Tag: Wärtsilä Energy Business
Cement energy security – powering Africa’s industrial expansion
Africa’s cement industry is expanding quickly, driven by urbanisation, infrastructure investment and rising demand for housing. However, behind this growth lies a persistent operational challenge: reliable and affordable access to electricity. Cement production requires large amounts of energy and remains highly sensitive to power interruptions.
Africa can adopt renewable energy and save billions along the way
When it comes to building the future of energy in Africa, the decisions facing the continent’s leaders today are nothing less than of historical importance. More than anything else, energy systems are the very fabric of business and society.
Breathing fresh air into old coal power stations
AGL Energy Limited undertook a successful transformation of an old coal plant to a modern flexible gas engine power plant to support more renewables into the South Australian power system. Eskom’s latest request for information to propose new uses for decommissioned coal-fired power stations, is an opportunity to devise creative solutions to what would otherwise become a major financial burden for the utility and result in thousands of jobs lost.
