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Welcome to the CEF GroupTHE SECOND SOUTH AFRICAN CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE WEEKThe South African Centre for Carbon Capture and Storage (SACCCS) is pleased to announce the second South African Carbon Capture and Storage Week to be held at Gallagher Convention Centre, Midrand, South Africa, from 24 – 28 October 2011CEF GROUP CEO departsJohannesburg - Mr Mputumi Damane, CEO of the CEF Group of Companies, has announced his departure from the business after seven years at the helm.SANEA Award for the Atlas for Geological Storage of Carbon DioxideSANERI was awarded the SANEA Energy Project Award 2011 for The Atlas for Geological Storage of Carbon Dioxide in South Africa.Sasda Rating Agency ready to BEE in businessSasda Rating Agency (SRA) recently got the nod of approval from South African National Accreditation System (SANAS), thus officially accrediting them as one of the country’s BEE verification agencies.SANERI takes Gauteng Province to a whole new level of 'green'Vehicle branding experts, Graffiti, recently branded 14 energy-efficient vehicles in bold green: two belonging to SANERI’s Green Transport Centre and 12 owned by the Gauteng Province Department of Roads and Transport (G-Fleet)State mine firm set to start productionThe state-owned mining company, African Exploration Mining and Finance Corporation (AEMFC), would launch its first mine on Saturday 26 February, the director general of the Department of Mineral Resources, Sandile Nogxina, said recently.CEF Banking DetailsA letter is currently being circulated stating that the CEF Group (Pty) Ltd has changed its banking details and that all payments must be made to the new account as the old account will be closed soon..This is not correct. CEF (Pty) Ltd has not changed its banking details.First Atlas on the geological storage of carbon dioxide in AfricaJohannesburg, 10 September 2010 - The Minister of Energy, Ms Dipuo Peters, today launched the first Atlas on the geological storage of carbon dioxide in Africa.PetroSA Invests R80 Million towards Desalination Plant for Drought-Stricked Mossel BayCape Town, 26 May 2010 - PetroSA, the National Oil Company of South Africa, will invest R80 million towards the construction of a 200m3/hr (cubic meters per hour) desalination plant to alleviate the impact of drought in Mossel Bay and the Southern Cape.World-class crude oil refinery in the best interest of SAAlthough we recognize that BP may not be comfortable with fresh competition, building a new crude oil refinery would certainly be in the best interest of South Africa, says Sipho Mkhize, President and CEO of national oil company, PetroSA.CEF To Make LOC Building GreenSAFA House, the new headquarters of soccer in South Africa is the headquarters of the LOC (Local Organising Committee) for the Fifa 2010 Soccer World Cup to be hosted here in South Africa in mid-2010.CEF wins top Public Sector Risk AwardCEF (Pty) Ltd has won a major public sector risk award, in an initiative which is managed by the Institute of Risk Managers South Africa (IRMSA).Green Transport Taking off in SA!The South African National Energy Research Institute (SANERI) is hosting a Green Transport Programme. The programme is aimed at showcasing green transport technology options during the 2010 Football World Cup and beyond.Establishment of a South African Centre for Carbon Capture and StorageA National Centre for Carbon Capture and Storage was launched today 27 March 2009 in Sandton during a Charter Signing Ceremony.Landfills to offset carbon emissionSTATE-owned CEF (Pty) Ltd wants to build several landfill gas sites in Gauteng and the Western Cape in a bid to offset emissions from coal-fired power stations.Workshop on Energy and Environment PartnershipA workshop on Energy and Environment Partnership in Southern Africa was held in Gaborone on the 19th & 20th at Gaborone Sun International Hotel and was co-hosted by Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland and Central Energy Fund (CEF) (Pty) Ltd.CEF launches new international carbon hubIn the face of mounting international concerns about climate change and the effect of carbon emissions, CEF Carbon SA (Pty) Ltd, in association with European partners GreenStream Network Plc, has launched a new carbon hub.Peugeot to make 1,760km journey for less than R680In what is dubbed the Coast2Coast Challenge, Peugeot are preparing to showcase the ultra efficiency of their latest model, the 308 HDI, by driving it nearly 1,800km with less than R 680* of diesel in the tank.Carbon storage atlas for SA in the makingSasol, Eskom, PetroSA, Anglo American plc and the South African National Energy Research Institute (Saneri) are sponsoring the development of a South African Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Storage Atlas. The total sponsorship amounts to R2 million.CEF Carbon makes strides on the continentCEF Carbon again joined up with South Africa’s Designated National Authority (DNA) as it intensifies its endeavours to create a continental footprint in the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and carbon trading business. |