Special reports

January 2011: Kay Sever examines the importance of a great culture between operations and maintenance cannot be over-emphasised because it affects production, cost and morale.

Over the next 20 years, South Africa intends to drastically reduce the use of coal as the country’s prime energy-fuel, and 30 years thereafter virtually remove it altogether from the energy-fuel mix. Barry Baxter asks if this could really happen.

Around the world, governments are tackling carbon emissions head-on with ambitious carbon capture and storage (CCS) programmes and the race is hotting up to lead the world on this relatively new technology and to harness its economic potential.

New research from Policy Exchange shows that Britain and the EU are only on course to meet international carbon targets because emissions have been ‘off shored’ to countries like China.

According to the International Energy Agency’s latest World Energy Outlook, much stronger action is needed to accelerate the transformation of the global energy system.

Although plagued by the world’s worst traffic jams, the growth of China’s coal industry shows no signs of stopping. Ng Weng Hoong reports.

A letter from members of the UN High Level Advisory Group on climate change financing.

Nancy D. Yamaguchi, Hydrocarbon Engineering Contributing Editor, looks at the Southeast Asian energy sector.

The latest EIC Monitor (Q3) shows encouraging levels of new projects emerging across the globe with China, India and the USA having some of the largest new projects.

Alexander A. Ignatov, Ignatov & Co. Group, Russia, examines the major players competing in mine privatisation, following the Ukrainian Government’s planned reorganisation of the coal market

October 2010: Kay Sever outlines how the transition to a maintenance planning culture from a ‘plan-free’ environment can be tough but it is worthwhile.

South East Asian coal producing countries should be cheering on its revival. However, Ng Weng Hoong explains why they will also be grappling with uncertainties brought on by their increased economic dependence on, and the environmental impact of mining and handling, coal.

September 2010: Kay Sever explains how the process of discovery is a subtle but important dynamic in every improvement programme.

African National Congress (ANC) Youth League leader, Julius Malema, has announced that the party will debate nationalisation of the mining industry as part of its national conference in September. Barry Baxter asks whether the party is planning to publicly knock Malema’s proposals on the head?

August 2010: Kay Sever outlines what uncooperative attitudes are really costing you.