Energize October 2012

LEAD EDITORIAL Hurry up and wait by Mike Rycroft, editor While government departments and Eskom are forging ahead with plans and programmes to ensure that all is in place to facilitate meeting the planned 9600 MW of nuclear power generation included in the IRP 2030, industry, who will have to provide the plant, are waiting in the wings, hamstrung by a lack of commitment to plans. ENERGIZE INBOX Rebuttal to letter to the editor, Energize April 2012     INDUSTRY NEWS Energy days – A two-day conference Bilateral trading workshop Recipients of the 2012 SANEA Energy Awards announced Cabinet endorsed recommendations on the lifting of moratorium on shale gas drilling Postponement of 3rd bid submission date for the REIPPP Launch of University of Pretoria’s new energy research initiative Medium voltage partnership agreement signed Youth technology innovation fund launched Free web training for multiple industries Sponsorship for UJ solar car Sponsor for Africa Energy Indaba 2013 Second award for software developer Power industry expo for international suppliers "Global technology for local solutions" theme powers conference     POWER DEVELOPMENTS IN AFRICA Power developments in Africa         VIEWS, COMMENT AND OPINION Power licence grants step in right direction Let’s get to the facts about electricity prices The Jacob Marley column: Revolution in the air The cost of electricity shortfalls in South Africa GENERATION TECHNICAL Failure of HV motors in generation plant Generation using gas-fuelled engines in South Africa – an overview TRANSMISSION & DISTRIBUTION TECHNICAL Tracking the evolution of XLPE and water trees High voltage current transformers Energy saving in electrical distribution networks Transmission efficiency – lost in the middle Bimetallic conductors: A significant weapon in the war on copper theft Energy balancing: a tool for detecting and managing energy losses APPLICATION TECHNICAL Calculating total power requirements for data centres What your mining operation needs from a power management system SUSTAINABLE ENERGY TECHNICAL Renewable energy feed in tariffs, REBID, SASGI and the smart grid Sinetech 316/10: Realistic guidelines to install a home solar system Protection system for photovoltaic (PV) systems     GENERATION NEWS New accelerometer for vibration monitoring Lights, camera, action – with portable generator technology Thorium pebble bed development seeks funding Zest energy secures Mondi steam turbine contract Continuous vibration monitoring High energy ignitor Level measurement in steam boilers Lighting up Kumba Iron Ore’s Kolomela mine Extra tonnage capacity a critical factor Solution for weighing, level control stress, fatigue monitoring Scalable and integrated development environment Coal-fired power station upgrade with remote Ethernet I/O Combustion/flue gas velocity monitor         T & D NEWS Strong move into mobile substations Discount on offer Fully insulated busbars solutions for renewable energy Terminations of polymeric cables Improving the efficiency of the electrical transmission grid AC current transducer with large window Power transformer courses for Eskom personnel Energy monitoring system Terminations of polymeric cables ISO accreditation for laboratory Multipole combined lightning current surge arresters APPLICATION NEWS Flame monitoring system New motor protection relay Protection for pump motors Staying connectedwith standby power High performance modular system for energy monitoring and control New range of three-phase energy meters Low voltage AC motors with improved energy efficiency Modernisation program improves performance of aging plant assets AC transducers utilising Hall-effect multipliers Explosion proof pressure switch now available               SUSTAINABLE ENERGY NEWS Solar backup system keeps essential services running Blending of bio fuels – a benefit or a consumer’s burden? Plastic, gravity outlet system for solar water heaters Geyser manufacturers support the national energy efficiency drive Capital agreement for RE company Type 2 surge arresters for photovoltaic installations Responding to growth in solar market Boosting efficiency of solar thermal plants 35 MWp German solar park DPST switch for downtime

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