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INTRODUCTION | ABOUT SASOL
STRATEGIC OVERVIEW
DELIVERING
CREATING VALUE
GOVERNANCE AND REWARDS
ADMINISTRATION
SASOL ENERGY AT A GLANCE (CONTINUED)
Delivering with Purpose
FUTURE SASOL
Transforming our operations and progressing on our strategy
Developing a fine coal
briquetting technology
Reducing reliance on coal as a primary
feedstock in our South African
operations is a key lever to lower our GHG
emissions. As a first step, we need to start
decommissioning coal-fired boilers at Secunda
Operations (SO). A novel fine coal agglomeration
technology developed by Sasol and a technology
partner is enabling this. By developing briquettes,
we are able to make better use of fine coal:
the briquette can be gasified for conversion
into products rather than burnt as a fuel,
reducing the amount of coal used at SO
and thus CO2 emissions.
Securing renewable energy at scale
In our pursuit in our ambition to be Net Zero by 2050 we need to secure substantial amounts
of renewable energy. By 2030, we plan to procure 1 200 MW. As a start, we are procuring
600 MW jointly with Air Liquide. The projects to supply the first 150-300 MW of wind and solar
energy are on track to deliver electrons for 2025 or earlier. Renewable energy is also being procured
for green hydrogen production at our Sasolburg site. We expect to conclude negotiations for these
renewable energy power purchase agreements soon.
Processing bio-sludge to
reduce emissions
Among the sustainable carbon
feedstocks we are assessing to use
at our Secunda and Sasolburg
sites are biomass (for
gasification), biogas and
unavoidable process CO2.
By re-routing
bio-sludge from our
biological water treatment
plants to gasification,
a portion of the carbon is
reconverted into usable products.
This solution, developed and trialled
by Sasol, means we can shut
down bio-sludge incinerators with
associated positive GHG and air
emission impacts.
We are now working to deliver modernised
stores, improved in-store offerings and more
RCCs in high-growth areas. Sasol is an iconic
South African brand and we are dedicated to
providing the best customer experience and
ensuring our forecourts are a destination,
not just a pitstop.
As green hydrogen is a key enabler
to repurposing our assets in Sasolburg
and Secunda, developing green
hydrogen innovations is the focus of our
renewable energy plans. Our Fischer-Tropsch
(FT) technology is agnostic to the source of
carbon and hydrogen feedstock so we can easily
substitute grey hydrogen and fossil-based carbon
with green hydrogen and sustainable carbon.
This will allow us to use existing facilities to
produce the sustainable fuel and chemical
products the world needs.
At our Sasolburg site, we plan to produce green
hydrogen towards end 2023 using our 60 MW
electrolyser. Initially, the green hydrogen produced
will be for heavy-duty mobility in commercial
transportation and mining, city buses, green
steel and back-up power.
Green hydrogen allows for the decarbonisation
of hard-to-abate industries such as aviation,
steel and heavy-duty mobility. However, the main
component in its production is the electrolyser,
which still requires technology maturation and
a significant cost reduction to achieve the
large-scale roll-out of green hydrogen production.
Rewarding our retail customers
Our Sasol Rewards loyalty programme
allows customers to earn points from
their fuel purchases. These points can
be redeemed against fuel and in-store
purchases at all participating Sasol Retail
Convenience Centres (RCCs).
Producing green hydrogen
in Sasolburg
By the end of July, more
than 640 000
motorists had registered,
representing 5 million
transactions and
100 million litres
of loyalty fuel sold.
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