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Mining’s renewable energy future on show as Minister tours Kathleen Valley project
Mining’s renewable energy future on show as Minister tours Kathleen Valley project
10th October 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Energy, Environment and Climate Action Minister Reece Whitby travelled to the Western Australian Goldfields on Wednesday to see the future of energy in the mining industry. Whitby officially opened... 


DFFE international governance and resource mobilisation chief policy adviser Stuart Mangold; Danish Industries project lead Clara Halvorsen; Danish Industry ESG and sustainability senior adviser Dr Vibeke Huge Rehfeld; Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Deputy Minister Narend Singh; and Danish Industry CBAM expert Anna Ipsen Nielson
Broad recognition of need for, benefits of, metals industry's transition to a low-carbon pathway, but funding limited
10th October 2024 By: Schalk Burger

Representatives of South Africa's metals and engineering industry and government have emphasised the need to transition the industry to a low-carbon pathway and discussed the benefits this would... 


Wilkinson visited the Vale Stobie mine site in Sudbury on Wednesday.
Wilkinson announces funding for critical mineral projects
10th October 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson on Wednesday announced funding for five infrastructure projects to support the development of critical minerals in the Sudbury and Timmins... 


 Chrystia Freeland
Canada green taxonomy unlikely to include new natural gas sites
10th October 2024 By: Bloomberg

Canada has provided more clarity on what it considers to be homegrown green investments — with new natural gas projects unlikely to make the cut. On Wednesday, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland... 


BHP and India’s SAIL collaborate on steel decarbonisation
9th October 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), the largest government-owned steel producer in India, and resources company BHP, are collaborating to support steelmaking decarbonisation. This... 


Africa Oil Week 2025 to be held in Ghana
9th October 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

Africa Oil Week (AOW), which is currently marking its thirtieth anniversary at AOW 2024, which is in progress at the Cape Town International Convention Centre, has confirmed that AOW 2025 will be... 


Wits Business School announces first South Africa-India Energy Conference
9th October 2024

Wits Business School is pleased to announce its upcoming energy conference in partnership with the Consulate General of India, Johannesburg. The two-day conference, dubbed Matla-Urja (meaning... 


Nyanza Light Metals  CEO Donovan Chimhandamba.
$860m ilmenite beneficiation project enters bulk earthworks phase at Richards Bay IDZ
8th October 2024 By: Martin Creamer

The bulk earthworks phase of the Nyanza Light Metals plant to advance ilmenite up the value curve as titanium dioxide (TiO2) pigment has begun at the Richards Bay Industrial Development Zone... 


African petroleum body head reaffirms importance of the sector to African development
8th October 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

Africa cannot develop without oil and gas. So African Petroleum Producers Organisation (APPO) secretary-general Dr Omar Farouk Ibrahim unequivocally proclaimed on Tuesday, in his address at the... 


US sees oil and gas as essential to global energy but sector must cut greenhouse emissions
8th October 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

The US recognised the vital role that oil and gas played in the global energy matrix, assured US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Energy Joshua Volz. He was addressing the Africa Oil Week 2024... 


Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe
Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Mantashe reaffirms support for oil and gas
8th October 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

Ensuring the security of the country’s energy supplies and addressing energy poverty were objectives of the South African government, Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe told... 


Industrial Gas Users’ Association of Southern Africa CEO Jaco Human
Opinion: Non-profit gas aggregation imperative for South Africa
8th October 2024

In this opinion article, Industrial Gas Users’ Association of Southern Africa CEO Jaco Human makes the case for pursuing gas aggregation on a non-profit basis, while also urging Eskom and Sasol to... 


power station emissions
South Africa’s emissions to peak in 2024, reach decade low in 2030 – report
7th October 2024 By: Darren Parker

South Africa’s overall emissions will reach their peak this year and will be followed by a downward trend that will culminate in the lowest emissions this decade in 2030, the draft first 'Biennial... 


TotalEnergies Angola highlights new projects, sustainability initiatives
7th October 2024 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

TotalEnergies Angola MD Martin Deffontaines has reported that the company is driving new upstream programmes in the country, ranging from offshore exploration, to infill drilling, and greenfield... 


Arizona Lithium cashes in on noncore Prairie project land
Arizona Lithium cashes in on noncore Prairie project land
7th October 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Australia-listed Arizona Lithium has announced it will raise A$11-million in cash by selling noncore acreage and data at the Prairie lithium project, in Canada, to Homestead Energy. Homestead is a... 


Queensland Pacific Metals to rebrand as QPM Energy
4th October 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Queensland Pacific Metals (QPM) has announced plans to change its name to QPM Energy, pending shareholder approval at the upcoming AGM. The rebranding follows the company’s acquisition... 


Exxaro CEO Dr Nombasa Tsengwa
Miners worry about South Africa’s lagging transition, looming electricity cost increases
4th October 2024 By: Schalk Burger

South Africa is far behind in its work to transition to a carbon-neutral energy system by 2050, and the significant proposed electricity tariff increases being sought by State-owned Eskom could... 


Eskom Power Station
South Africa fires up diesel turbines to keep power cuts at bay
4th October 2024 By: Bloomberg

Eskom has been using diesel-fuelled auxiliary turbines extensively to stave off power cuts in South Africa following delays in restoring some generation capacity. The utility fired up the units... 


Image of an air compressor and graphics to show Atlas Copco energy recovery systems enable the re-use of thermal energy
Energy recovery system reduces air compressor costs and emissions
4th October 2024

Compressed air is a key component of many manufacturing or processing operations and it is also recognised as one of the largest consumers of a plant’s energy, contributing to overall costs and... 


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Rail haulage conveyor lowers carbon emissions
4th October 2024

Canada-based gold major Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) revealed its findings on the efficiency and environmental impact of the Railveyor system – a bulk materials handling system made up of the Railveyor... 


An image of a wellhead at Sasol's Temane operations in Mozambique
Depleting gas reserves threaten future gas security
4th October 2024

Future security of supply is of major concern to pipeline operator Republic of Mozambique Pipeline Investments Company’s (Rompco’s) as gas supply from the Pande and Temane gasfields, operated by... 


An image of Sasol's operations in Sasolburg
Pace of energy transition cause for concern
4th October 2024 By: Nadine Ramdass

Despite consensus among South African businesses, including integrated energy and chemical company Sasol, on the necessity of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050, the debate regarding the pace of... 


An image od Sasol's Germany operations
Companies sign climate-neutral agreement
4th October 2024

With the aim of advancing to climate-neutrality in the German industrial state of Schleswig-Holstein, integrated energy and chemicals company Sasol Germany, alongside other industrial companies... 


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Steel production facility, Saudi Arabia
4th October 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

Tosyalı Holding and Saudi Arabia's National Industrial Development Center plan to build an integrated steel production facility with a total capacity of four-million tons a year of high-value flat... 


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Raia project, Brazil
4th October 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

Equinor, Repsol Sinopec Brasil and Petrobras are devloping one of the most significant gas projects in Brazil. 


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Ruwais liquefied natural gas project, United Arab Emirates
4th October 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

The project is set to be the first liquefied natural gas export facility in the Middle East and Africa region to run on clean energy. 


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Strategic approach required for conveyor commissioning
4th October 2024

Building and commissioning conveyor systems at mines requires careful consideration of social impact and legal frameworks, reports mining, environmental and construction industry-focused law firm... 


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Mix(ed) messages
4th October 2024 By: Terence Creamer

It’s time for South Africa to interrogate its policy of pursuing a so-called ‘energy mix’, which may sound reasonable, but which has become little more than a convenient fig leaf for policy... 


Africa: A Rising Global Economic Powerhouse with Lucrative Investment Opportunities Across Key Sectors
Africa: A Rising Global Economic Powerhouse with Lucrative Investment Opportunities Across Key Sectors
3rd October 2024

As Africa rapidly emerges as a key player in the global economy, the continent presents a wealth of lucrative investment opportunities across a range of high-growth sectors.   From agriculture to... 


TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanne
TotalEnergies CEO to meet Mozambique president to move forward with project in country
3rd October 2024 By: Reuters

TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanne said he planned to go to Mozambique later this month to meet the country's new president about the company's planned Mozambique LNG project. "The project remains... 


ED Platform’s Socially Responsible Green Electrons concept ensures that energy development is intrinsically linked to core socio-economic development and progress in Africa.
Tapping into Africa’s new energy frontier: Socially responsible green electrons
3rd October 2024

Access to affordable and reliable energy across Africa is a crucial driver of economic and social development. Without it, agricultural productivity, food security and industrial development are... 


Wyloo eyes new ‘global standard’ for low-carbon nickel pricing
Wyloo eyes new ‘global standard’ for low-carbon nickel pricing
2nd October 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Australia’s Wyloo Metals, owned by billionaire Andrew Forrest, has unveiled a partnership with digital metals platform Metalshub to create a price index for low-carbon nickel concentrate and nickel... 


Port of Mossel Bay
TNPA issues request for information for multipurpose terminal at Mossel Bay
2nd October 2024 By: Darren Parker

State-owned Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has initiated a request for information (RFI) process for a multipurpose terminal (MPT) at the Port of Mossel Bay’s Quay 4 precinct, in the... 


Vertiv Announces Expansion of High-Capacity, Low GWP Free Cooling Chiller Family to Support High-Density AI and Machine Learning Data Centres in EMEA
Vertiv Announces Expansion of High-Capacity, Low GWP Free Cooling Chiller Family to Support High-Density AI and Machine Learning Data Centres in EMEA
2nd October 2024

Vertiv™ Liebert® AFC chiller family range extension now offers the industry’s highest single-frame cooling capacity, with up to 2.2 MW  Vertiv (NYSE: VRT), a global provider of critical digital... 


Reward boosts SoP ambitions with Beyondie plant acquisition
Reward boosts SoP ambitions with Beyondie plant acquisition
1st October 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Western Australian company Reward Minerals has secured the Beyondie potash plant, located 160 km southeast of Newman, for A$2.13-million. The acquisition includes the processing plant,... 


Presidential Climate Commission executive director Crispian Olver
Impact of US election outcomes on global climate change efforts ‘overblown’, Olver says
1st October 2024 By: Darren Parker

Fears around what the outcome of the upcoming US Presidential elections will mean for the green energy transition and fight against climate change are somewhat overblown, Presidential Climate... 


Understanding the Difference Between SMF-AR and CRT Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) Systems
1st October 2024

Choosing the correct Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) system is essential for optimal engine performance and emission control. In this article, we will explore the differences between SMF-AR and CRT... 


UAE firm signs MoU with PIC to advance South Africa’s mining, green energy, transport and logistics sectors
30th September 2024 By: Darren Parker

United Arab Emirates (UAE) diversified natural resources company International Resources Holding (IRH) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with South Africa's State-owned Public... 


Petrol pumps
Petrol, diesel prices to decrease by more than R1 a litre
30th September 2024 By: Schalk Burger

Fuel prices are set to decrease on October 2, with the 93 octane petrol price to decrease by R1.06/ℓ and 95 octane petrol by R1.14/ℓ. Diesel with a sulphur content of 0.05% will decrease by R1.14/ℓ... 


Image of a hydrogen fuel station and hydrogen-fuelled bus
New hydrogen air compressor furthers hydrogen mobility
27th September 2024

A new hydrogen compressor designed to meet the growing demands of hydrogen mobility and the transition to the use of renewable energy has been unveiled. Atlas Copco says its H2Y hydrogen compressor... 


Digital Parks Africa (DPA) head of business development Eckart Zollner
Hot data centres fast-track innovation in cooling systems
27th September 2024

5G, AI and the future requirements of quantum computing are driving up heat in data centres, leading to significant innovation and new skills required in the data centre cooling sector. This is... 



The Permian Basin is one of North America’s largest oil and gas producing basins, with about 19-million barrels of lithium infused water produced every day.
Volt achieves first lithium production
27th September 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

TSX-V-listed Volt Lithium has started US field operations in the Permian basin in Texas, shifting from development to production. The first-lithium production milestone, president and CEO Alex... 


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Ridgeline expansion project, US
27th September 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

The project is an expansion of Enbridge’s existing East Tennessee Natural Gas system. 


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