South Africa needs to move towards a more circular economy and away from the traditional focus on diversion from water and soil resources.  Moving towards a more circular economy - which is based... 

More than 1.5-billion litres of hazardous used motor oil has been kept out of the environment. 

The Medupi coal-fired power station has produced first power out of its last unit. 

Volkswagen is building a gas and steam power plant to modernise its Heizkraftwerk Wolfsburg-West cogeneration plant. 

Diageo will invest $219-million in renewable-energy upgrades to breweries across Africa with infrastructure including new biomass boilers to turn wood chips, bamboo and rice husks into steam power.... 

The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) on Monday raised objections to the appointment of Eskom chairperson Jabu Mabuza as interim chief executive, saying it intends seeking... 

Several companies across energy-intensive industries are failing to meet South Africa's minimum emission standards. These firms, many of which are facing serious financial pressures, generally... 

Several companies across energy-intensive industries are failing to meet South Africa's minimum emission standards (MES). These firms, many of which are facing serious financial pressures,... 

ELB Engineering Services has been successful in assisting Eskom’s Medupi power station to bring the dust handling plants under control. 

Sasol said some of its South African plants are under threat from sulfur dioxide emission standards that it will need to comply with by 2025. The company, South Africa’s biggest by revenue,... 

Natural gas solutions provider CNG Holdings’ delivery subsidiary, Virtual Gas Network, is currently delivering uninterrupted supplies of liquid natural gas (LNG) to its customers equivalent to 736... 

The ever-increasing need for industry to be greener and reduce emissions has led to more projects being awarded to local oil and gas burner technology provider Combustion Technology. “The ability... 

Unit 3 at Eskom's Medupi power station has attained commercial operation status. 

More than 1.5 billion litres of hazardous used motor oil has been kept out of the environment, thanks to the efforts of the ROSE Foundation (Recycling Oil Saves the Environment) which celebrates 25... 

Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan reported that a Cabinet task team would be appointed by President Cyril Ramaphosa soon to finalise a road map for turning around the debt-laden utility,... 

The special economic zone (SEZ) for fuel cell development, proposed for development by the Gauteng Industrial Development Zone initiative and Impala Platinum (Implats), has been approved, Implats... 

Amid a hostile local economic climate, growth in the local industrial water treatment and filtration sector has been stagnant, forcing service providers to expand their offerings into Africa, says... 

As more renewable energy capacity is added globally, thermal coal-fired power stations are likely to, in future, operate only for short periods of time to balance the shortfall in electricity when... 

Amid rising global energy demand, University of the Witwatersrand visiting adjunct professor Adam Luckos urges developing countries to embrace greener energy principles. To do this without... 

Base metals-production industries can maximise the capture of waste heat and reuse it to reduce energy use, and South Africa has does not have many heat reclamation systems in place, compared to... 

General Electric has successfully completed performance tests on Unit 1 of the power plant. 

The conversion of boiler houses and power plants to alternative fuels is expected to reduce the operating expenses of Russian miner Alrosa by about 5.3-billion roubles over the next ten years. In... 

Numerical modelling of bulk processes using computer-based models provides a quicker and more beneficial method than manual calculations for complex steam generation systems 

Eskom signed a loan agreement with the China Development Bank, which will form part of the funding for the Medupi power plant. 

Its is becoming apparent that, in the future, the use of coal is only going to be acceptable if used in clean coal technologies, as the world shifts to a high efficiency, low-emissions and... 

Local manufacturer and maintenance service provider of utility-scale pulverised coal steam generators, Steinmüller Africa, is now offering turnkey solutions for both shell and tube heat exchangers;... 

After a comprehensive feasibility study NamPower decided to embark on a project to rehabilitate the aging 120 MW coal-fired Van Eck power station. The project will see the restoration of three... 

Energy company Shumba Energy (SE) has made significant progress on its Mabesekwa Export Independent Power Plant (MEIPP) project, which will be ready for bid submission by mid-2016. The project is... 

Work is progressing at the project. 

Eskom has announced that good progress has been made on Medupi's Unit 5. 

The VW emissions scandal is opening the way for fuel cell cars that use our platinum. Top quality South African coal – once the darling of global markets – is now being left for dead as... 

South Africa’s Mr Coal on Wednesday called on the country to begin reversing out of low-priced coal export markets and turn inwards towards the domestic market through a grouping of inland... 

The Democratic Alliance (DA) says it will not allow the African National Congress (ANC) to use its power to enrich itself, prompting the official opposition party to lay a criminal charge against... 

Hitachi Ltd’s admission to having made improper payments to the African National Congress’ (ANC) investment company‚ “is clearly an admission of de facto corruption”‚ the Democratic Alliance (DA)... 

To mine coal in South Africa, mining companies have to be 26% black owned. To supply State-owned power utility Eskom, the highest coal user, the companies have to be 50% black owned. Mining... 

Eskom and Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Africa have set up a joint technical task team to review and optimise the blow-through procedure ahead of future blow-through tests on the Kusile units. 

Eskom and Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Africa have set up a joint technical task team to review the blow-through procedure ahead of future blow-through tests on the 11 other Medupi units. 

State-owned power utility Eskom on Monday said it has successfully achieved the first oil fire for Unit 6, the first of the Medupi boilers at the developing power station in Limpopo. With the first... 

Rope access provider Skyriders, in conjunction with dedicated working-at-height training provider Height Wise Training Academy, started offering accredited confined-space training in July. The... 

Eskom has reported that work is progressing well on Unit 6, which is scheduled to be synchronised at the end of the year. 

Local metal fabrication and refurbishment company Starplex 393 is manufacturing 33 pressure vessels, in which to store ammonia, for local gas distributor Pro Gas Solutions. Company co-owner Robbie... 

Heat generation company Steam Generation Africa will soon be delivering two containerised mobile steam plants to mining projects in North and Central Africa, respectively. “There is an increasing...