installed capacity reaches 500 GW

By: Anine Kilian 15th June 2017 Wind energy has become a major driver for a sustainable energy future and, with over 500 GW of capacity installed worldwide, it is a leading source of new power generation globally. In 2016, $112.5-billion was invested in wind power globally, and the industry now employs 1.2-million people,... →

Molewa welcomes approval of Garden Route as Unesco biosphere reserve

By: African News Agency 15th June 2017 The Minister of Environmental Affairs, Dr Edna Molewa, on Thursday welcomed the approval of the Garden Route as a Unesco Biosphere Reserve. Unesco members voted in favour of the inclusion of the Garden Route as a Biosphere reserve at a meeting in Paris on Wednesday. →

Glencore doubles down on coal as mining rivals head for the exit

By: Bloomberg 12th June 2017 Glencore is doubling down on coal, even as rivals BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto Group move away from the world’s dirtiest fossil fuel. The company, run by former coal trader Ivan Glasenberg, made a surprise eleventh-hour $3.5-billion bid for a huge patch of thermal coal-rich ground on Australia’s... →

Renewable energy eclipsing coal – Fieldstone

By: Martin Creamer 12th June 2017 Renewable energy is very rapidly ousting coal, which could present a blow to Botswana, which has been pinning its hopes on coal replacing the static diamond industry as its new platform for economic growth. “Renewable energy is just about the only thing being invested in,” Fieldstone Africa MD... →

Billionaire Steinmetz recovers from setback in Simandou battle

By: Bloomberg 2nd June 2017 Israeli billionaire Beny Steinmetz recovered from a setback in a long-running legal battle over an iron-ore project in Guinea, when one of his employees defied the advice of lawyers and gave hours of testimony to a Paris arbitration court denying allegations of bribery. Asher Avidan was the top... →

South Africa regrets US pulling out of Paris climate accord

By: African News Agency 2nd June 2017 South Africa on Friday joined countries around the world in condemning the US’s withdrawal from a global pact to fight climate change. US President Donald Trump on Thursday pulled out of the Paris climate accord, angering many of the country’s allies. →

US decision to withdraw from climate change agreement problematic

By: African News Agency 2nd June 2017 The office of the United Nations Secretary-General says the decision by the United States to withdraw from the Paris Agreement on climate change is a major disappointment for global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to promote global security. “The Paris Agreement was adopted by all... →

Steinmetz said to skip $1.2bn Vale hearing, risking loss

By: Bloomberg 19th May 2017 Billionaire Beny Steinmetz’s mining company may be asked to pay as much as $1.2-billion to former partner Vale after choosing not to attend an arbitration hearing in London in a dispute over one of the world’s richest mineral assets, two people with knowledge of the case said. The decision by... →

Business networking at Africa’s biggest trade event

5th May 2017 By participating in business to business (B2B) meetings at the renowned African Utility Week, small, medium-sized and micro enterprises (SMMEs) in the water and power utility sector that benefit from European Union (EU) support will be better able to expand business abroad. Business Beyond... →

PPP promising for water industry

5th May 2017 Water management forms an important part of African Utility Week and this year, the conference will focus on how private-public partnerships (PPPs) can assist water utilities to become more responsive and efficient in their practices. During the upcoming African Utility Week in Cape Town in May,... →

ADVISIAN (WorleyParsons) South Africa appoints Gary Mocke to Ports and Marine Terminal Advisory role

3rd May 2017 Advisian, the independent advisory business line of WorleyParsons, has appointed Dr Gary Mocke as its Managing principal of Ports and Marine Terminals, with responsibility for managing the Ports and Marine Terminal Advisory sub sector in Sub-Saharan African region and supporting the Middle East &... →

Och-Ziff fixer's business had corruption at `core', US says

By: Bloomberg 3rd May 2017 A Gabonese man who admitted earning $7-million while helping a unit of Och-Ziff Capital Management Group secure mining rights in Africa deserves at least five years behind bars, prosecutors said. Samuel Mebiame, the son of the former Prime Minister of Gabon, bribed government officials in Africa... →

South Africans to pitch innovations at Vienna Energy Forum

By: Megan van Wyngaardt 2nd May 2017 Five South Africans will be representing South African clean technology initiatives at the Vienna Energy Forum (VEF), in Austria, in May, including two top performers from the Global Cleantech Innovation Programme for small- and medium-enterprises (SMEs) in South Africa (GCIP-SA). Each... →

Oil discoveries and new projects fall to historic low in 2016 – report

By: Henry Lazenby 27th April 2017 New analysis by the International Energy Agency (IEA) has found that worldwide oil discoveries fell to a record low in 2016 as companies continued to cut spending and conventional oil projects sanctioned were at the lowest level in more than 70 years, trends that could continue this year. The... →

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