Electricity and Control April 2023

ENERGY MANAGEMENT + THE INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENT : PRODUCTS + SERVICES

Alliance to bolster power generation technology in SA

LPG trucks and tankers change hands Petregaz, a subsidiary of the Petredec Group, has con cluded an agreement to acquire 35 LPG trucks and tank ers and truck horses from OneLogix. The OneLogix Group will retain its other assets and businesses. The Sale Agree ment took effect from 1 April 2023 with all suspensive con ditions having been met. With the acquisition of these assets, Petregaz will be able to expand its supply chain capabilities, provide pri mary logistics services to a larger client base and work “Through this alliance, our customers in the power and industrial sectors will have access to a wealth of proven international technologies that can be applied to address local challenges such as emissions reduction, power reliability and renewable energy,” said Thava Govender, Chief Executive Officer of Babcock Ntuthuko. “Some of these technologies have already been successfully implemented in South Africa, including a nitrogen oxide (NOx) abatement solution that Babcock Ntuthuko and Babcock & Wilcox provided for a large in dustrial petrochemical plant,” Govender added. South Africa-based Babcock Ntuthuko Engineering Pty Ltd (Babcock Ntuthuko), a subsidiary of Babcock International, and US-based The Babcock & Wilcox Company (Babcock & Wilcox), a subsidiary of Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc., have formed a strategic alliance to bring advanced, world class power generation and environmental technology solutions to utility and industrial customers in the South African market. Although unaffiliated with each other, the two compa nies have well over a century of experience in delivering cutting-edge solutions to the steam generation markets they serve. Founded in 1867 by George Babcock and Stephen Wilcox, Babcock & Wilcox set the industry standard for inherently safe and reliable water-tube boilers. It is to day a global leader in steam generation, emissions re duction, carbon capture, decarbonisation and hydrogen generation technologies for utilities, manufacturers and other industries around the world. In 1891, Babcock Ntuthuko’s parent company supplied the first boiler to South Africa’s gold mining industry and subsequently designed and supplied many steam boil ers used in the utility and industrial sectors in the region. Today, as an original equipment manufacturer, Babcock Ntuthuko has the expertise to design, build, operate, maintain and manage complex steam-generating infra structure to meet the critical requirements of its customers. Babcock Ntuthuko and Babcock & Wilcox support sustainable development and are committed to helping customers optimise their operations, reduce their impact on the environment and meet global decarbonisation and climate change objectives.

The new alliance was announced at a recent Power Technology Day hosted by the two companies.

In that case, the project scope required an optimised NOx abatement solution for 12 boilers to comply with the National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act, which calls for NOx levels to be reduced to 750 mg/Nm 3 for each combustion installation with a thermal rating of more than 50 MW. After an extensive technology selec tion process, the compact Babcock & Wilcox DRB-XCL ® low-NOx burner was found to be the most suitable for the given site constraints. The NOx abatement installation project achieved lev els of 651 mg/Nm 3 , and subsequent boiler installations at the petrochemical plant have reached emission levels almost 40% lower than the legal requirement. David Milner, Babcock & Wilcox Director of Sales and Business Development for Sub-Saharan Africa, said, “We look forward to collaborating with Babcock Ntuthuko to customise engineering solutions for complex steam generation challenges. This is an exciting opportunity for our companies to work together to provide steam gen eration and environmental solutions for our customers in the region.” Govender added, “We manage the combustion value chain, from engineering to execution. Together with our technology partners and suppliers, we can identify op portunities to implement environmental and optimisation solutions through the various stages of the life cycle, from analysing how a boiler manages a specific type of coal, to how emissions can be reduced.”

For more information contact Babcock Ntuthuko. Visit: www.babcock.co.za

Petregaz’s acquisition of LPG trucks and tankers and truck horses from OneLogix will enable it to extend its supply chain. more closely with its existing and potential new key clients across the LPG (liquid petroleum gas) industry. Continued on page 15

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