Skyriders Access Specialists set a new record when it deployed its Elios SkyEye confined-space drone for the first time in the massive internal space of the back-pass ducting at a major coal-fired power station in Limpopo. The back-pass ducting conveys the hot exhaust gases and fly ash to the precip hoppers, and ultimately to the […]
World Environment Day, which encourages worldwide awareness and action for protecting the environment, is celebrated on 5 June each year. This year’s theme was “Air Pollution”. Fossil fuel combustion is the biggest contributor to air pollution. The leading culprits are traffic, factories and power plants. Power plants which burn coal to produce electricity emit hazardous […]
Magnetic particle inspection (MPI), a form of non-destructive resting (NDT), is far more cost-effective and efficient as a maintenance method if it is carried out using rope access. This was proven recently at a large coal-fired power station in Limpopo, where Skyriders Access Specialists was called upon to examine three specific areas in a large […]
Comtest, the local representative of Industrial Scientific, has announced that firmware version 2.1 for Ventis Pro Series multi-gas monitors is now available and offers support for additional sensor and language options. Ventis Pro Series monitors are small, highly configurable instruments which offer Lens wireless and a guaranteed-for-life warranty. The new sensors for these monitors include […]
Any industry with a boiler installed has a potential for cogeneration using a steam turbine. The electricity cost savings usually pay back the investment in less than three years, but this payback period can be further reduced depending on the applicable electricity price tariff in effect. Power plants, sugar mills, pulp and paper mills, steel […]
Lloyd’s Register recently performed a technical audit and evaluation of Swedish Stirling’s PWR Blok 400-F, which uses the Stirling engine. The purpose was to validate and verify technical performance specifications presented by the company regarding this technology’s ability to convert industrial residual gases from the South African ferrochrome industry into electricity. Lloyd’s certification states that […]
Gazprom Neft and ICS Holding concluded a preliminary agreement on 6 June to create a joint venture which will bring to market technology to support digital transformation in the oil and gas industry. The two companies will work together to tackle challenges in the sector, using contemporary artificial intelligence systems and advanced data processing algorithms […]
Instrotech, a local manufacturer and distributor of a range of process control instrumentation and specialised systems, has developed an acoustic steam leak detection (ASLD) measurement system called Inspecta, currently in use in the boilers of power generating facilities worldwide. The current system Inspecta FFT, first released some 20 years ago, is reaching its end-of-life, and […]
Renewables firm Pangea Energy and vanadium battery producer CellCube have agreed to build a 50 MW/200 MWh storage system alongside a solar farm in South Australia. This will provide some of the power which used to be supplied by the 784 MW coal-fired Port Augusta power stations which were closed in 2016. Construction of the […]
