Новости за 27.10.2021

Gas will be needed to close help meet energy demand in South Africa during the necessary transition to clean energy,  speakers from the energy sector, academics, financial institutions and South African government departments said during a webinar on October 27. They noted, however, that South Africa has not yet put in place the required policies and regulations, trade agreements and infrastructure needed for a just transition.

Europe-based global major aerospace group Airbus, French-based global major industrial gases group Air Liquide and Luxembourg-based lunar micro-robotic exploration company ispace Europe announced on Tuesday that they had jointly created a non-profit organisation which they had named EURO2MOON. They also announced that the European Space Resources Innovation Centre (a department of the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology) had confirmed its intention to become the first non-founder ...

There is a need to enhance resource efficiency and increase recycling and the sustainable production of resources, all while limiting the impact of these activities on the environment and reduce waste, says industry association the Consumer Goods Council of South Africa (CGCSA) legal, regulatory and sustainability executive Neo Momadu. Speaking during a recycling-focused webinar on October 27, Momadu said more people, organisations and governments were pushing for change to build a better world as... Читать дальше...

Daimler Buses and its service brand Omniplus have created a mobile printing centre for the decentralised production of three-dimensional (3D) printed spare parts in order to provide bus customers with spare parts more quickly.  The mini factory in the form of a container includes all of the stations relevant to the production of spare parts using a 3D printer on an area of only 36 m2.

Resources company Exxaro Resources is sending several of its executives and sustainability experts to form part of the South African delegation to participate at the COP26 climate change summit, which is being held in Glasgow, Scotland, from October 31 to November 12. COP26 convenes global leaders to galvanise efforts to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 and for global emissions to be halved by 2030. Companies like Exxaro – which embrace this opportunity, will play a pivotal role in saving the planet and ensuring sustainable livelihoods... Читать дальше...

Precious and green metals company Sibanye-Stillwater is well positioned as a climate-change resilient business in the future green economy, says CEO Neal Froneman, who emphasises environmental social governance (ESG) as being core to the company’s strategy as it achieves its objective of building an operating portfolio of green metals and related technologies. The two key aspects of developing a climate-change resilient business are its road to carbon neutrality, already embodied, and the portfolio of green metals... Читать дальше...

The Pretoria-based Council for Scientific and Industrial Research has developed a learning factory geared towards upskilling people for the Fourth Industrial Revolution. This factory showcases various robotic systems, augmented reality, the incorporation of Internet-of-Things and automation, among others. Learning facility project manager Dr Shaniel Davrajh speaks to Creamer Media contributing editor Donna Slater about the centre.

Metair warns that the second half of its 2021 financial year will continue to be dominated by the impact of Covid-19, as well as the “severe effect” of global supply-chain disruptions and the global shortage of semi-conductors. Metair manufactures, assembles, distributes and retails energy storage products and automotive components in Africa, Europe, Turkey, the Middle East and Russia.

South Africa is considering buying the country’s biggest oil refinery, a joint venture between Royal Dutch Shell and BP, known as Sapref. The State-owned Central Energy Fund (CEF), which manages the country’s energy assets, is looking at acquiring the 180 000 bbl/d plant, which is located on the coast near Durban, according to two people familiar with the information.

Growing constraints on South Africa’s power grid could precipitate a crisis similar to the one experienced in 2008, when it became apparent that the country had run short of generation capacity, the head of a leading domestic renewable-energy company warned on Wednesday. African Clean Energy Developments (ACED) CEO Richard Gordon told participants to a RES4Africa webinar that South Africa was on track for a “repeat performance” by 2028, owing to inadequate transmission capacity in areas where the best solar and wind resources are located.

Power utility Eskom has announced that it will implement Stage 4 load-shedding from 12:00 on Wednesday to 05:00 on Friday. Thereafter Stage 2 load-shedding will continue until 05:00 on Saturday.

JSE-listed African food services franchisor Famous Brands’ revenue recovered to R3-billion and its operating profit to R222-million for the six months ended August 31. The group’s operating profit margin improved to 7.4% from the comparable period in the prior year.

Freshwater sources in Tshwane, including the Hennops river and Roodeplaat dam, are being polluted with untreated and partially treated sewage and sludge with devastating effects because of a failure to maintain wastewater treatment works in Pretoria. These were the findings released by the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) following an inquiry into the state of wastewater treatment works in the City of Tshwane.

Mobile operator Cell C has reported improvements in profitability and operational efficiencies during the six months to June 30, 2021, as steady progress is made in the company’s phased turnaround. With the implementation of a new operating model and network strategy, along with new customers drawn through products and services innovation, Cell C posted R148-million profit before tax for the first half of 2021, a turnaround on the R7.6-billion loss reported in the prior corresponding period.