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Red Ant Agri Engineering
26th January 2022

Using Solid Edge enables Red Ant Agri Engineering to reduce costs, increase innovation and speed development Providing a solution  From apple orchards and citrus groves to table grape vineyards and... 


French energy group joins UAE green hydrogen aviation fuel project
21st January 2022 By: Rebecca Campbell

French global major energy group TotalEnergies has joined United Arab Emirates (UAE) sustainable and clean energy company Masdar and Germany’s Siemens Energy, in a project to use green hydrogen to... 


Porsche, Siemens join world-first project to produce efuel in Chile
21st January 2022 By: Irma Venter

German sports-car manufacturer Porsche and Siemens Energy have joined forces with a number of international companies to build an industrial plant for the production of nearly... 


Kavango resumes drilling at Botswana project after December break
17th January 2022 By: Donna Slater

London-listed explorer Kavango Resources has recommenced with drilling of the KSZDD002 hole at its Kalahrai Suture Zone project in Botswana, following a pause over the December holidays whereby the... 


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Olkiluoto 3 European pressurised reactor project, Finland – update
7th January 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

The Olkiluoto 3 European pressurised reactor project has progressed faster than previously communicated. 


Central Termica de Temane power project in Mozambique reaches financial close
9th December 2021 By: Schalk Burger

Independent power company Globeleq, energy and chemicals multinational Sasol and Mozambique State-owned power utility Electricidade de Moçambique (EDM) have announced financial close of the Central... 


Billionaire Adani’s disputed mine shows ditching coal isn't easy
3rd December 2021 By: Bloomberg

Billionaire Gautam Adani’s coal mine in Australia, a project that’s become a global emblem for opposition to fossil fuels, is preparing to begin exports after more than a decade of bitter dispute... 


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West Guiana Power Plant, French Guiana
19th November 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

Construction has started on Centrale Électrique de l’Ouest Guyanais, or CEOG, the biggest power plant project in the world to store intermittent renewable energy using hydrogen. 


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Final industrial masterplan for renewables expected by March
18th November 2021 By: Terence Creamer

The South African Renewable Energy Masterplan (SAREM) is expected to be finalised for adoption before the end of March, following which it will become the country’s implementation plan for the... 


Tiger Brands implements a manufacturing control system to enable their digitalization journey with Siemens
16th November 2021

Touching the lives of millions of South Africans over the last century, Tiger Brands produces many of the country’s most-loved consumer brands including Oros, Energade, Hall’s, Fatti’s and Moni’s,... 


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Five South African-German projects recognised for energy efficiency
12th November 2021 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

The Energy Efficiency Showcase and Awards Event, held on November 12, recognised five projects that use German technologies to enhance energy efficiency in South African industry and buildings. The... 


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Haru Oni CO2 neutral fuel production plant, Chile
5th November 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

Siemens Energy and Porsche are building the world’s first integrated commercial plant for the production of carbon dioxide-neutral fuel. 


Annual conference focuses on post-pandemic growth for Africa and draws supply chain and procurement professionals from 30 countries
4th November 2021

The 2nd Annual Africa Supply Chain in Action (ASCA) conference saw hundreds of African supply chain and procurement professionals from 30 countries gather online to examine what Africa has learned... 


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Company showcases tech innovations on new forum
29th October 2021 By: Halima Frost

Industrial equipment multinational Siemens launched its inaugural Smart Mining Forum as an online event from August 3 to 5. The event highlighted Siemens’ technical expertise and showcased real... 


Gas key as South Africa transitions to clean energy
27th October 2021 By: Schalk Burger

Gas will be needed to help meet energy demand in South Africa during the necessary transition to clean energy, speakers from the energy sector, academia, financial institutions and South African... 


Business managers provide insight into strategy execution
22nd October 2021 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

There are different approaches companies and industries will take in terms of their strategy execution and business managers shared some insight into some tools and methods in this regard during a... 


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Egypt high-speed electric rail line, Egypt
22nd October 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

Dubbed a “Suez canal on rails”, the project entails the development of Egypt’s first-ever high-speed and electrified main and freight rail line. 


Grid edge technologies presented as being vital in South Africa’s energy transition
14th October 2021 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Grid edge solutions and technologies hold considerable benefits for the country’s energy landscape and can play an instrumental role in decarbonising the global energy system, speakers noted during... 


Wits Business School, Siemens Energy sign collaboration agreement
7th October 2021 By: Schalk Burger

The University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) Business School (WBS) and electricity technology multinational Siemens Energy have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on a number... 


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HDF Energy breaks ground on world's largest green hydrogen-power project
1st October 2021 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Global hydrogen energy company HDF Energy and its equity partners, the infrastructure fund Meridiam and the petroleum operator SARA, have announced the start of the construction of the CEOG... 


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Developer highlights latest bidding round as milestone
1st October 2021 By: Cameron Mackay

Bid Window 5 of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP) is a key milestone along South Africa’s energy path and confirms government’s commitment to address... 


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Structa Konsult
24th September 2021

Structa Konsult is a consulting eng-ineering company specialising in the evaluation, design and certification of a range of industrial and civil structures.  Established in 2014, Structa Konsult is... 


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Porsche, Siemens join world-first project to produce e-fuel in Chile
22nd September 2021 By: Irma Venter

German sports-car manufacturer Porsche and Siemens Energy have joined forces with a number of international companies to build an industrial plant for the production of nearly carbon... 


On the road to the “Brewery of the future” with Siemens Braumat
14th September 2021

As a long-standing technology partner to Anheuser-Busch InBev (known as ABInBev), the world’s largest brewer, Siemens South Africa recently migrated Maluti Mountain Brewery in Lesotho from an old... 


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EZY Switchgear
10th September 2021

Founded in 2019, EZY Switchgear specialises in switchgear refurbishment with a particular focus on complex SF6 gas insulated switchgear. The complicated nature of gas insulated switchgear requires... 


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Kriegers Flak, Vesterhav Syd and Nord wind farms, Denmark – update
10th September 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

The Krigers Wind Farm has been inaugurated. 


'Suez Canal on rails' - Egypt signs $4.5 billion high-speed rail deal
1st September 2021 By: Reuters

Egypt has signed a $4.45-billion deal for a high-speed electric rail line to link its Red Sea and Mediterranean coasts that contractor Siemens dubbed a "Suez Canal on rails". The contract between... 


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Real-time ore analysis set for African market
27th August 2021 By: Halima Frost

Digital mining solutions provider MineSense is establishing offices in Africa and Europe to introduce its real-time ore analysis technologies to the African Copperbelt by the fourth quarter. “Once... 


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Kusile power plant project, South Africa – update
20th August 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

Construction of Kusile has reached the half-way stage. 


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Medupi power station project, South Africa – update
20th August 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

Eskom confirmed on August 9 that an explosion at the Medupi power station's Unit 4 generator had resulted in extensive damage to the generator. 


Kavango completes first KSZ borehole
16th August 2021 By: Donna Slater

Botswana-focused explorer Kavango Resources has successfully completed the first geological borehole drilling to a depth of 578 m in target area A (hole TA2DD001) in the Hukuntsi (northern) section... 


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Medupi power station project, South Africa – update
13th August 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

Unit 1, the last of six generation units of the Medupi power station, has attained commercial operation status. 


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Resources Watch
11th August 2021

This week: Challenging the norm to drive women inclusion; RBPlat CEO Steve Phiri sees PGMs market remaining strong; and, African mining can harness tech, automation to spur economic recovery 


Green hydrogen has significant growth potential as a zero-carbon fuel, says the WPIC
4th August 2021 By: Simone Liedtke

Energy company Siemens Gas and Power estimates that, by 2050, hydrogen demand will have risen to over 450 megatons a year, be dominated by green hydrogen and be essential to achieving global... 


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African mining can harness tech, automation to spur economic recovery
3rd August 2021 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

The mining sector in Africa can help to grow economies during and after the Covid-19 pandemic, by harnessing technology and automation, as well as by capitalising on opportunities provided by the... 


Siemens drives digital transformation at its Virtual Smart Mining Forum
3rd August 2021

With its motto, “On the road to the digital future”, Siemens will be hosting its virtual Smart Mining forum from the 3rd to the 5th of August 2021. This is an insightful, strategic event that... 


Coal-reliant South Africa is turning to gas power
3rd August 2021 By: Bloomberg

Power failures have become routine in South Africa. At the same time, the country wants to wean itself off the coal that generates more than 80% of its electricity and makes it the world’s... 


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Continental, Siemens Mobility to supply trucks with electricity from overhead lines
29th July 2021 By: Irma Venter

Continental’s development and production service provider, Continental Engineering Services (CES), and Siemens Mobility, have announced that they are collaborating in the development and production... 


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Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm, France
23rd July 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

Iberdrola is developing the first large-scale offshore wind farm in Brittany. 


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Balaoi & Caunayan Wind Farm, Philippines
16th July 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

Renewable-energy developers UPC Renewables and AC Energy are building the biggest wind farm in the Philippines to date. 


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East Anglia Hub, UK
16th July 2021 By: Sheila Barradas

Iberdrola plans to build a macro offshore wind farm comprising three projects. 


WPIC encourages use of platinum-using PEMs for overcoming energy storage problems
14th July 2021 By: Donna Slater

The World Platinum Investment Council (WPIC) reports that, as renewable energy solutions are increasingly rolled out around the globe, technologies that can smooth their power deliverance are also... 


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