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Wind energy market set new installation record in 2019 with 63 GW added
27th May 2020 By: Donna Slater

According to its second edition of its annual 'Supply Side Analysis 2019' report, the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) reports that in 2019 a new supply side record, in terms of capacity for the... 


Medupi power station project, South Africa
Medupi power station project, South Africa
15th May 2020 By: Sheila Barradas

Unit 3 at the Medupi power station is in operation. 


 	FIT FOR PURPOSE Applications can be installed on Edge devices regardless of the machine operating state without adverse effects
Cloud processing offered for various applications
8th May 2020

Automation company Siemens offers users the opportunity to close the gap between conventional local and cloud-based data processing, depending on individual requirements. With Edge computing, large... 


Berezovskaya gas-fired power plant, Belarus
Berezovskaya gas-fired power plant, Belarus
8th May 2020 By: Sheila Barradas

The project entails the construction of a gas-fired power plant at the existing power plant location of the Berezovskaya combined heat and power plant, in Beloozersk. 


Volkswagen Zwickau-Mosel plant upgrade, Germany
Volkswagen Zwickau-Mosel plant upgrade, Germany
8th May 2020 By: Sheila Barradas

Volkswagen's entire Zwickau factory, in Germany, is being converted from producing 100% internal combustion engines to 100% electric vehicles. 


Wind power likely a key building block for economic recovery
6th May 2020 By: Donna Slater

Wind energy representative organisation, the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC,) along with signatories representing all the major international wind industry corporates and associations, reports... 


Siemens ready to help Africa with digitalisation challenges
Siemens ready to help Africa with digitalisation challenges
5th May 2020 By: Shannon de Ryhove

The effects of digitalisation are different worldwide, and Africa is no exception. German multinational Siemens senior VP for Digital Industries in Southern and Eastern Africa Ralf Leinen says... 


Painting lines on the workshop floor
1st May 2020 By: Terry Mackenzie-hoy

Sometime back, in 1994, when the new government had taken over, there was a great deal of backslapping and self-congratulation by new Parliamentarians and officials and settling in and stuff.... 


Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme – fourth window, South Africa
Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme – fourth window, South Africa
1st May 2020 By: Sheila Barradas

An update on the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme – fourth window. 


The GROB-NET4Industry from GROB Systems
Manufacturing execution system designed for Industry 4.0
30th April 2020

A range of modular components designed to meet the needs of industry 4.0 have been recently announced. The industry modules aim to allow for flexible and productive manufacturing that also... 


Deloitte Africa emerging markets MD Dr Martyn Davies
Covid-19 brings both challenges, opportunities for emerging markets
29th April 2020 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Three prominent topics arose during a webinar hosted by consultancy Deloitte on April 29 around how emerging markets are responding to Covid-19 during the pandemic, as well as planning for the... 


Olkiluoto 3 European pressurised reactor project, Finland
Olkiluoto 3 European pressurised reactor project, Finland
24th April 2020 By: Sheila Barradas

Teollisuuden Voima Oyj has applied to the Finnish nuclear regulator for permission to load fuel into the reactor of the project. 


Kangnas Wind Farm and Perdekraal East Wind Farm, South Africa
Kangnas Wind Farm and Perdekraal East Wind Farm, South Africa
17th April 2020 By: Sheila Barradas

The Perdekraal East Wind Farm installed its final wind turbine, two weeks ahead of schedule, on March 24. 


Kusile power plant project, South Africa
Kusile power plant project, South Africa
10th April 2020 By: Sheila Barradas

All work has been stopped on Kusile units 4, 5 and 6. 


Medupi power station project, South Africa
Medupi power station project, South Africa
10th April 2020 By: Sheila Barradas

Eskom did not shift its April 9 deadline for returning Medupi Unit 3 to service, despite work restrictions imposed in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. 


Siemens in solidarity with South Africa in its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic
7th April 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Siemens commits R500 000.00 to the Solidarity Response Fund to aid in the fight against coronavirus in South Africa Siemens Plays a part in helping to ‘flatten the curve’ of Coronavirus 


Energy Management made Easy
7th April 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

When people talk about Energy “Management” often what they are only referring to is Energy Monitoring, which means gathering energy power data (i.e. kW, kWh, Power Factor), visualizing this data,... 


The benefits of WinCC Audit
7th April 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

In industries, e.g. the pharmaceutical industry, or the food industry, there are various regulations regarding the traceability and documentation of production data. These include, among others,... 


Kangnas Wind Farm and Perdekraal East Wind Farm, South Africa
Kangnas Wind Farm and Perdekraal East Wind Farm, South Africa
27th March 2020 By: Sheila Barradas

Kangnas Wind Farm has completed the installation of all the wind turbines. 


Kusile power plant project, South Africa
Kusile power plant project, South Africa
27th March 2020 By: Sheila Barradas

Eskom has yet to agree on a supply contract for the bulk of coal needed for the Kusile power station. 


Medupi power station project, South Africa
Medupi power station project, South Africa
27th March 2020 By: Sheila Barradas

Commercial operation of the power plant is scheduled for November 2020. 


Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Farm, Scotland
Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Farm, Scotland
13th March 2020 By: Sheila Barradas

EDF Renewables and ESB plan to build a wind farm in Fife. 


Dominion Energy Virginia offshore wind project, US
Dominion Energy Virginia offshore wind project, US
13th March 2020 By: Sheila Barradas

Dominion Energy plans on building the biggest offshore wind project in the US to date. 


Kangnas Wind Farm and Perdekraal East Wind Farm, South Africa
Kangnas Wind Farm and Perdekraal East Wind Farm, South Africa
6th March 2020 By: Sheila Barradas

The turbine components have been successfully transported to the wind farms. 


Alstom in talks for $7bn buyout of Bombardier train unit
17th February 2020 By: Bloomberg

French train maker Alstom has confirmed it is in talks to acquire the rail business of embattled Canadian train and plane maker Bombardier, in a fresh attempt to bulk up against Chinese... 


Size of weighing unit scaled down
14th February 2020

A solution for intelligent weighing automation that measures 20 mm in width by 65 mm in height, is said to be one of the smallest weighing electronics units available. The device’s 1 000 Hz... 


Carmichael coal mine project, Australia
Carmichael coal mine project, Australia
14th February 2020 By: Sheila Barradas

Siemens president and CEO Joe Kaeser said during a press conference this month that the company might not have decided to get involved in the Carmichael coal project, had it been aware of anticoal... 


BlackRock fails to assuage climate critics with Fink’s promises
11th February 2020 By: Bloomberg

Larry Fink said last month he would thrust climate change concerns to the center of BlackRock’s investment strategy. That didn’t stop activists from storming its Paris office on Monday. Protesters... 


Siemens CEO Joe Kaeser
Siemens perturbed by Adani protestors
6th February 2020 By: Esmarie Iannucci

The president and CEO of German multinational conglomerate Siemens, Joe Kaeser, has told a press conference in Munich that the company might have taken the decision not to get involved in the... 


PERFECT PANEL The installation included control panels, which offered a new human-machine interface
Successful installation creates further opportunities
31st January 2020 By: Halima Frost

Subsequent to the successful installation of an automated control solution at a confectionary manufacturer, in KwaZulu-Natal, engineering solutions provider Hybrid Automation has seen an uptick in... 


THOMAS SCHÄFER

Africa will develop in many ways with cooperation. We need to learn to work together across the continent, find shared value, and ways of collaborating
EV pilot programme can help Rwanda go green
24th January 2020 By: Cameron Mackay

Electric mobility through electric vehicles (EVs) in Rwanda can help the country in its efforts to go green, says Volkswagen South Africa (VWSA) CEO Thomas Schäfer.  This comes after Volkswagen... 


Salzgitter wind hydrogen project, Germany
Salzgitter wind hydrogen project, Germany
24th January 2020 By: Sheila Barradas

Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH plans to build a proton exchange membrane electro­lysis plant, in Salzgitter. 


Ghana, Siemens sign €250m deal to upgrade power grid
16th January 2020 By: Bloomberg

Siemens and Ghana reached a preliminary agreement to upgrade the nation’s electricity grid using €250-million of financing from Germany. Siemens and Ghana Grid Co will also use the funding to... 


An activists from the Future environmental movement holds a placard reading '#Stop Adani' during a protest near the Siemens headquarters in Munich, Germany, on Friday.
Billionaire targeted by Greta Thunberg undeterred by coal protesters
13th January 2020 By: Bloomberg

The Indian conglomerate coming under increasing pressure over its controversial coal mine in Australia said it won’t let protests dissuade it from completing the project. The group, controlled by... 


The idle thoughts of an idle fellow
13th December 2019 By: Terry Mackenzie-hoy

There is a lot of gloom and doom about in this country. In the professional community of which I am a part (that is, architects, builders, engineers, developers, and so on) I ask: "How's business?"... 


Siemens, juwi join forces to focus on microgrids for mining industry
6th December 2019 By: Simone Liedtke

Technology and engineering multinational Siemens and renewable energy developer juwi have entered into a strategic technology partnership to focus on supplying microgrids to the mining industry.... 


Siemens, juwi join forces to focus on microgrids for mining industry
25th November 2019 By: Simone Liedtke

Technology and engineering multinational Siemens and renewable energy developer juwi have entered into a strategic technology partnership to focus on supplying microgrids to the mining industry.... 


Slipring motor drives cement and mining industries
21st November 2019

A new slipring motor designed and engineered for applications mainly in the cement and mining industries, has been launched. The motor has a power range up to 4.5 MW and can be used in a range of... 


Tangible solutions to Ethiopia’s energy and infrastructure challenges
20th November 2019 By: Creamer Media Reporter

In April 2019 Siemens signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Investment Commission of Ethiopia, to address the country’s energy and infrastructure sector challenges, to assist the... 


The Enel Fusina hydrogen plant near Venice, Italy.
Fuel for rockets, Zeppelins points toward green heat solution
18th November 2019 By: Bloomberg

It’s the most nettlesome problem in the quest to ditch fossil fuels: how can you get thousand-degree heat used in factory furnaces without pumping billions of tons of greenhouse gases into the... 


Middle Eastern countries to add more renewables to their energy mix
15th November 2019 By: Martin Zhuwakinyu

Germany-headquartered multinational Siemens foresees countries in the Middle East increasing renewables’ share of their hydrocarbons-heavy energy mix by five percentage points in the coming decade.... 


Huge economic opportunity presented by essential need to mitigate climate change
Huge economic opportunity presented by essential need to mitigate climate change
8th November 2019 By: Martin Creamer

How much will it cost to save the planet? An estimate from Morgan Stanley says it will take $50-trillion to stop global warming by 2050, with renewables requiring an investment of $14-trillion to... 


Murchison renewable hydrogen project, Australia
Murchison renewable hydrogen project, Australia
8th November 2019 By: Sheila Barradas

The project entails the construction of a large-scale combined solar and wind farm to produce low-cost renewable hydrogen or green hydrogen. 


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