Новости за 26.03.2021

Fair Cape Dairies has installed a 560 kW solar power plant at its operations, allowing it to produce fresh milk off grid during daylight hours. This facility will generate about one-million kilowatt-hours of energy and will save about 400 000 kg of carbon dioxide a year.

Some of the world’s biggest container ships have changed course in recent hours, and are now heading towards the coast of South Africa as the Suez Canal remains blocked. Among them is the "mega ship" Ever Greet, which is operated by the same Taiwan-based company (Evergreen) as the Ever Given, which remains stuck in the canal.

If it wants the legal right to keep the Koeberg nuclear power station running, Eskom will have to convince nuclear regulators – and, perhaps, the courts – that it has the money to do so. Under rules published by minerals and energy minister Gwede Mantashe Friday, anyone who wants to keep an old nuclear generator going is required to "demonstrate availability of financial and human resources" for as long as the extension applied for.

Karpowership, a unit of the Turkish Karadeniz Energy Group, is on track for its longest contract to date to supply power from vessels to South Africa in a deal worth as much as R218-billion ($15-billion). The company that advertises a “fast, flexible, reliable” solution of floating electricity generation was named last week as a preferred bidder for three projects fueled by liquefied natural gas to provide 1 220 MW of electricity. The program is aimed at closing a supply gap in South Africa that’s resulting in periodic blackouts.

Two-part modernisation is under way at the Amandelbult underground platinum group metals (PGMs) mine of Anglo American Platinum (Amplats), one where conventional mine design remains intact but is renedered safer and more efficient, and the other involving mechanisation and the deployment of low-profile equipment in a new area of the Limpopo mine. “Amandelbult is a conventional underground platinum mine and if we consider both safety and efficiency of conventional mining, it is important for us to... Читать дальше...

The Board of the National Research Foundation (NRF) has announced the appointment of a new CEO for the organisation. He is Professor Fulufhelo Nelwamondo and he will take up the post of April 1. The NRF is an independent statutory body mandated to promote and support research by providing funding, the required research facilities and human resource development. Prof Nelwamondo holds a PhD, in Electrical Engineering in Computational Intelligence, from the University of the Witwatersrand. He was the... Читать дальше...

Western Cape Provincial Minister of Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning Anton Bredell has established the first coastal management line (CML) in South Africa. In the face of a changing global climate and the presence of naturally dynamic coastal processes, the safety of settled coastal areas in the Western Cape is increasingly compromised by marine storm surges, terrestrial flooding, shifting dunes and coastal erosion events, the Local Government, Environmental Affairs... Читать дальше...

Chemicals group AECI has set itself six group-specific sustainability targets for 2025, as shared in the company’s first-ever sustainability report published on March 26. The sustainability report includes a sustainability framework with ten overarching goals for “a better world” in the areas of mining, water, food systems and chemistry, as well as responsible operations and passionate people.

Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) says it is gearing up for another successful citrus season this year, following a 16% year-on-year increase in the volumes handled last year – the highest ever recorded. This comes despite disruptions within the supply chain brought about by Covid-19.

Big business in South Africa plans to approach government with a series of solutions aimed at narrowing the ever-widening gap between the country’s fixed-investment spending targets and the dismal reality of declining spending on both social and economic infrastructure. Through the National Development Plan, South Africa has set an official goal of increasing gross fixed capital formation to 30% of gross domestic product (GDP) with the aim of using such spending to create the platform for economic growth and improved service delivery.

The new established Extreme E off-road racing series is about to kick off, with the vehicles of the nine participating teams on their way across the Mediterranean to the inaugural race on April 3 and 4, in Saudi Arabia. Extreme E is an off-road racing championship for all-electric sports-utility vehicles (SUVs) – the standardised Odyssey 21 e-SUV – that will be held in locations hurt by climate change, such as Greenland (the Arctic) and the Amazon, in Brazil, in order to promote environmental repair and protection.

Damen Shipyards Cape Town (DSCT), a subsidiary of the Netherlands-based Damen International Shipyards Group, announced on Thursday that it had launched the first (of three) Multimission Inshore Patrol Vessels (MMIPVs) for the South African Navy (SAN). These new vessels will replace the SAN’s now elderly offshore patrol vessels (OPVs), which were originally strike craft (large missile boats) before their conversion to patrol vessels. (Although designated as inshore vessels, the new MMIPVs displace more ... Читать дальше...

The African Association of Automotive Manufacturers (AAAM) has been appointed to develop an automotive policy for the Ethiopian government that will ultimately aim to encourage global original equipment manufacturers (OEMs, or vehicle manufacturers) and component manufacturers to invest in Ethiopia.  In addition, an automotive training programme for existing assemblers and workshop owners will be developed and piloted, along with the development of a concept for a Centre of Excellence to train Ethiopians... Читать дальше...

Altron group CEO Mteto Nyati, Spear Riet chairperson and founder Abu Varachhia and Lionshare Holdings CEO Ike Chalumbira have been named as Southern Africa’s leading entrepreneurs by EY Africa in the respective categories of Influence, Inspire and Ignite. The trio were selected as EY World Entrepreneur Award Southern Africa winners among entrepreneurs who have demonstrated excellence and extraordinary success in such areas as entrepreneurial spirit, value creation, strategic direction, impact, innovation and purpose-driven leadership.

Deloitte has made strides in ensuring its new Waterfall headquarters is sustainable as a green building with a low impact on the environment. The building, which was designed and constructed with an emphasis on creating a sustainable, healthy, safe and productive environment, complies with a Silver Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Green Rating.

The South African alcohol industry has made recommendations to the government, through the National Economic Development and Labour Council on alternative measures to deal with short-term pressure on hospitals during the anticipated next Covid-19 surge and increased risk of infections around the Easter weekend. The South African alcohol industry includes but is not limited to the National Liquor Traders Council, the South African Liquor Brandowners Association, the Beer Association of South Africa, Vinpro, retailers and manufacturers.

The South African (SA) Mint, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the South African Reserve Bank, has released two new coin ranges for this year, including the highly-anticipated Big Five African Buffalo coin. Introduced in 2019, the Elephant, Lion, Rhinoceros and the Leopard have already been issued as part of the Big Five coin series; however, with the addition of the Buffalo, coin collectors keenly waiting to complete their Big Five range now have the opportunity to do so.

Creamer Media's Chanel de Bruyn speaks to Engineering News Editor Terence Creamer about the details of the nature and pricing for projects selected as preferred bidders for the emergency bid window; the National Energy Regulator of South Africa's view of the future; and global wind installations having reached a record level in 2020 but still not being sufficient to meet net zero carbon targets.

A video round up of this week’s magazine, highlighting our cover story, features and Business Leader.