Tag: coal
Getting back on track
Chris Hattingh, Executive Director, Centre for Risk Analysis
IN 2022 Exxaro (by production the country’s biggest coal miner) exported 5,2 million tons of coal. For...
Zest WEG’s expanded Middelburg branch improving services and delivery for customers
With its continual growth in sales over recent years, Zest WEG has expanded the capacity of its Middelburg branch in Mpumalanga province with expanded...
New research shows no end to coal financing in sight
URGEWALD, Reclaim Finance, and 25 other NGO partners have published research on the financiers and investors behind companies on the “Global Coal Exit List” (GCEL). The GCEL...
Drilling down into commodities success
SOUTH Africa is the number one exporter for platinum, ranks among world-leading export nations for iron, and is a major competitor selling coal on...
Exxaro and Seriti Resources join forces with Eskom in realising a just energy transition...
Eskom, Exxaro and Seriti Resources have announced the signing of a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that spells out their intention to pursue, co-operatively...
New report exposes myth of clean coal
A new report by air pollution expert, Dr Ranajit Sahu, confirms that South Africa’s proposed 1 500 MW of new coal-powered electricity generation will cause significant air...
SA faces tough road to net-zero emissions, but there is hope – Sanedi
The International Energy Agency (IEA) recently released a report detailing a way forward for countries looking to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. However, the...
From coal to hydrogen: rail back in fashion
In the early twentieth century rail was a dirty business, burning coal and competing with other transport on the basis of speed, price and...
Challenges faced in mine illumination
COAL mining operations present some of the harshest working conditions in the world. With a complete lack of space, severely confined spaces, the presence...
Converting a boiler from coal to NG
MODIFYING an existing coal-fired boiler to natural gas firing capability, either to replace or to supplement coal as the primary fuel source, is an...
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