Thursday, August 5, 2010

News Snippets

SA'S ENERGY AFFAIRS

ENERGY EFFICIENCY
Swiss agency pumps R13,95m into SA energy-efficiency programme - ENGINEERING NEWS

ESKOM
World Bank probes $3,75bn loan to Eskom - ENGINEERING NEWS

Eskom signs IEA clean coal agreement on behalf of SA - ENGINEERING NEWS

CFLs

Eskom resumes door-to-door CFL roll-out - ENGINEERING NEWS

BUSINESS

MTN'S TRIGENERATION POWER PLANT
MTN unveils R22m trigeneration power plant - ENGINEERING NEWS

FUEL CELLS AND MINING
Govt, US firm and platinum miner in JV to make fuel cells in SA - ENGINEERING NEWS

SA GOVERNMENT PLANS

'CLIMATE POLICY'
Climate policy to go before Cabinet this month - ENGINEERING NEWS

ENERGY PLAN
DoE making progress with SA energy plan – Peters - ENGINEERING NEWS It is reported here that the Integrated Resources Plan (IRP2010) will be delivered by September (2010).

GREEN ECONOMY
DEA looking for projects to support green-economy strategy - ENGINEERING NEWS

NEW EIA REGULATIONS
New EIA regulations now in effect in South Africa - ENGINEERING NEWS

CLIMATE TALKS
UN climate talks need quicker pace for global deal - ENGINEERING NEWS

CARBON TAX
Treasury turns down request to exempt pick-ups from carbon tax - ENGINEERING NEWS

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