SEW-Eurodrive’s Aeroton plant to boost air-cooled condenser supply, servicing

Expanded local production capacity from drive systems company SEW-Eurodrive’s new Aeroton facility includes the assembly of SEW M-Series air-cooled condenser (MACC) drives for delivery at a rate of three units a week, reducing current lead times from overseas original-equipment manufacturers (OEMs) by about 36 weeks.

Built as part SEW-Eurodrive’s M-Series modular industrial gear units, the MACC is a purpose designed gearbox solution for driving the modern fan-based air-cooled condenser (ACC) systems used in steam-driven power generation plants.

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Energy storage a key element of decarbonisation, the energy transition

The green energy transition is at the forefront of most business discussions and climate change mitigation strategies and energy storage will play a big role in not only adding value to renewable energy systems, but also in helping to advance decarbonisation and energy security.

“Energy storage will undoubtedly play a major role in the decarbonisation and green energy transition movements in the world as it strives to solve intermittency issues with renewable energy, such as solar and wind.

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New Netcare hospital to feature green technologies

Healthcare provider Netcare’s new Alberton Hospital, which will open its doors in April, will feature several green technologies, including solar power, advanced energy, water and waste management systems, integral building design elements and sustainable materials. “Developing the large 427-bed hospital from scratch presented us with the ideal opportunity to lay a strong foundation for providing healthcare more sustainably, through reducing reliance on the national power grid and conserving and recycling water, among other environmentally-conscious design features,” Netcare hospital division MD Jacques du Plessis said on March 3.
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Norfund, CDC commit R600m towards wind, solar energy projects in South Africa

Norwegian investment fund for developing countries Norfund has committed to invest R360-million in South African renewables investor and developer H1 Capital, while UK development finance institution (DFI) CDC Group will commit R240-million.

The transaction represents a joint vision by the two DFIs to mobilise climate finance to Africa and back clean infrastructure projects across the continent.

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US official says South Africa aid aimed at coal plants not EVs

A group of the world’s richest nations that pledged $8.5-billion in climate finance to South Africa wants the money to be used to retire coal-fired power plants, according to a senior US official involved in the talks, damping suggestions some could be channelled to producing electric vehicles and green hydrogen. The funds pledged by the US, UK, France, Germany and the European Union and announced at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow in November, can also be utilized to construct renewable energy facilities, the official said, asking not to be identified as the talks are private.
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