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Hot water or hot air?
by Mike Rycroft, editor
 Solar water heating is the one renewable technology that could be implemented on a large scale in this country. The DoE workshop on SWH held in November, was intended to introduce a national solar water heating framework which would facilitate the large scale roll out of SWH.The outcome however, is less than encouraging... (more) |
The Eskom saga: Power struggle, or power supply?
by Chris Yelland, managing director of EE Publishers
 On Thursday 29 October a fateful Eskom board meeting heralded an unprecedented management crisis within this key South African state-owned enterprise.The company is still reeling from a generation capacity crisis, the power black-outs of 2008, a serious skills shortage, a funding crisis for its new-build programme... (more)
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The Jacob Marley column: The curse of surplus power
I note with concern a sudden richness in pundits on the topic of electricity pricing, which is of course, as one would call it today, a hot topic and wonder what drives people to think about these things. In my days economic erudition came from Mr. Adam Smith and his ilk, and he was more concerned with the wealth of whole nations rather than in bits and pieces... (more) |
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ISES Solar World Congress 2009 resolution
Information from SESSA
The ISES Solar World Congress 2009 hosted by the Sustainable Energy Society of Southern Africa in Johannesburg produced several resolutions, including the conclusion that the global target of 100% renewable energies is both attainable and necessary by the middle of the current century... (more) |
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The future of SA's coal in a carbon controlled economy
Information from the Fossil Fuel Foundation
Energy use and climate change are inextricably linked, and almost 90% of the world's primary energy is provided by the burning of fossil fuels - coal, oil and gas. However the era of using these cheap fossil fuels is coming to an end... (more) |
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Power station plant data system project
by Denis du Buisson, Wonderware SA
At the start of 2008, we had a taste of what life without electricity would be like. That's why Eskom is investing a great deal of energy, finance and technology into understanding the behaviour and status of its complex grid and generation facilities on a national level... (more) |
Biofuels: Food to burn? Part 1
by C M Meyer, technical journalist
Is Chris Skrebowski, the internationally known editor of "Petroleum Review" correct when he says that the expansion of biofuels' supply will be much smaller than recently believed? Or are the millions of new motorists that are expected in rapidly developing countries such as India, China, Russia and elsewhere going to decide the issue... (more) |
Time-of-use tariffs in the Eskom Western region
by D Ramsbottom, Eskom
This is a case study into the application of time-of-use tariffs in the Eskom Western Region undertaken to determine the effect that time of use tariffs have had on changing the load shape to reduce peak loads during peak times... (more) |
Testing IEC 61850 devices
by Stan Thompson, Megger Relay Test Equipment, Dallas
The IEC 61850 protocol was developed to control and protect power systems by standardizing the exchange of information between intelligent electronic devices (IED) within an automated substation and a remote control link... ( more) |
Energy loss management programme: Eskom distribution
by M Maphaka, Eskom and S Naidoo, EON Consulting
Utilities globally are battling with the problem of energy losses, that costs utilities billion of rands annually, and developing countries are worst hit. Losses include both technical losses, and theft and non-payment. Eskom is not immune to this challenge... (more) |
Energy savings opportunity on a waste water treatment facility
by A Z Dalgleish, L J Grobler, and P A de Villiers, North-West University
A study was conducted on a waste water treatment facility to identify energy efficiency opportunities. It was found that about 38% of the electricity consumed could be saved totalling an annual electricity consumption reduction of 1600 MWh or almost R500 000 per annum... ( more) |
Data centre efficiency: Modelling of data centres: Part 2
by Neil Schneider, APC
Recent articles suggest that the cost of electricity for a data centre can be greater than the cost of IT hardware. Research shows that efficiency varies widely across similar data centres, and the actual efficiencies of real installations are well below the practical achievable best-in-class values... (more) |
Has your UPS had a "check-up" lately
Information from Meissner
Electrical power failures remain a constant threat. However, installation of the UPS is one thing. But ensuring that it is going to perform to expectation when an emergency arises is quite another... (more) |
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Skilled power electrical engineering candidates for employers...
EE Recruitment has over 200 qualified electricians, technicians, technologists, certificated engineers and engineers on its books seeking work.
If you are looking for skilled staff, visit www.eerecruitment.co.za or contact Ian Otridge ian.otridge@ee.co.za, Tel 0119943509, Cell 0825729749.
Some of our skilled candidates in the field of Power Electrical Engineering are listed below:
- M, 23, Gauteng, BEng(Elec), Student engineer looking for a challenging position
- M, 60, Gauteng, BScEng(Elec), Prof elec eng, mining, transformers, switchgear, protection and instrumentation
- M, 31, Gauteng, BTech(Elec), Senior technologist, protection, metering, AC and DC system skills up to 132 kV
- M, 44, Gauteng, BTech(Elec) & MSc, Technologist with business management, protection, telecomms, metering & control skills
- M, 57, Gauteng, NDip(Elec), Technician, switchgear design, implementation, planning & training on ERP systems
- M, 28, KZN, BTech(Elec), Electrical technologist specialising in protection and relay control
- M, 38, Gauteng, BEngHons(Elec), Elec eng specialising in power systems, contracts, planning, design and specification
- M, 29, Gauteng, BScEng(Elec), Elec eng, currently a power systems engineer, researcher and consultant
- M, 36, Gauteng, BTech(Elec), BTech Electrical engineer with good instrumentation skills, currently doing an MBA
- M, 29, E Cape, BScEng(Elec), Electrical engineer with protection, telecontrol, breaker and transformer skills
- M, 37, Gauteng, NDip(Elec), Elec technician, experience in HV and MV switchgear, motors and transformers
- M, 27, Outside SA, BScEng(Elec), Hons & MSc, Elec eng specialising in power systems and power system analysis
- M, 35, Gauteng, BScEng(Elec), Electrical Engineer busy finishing his PhD with knowledge of the mining industry
- M, 37, Gauteng, BScEng(Elec), Electrical systems engineer with auxilliary power systems experience
- M, 29, Gauteng, BScEng(Elec), Electrical eng with power station experience including turbines and breakers
- M, 53, Gauteng, NDip(Elec), Electrical tech, knowledge of protection systems in LV, HV and EHV environments
- M, 27, Gauteng, BTech(Elec), Young electrician, mini sub-stations, motors, DB boards, generators and UPS's
- M, 38, E Cape, BEng(Elec), Electrical engineer specialising in management and manufacturing
- M, 25, Gauteng, NDip(Inst), Inst tech, experience in testing transformers, switchgear, panels, circuit breakers etc.
- M, 37, W Cape, NDip(Mech) Mature engineer, experience in LV residential installations, refrigeration and boilers
- M, 32, Gauteng, BScEng(Mech), Mechanical engineer specialising in turbines and turbo generators
- M, 35, Gauteng, BScEng(Elec), Highly qualified principal engineer currently consulting to the power industry
- F, 28, Gauteng, BScEng(Elec), Elec eng, protection, PLCs, process control, instrumentation, automation
- M, 47, Free State, NDip(Elec), Technician, milwright, instrumentation, hydraulic, pneumatic, and sales skills
- M, 43, Gauteng, BTech(Elec), Elec technologist, marketing, banking diplomas, sales & marketing
- M, 45, W Cape, NDip(Elec), Prof eng technician with variable speed drives, maintenance & reticulation skills
- M, 51, Gauteng, Solar tech, mature and experienced technician with extensive knowledge of the solar industry
- M, 25, Mpumalanga, NDip(Elec), Systems technician specialising in MV switchgear and protection
- M, 27, Gauteng, NDip(Inst), Inst tech with knowledge of pneumatics, temperature control, hydraulics & SCADA
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