The US Department of Energy has announced the selection of six projects aimed at developing technologies to lower the cost of producing electricity in integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC)... 

Increased demand for alternatives to fossil fuels, and efforts to balance energy demand and supply, have created renewed interest in the waste-to-energy plant market, reports research consultancy... 

Clean energy solutions provider Rentech will construct the world’s first biomass Integrated gasification combined cycle (BIGCC) plant, for the production of electric power at it’s Port St Joe... 

Energy and chemicals group Sasol has chosen the south-western region of the State of Louisiana as the site for the first proposed gas-to-liquids (GTL) facility in the US to produce GTL... 

Power and automation technology group ABB has won a R43-million contract from petrochemicals group Sasol, for the supply of a gas insulated switchgear (GIS) for its Sasolburg plant, in the Free State. 

Gasket manufacturer Klinger and its sister company Klinger Mzansi supplied petrochemicals group Sasol with a one-stop site facility during its solvent shutdown in September. 

Texas-based engineering, procurement and construction management company S & B Engineers and Constructors has been awarded a contract by South African energy and chemicals group Sasol to construct... 

Petrochemicals group Sasol reports that its Fischer-Tropsch Wax Expansion Project (FTWEP) is currently in the construction phase and is on schedule for commissioning of Phase 1 in 2012. 

The inclusion of global energy and chemicals corporation Sasol in the South African national delegation to the seventeenth United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference... 

As part of the Australian government’s commitment to enhance the country’s energy security, it has collaborated on the establishment of the A$5-million Synfuel and Catalysis Research Facility... 

Environmental energy company USA Synthetic Fuel Corporation (USFC) has signed an agreement with New York-based institutional investor Kodiak Capital Group, in terms of which Kodiak has committed to... 

Petroleum company Sasol’s Techno X exhibition, which was held from August 16 to 19, this year, attracted about 23 000 visitors and over 300 schools. 

Synthetic fuel (synfuel) producer Accelergy Corporation, in partnership with coal company Yankuang Group, is set to conduct a feasibility study for the construction of a large-scale, low-carbon,... 

Hydrogen fuels technology provider Cella Energy has received a further $1-million investment by space industry agency Space Florida to further advance development of its technology. 

Texas-based holding company UMED Holdings has obtained an exclusive licensing agreement from gas-to-liquid (GTL) technology developer 1st Resource Group (1RG) for the commercialisation of 1RG’s... 

The first high-resolution transmission electron microscope (HR-TEM) with atomic resolution to be employed on the continent is critical to South Africa's research and development (R&D), says Dr... 

Sasol-sponsored rally drivers Mark Cronje and Robin Houghton emerged from the Toyota Cape Dealer Rally in a disappointing ninth place, after dropping 13 points below rally winner Conrad Rautenbach,... 

Engineering and construction contractor Foster Wheeler reports that the technical portion of a feasibility study for a planned gas-to-liquids (GTL) study, in Canada, is on track and is expected to... 

Synthetic fuel (synfuel) technology is being developed at a rapid pace as the demand for synfuels increases, says technology innovator for clean synfuel production, Oxford Catalysts Group business... 

International investment research firm Zacks states that, given petrochemicals group Sasol’s strong balance sheet and net cash positive status, the company will be able to pursue an aggressive... 

Scientists from the Centre of Material and Process Synthesis (COMPS), together with the South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa), will exhibit a prototype of its Fischer-Tropsch (FT)... 

There is increasing interest in the use of biomass for the production of synthetic fuels (synfuels), as opposed to the use of petroleum or coal, says Université Lille Nord de France professor... 

A discovery of large recoverable shale gas reserves in the Karoo could stimulate the development of the gas infrastructure in South Africa, and give the country the opportunity to develop and grow... 

In support of South Africa hosting the 2010 FIFA World Cup, petrochemicals giant Sasol donated over 127 925 carbon credits, worth about $130 000, to the 2010 FIFA World Cup local Organising... 

Oil company Chevron South Africa has concluded the sale of its Empangeni fuel distribution depot, in line with its global optimisation strategy, to 100% black-owned fuel and lubricant supplier KZN... 

Hydrodynamic drive, coupling and braking systems specialist Voith Turbo has secured three orders from Sasol Synfuels for the supply of five redundant I/H converters and seven trip shut-off modules... 

Petrochemicals giant Sasol was ranked as the oil and gas global sector leader in the yearly Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI) 2010. 

Gearbox manufacturer Hansen Transmissions South Africa, the local subsidiary of the Belgium-based Hansen Industrial Transmissions, received an order for the supply of nineteen gearboxes to... 

South Africa’s fuel has a sulphur content of up to 500 ppm and, compared with some countries in Africa where there is a fuel sulphur content of up to 5 000 ppm, it is not classified as the dirtiest... 

The South African Competition Commission has referred, in August 2010, its complaints of excessive pricing of polypropylene and propylene in the domestic South African market against Sasol Chemical... 

Division of Sasol Chemical Industries (SCI), Sasol Nitro, is divesting itself of five of its regional fertiliser blending plants, as part of an agreement settled in July with the Competition... 

In a drive for transformation, petrochemicals group Sasol has made some management changes and shifts. 

The term tetramisation may not mean much to the average individual, but synthetic fuels and chemicals producer Sasol believes that its advances in this field may soon improve the quality of many... 

South African synthetic fuels (synfuels) and chemicals manufacturer Sasol can only continue on its strategic growth path if its current business units are operating at optimal efficiency, CEO Pat...