sasol new energy member of the South African Centre for  CCS, which is developing an atlas of  potential CCS sites in this country. South Africa has abundant direct sunshine  and so we believe that concentrated solar  power has good potential in this country.  We are evaluating various options in this  regard, including further development  of this promising technology. During the year, we also progressed our  understanding of deep underground coal  gasification, which is potentially the fi rst  step in clean coal technology. We believe  that the gasification of coal in-situ, rather  than mining and transporting it to a coal  gasification plant above ground, could  allow for the development of coal reserves  that could otherwise not be mined.  It could also, potentially, reduce the cost  of producing synthesis gas and lead to  fewer above-ground pollutants and lower  CO$_{2}$ emissions. Sasol is also investigating the possibility of  producing energy from biomass, including  biofuels, in Southern Africa. However, we  would pursue biofuel production only  where sustainability criteria, such as  sufficient water and arable land which  does not compete with food production,  can be met. We are also considering the  cultivation of biomass as a carbon sink  to offset greenhouse gas emissions. Working towards a sustainable  water solution Pursuing carbon capture  and storage In 2010, Sasol New Energy made an  important commitment to the group’s  efforts to develop CCS solutions. We will  therefore acquire, during the fi rst quarter  of the 2011 financial year, a share in  Technology Centre Mongstad (TCM),  which is being established in Norway to  test, verify and demonstrate technology  suitable for deployment at large-scale  carbon capture facilities. Sasol is also  investigating opportunities for CCS around  its existing and potential future coal-to- liquids facilities. The group is a founder  Water is central to Sasol’s business.  The group operates facilities or is planning  projects in several parts of the world  where water is scarce. In the year,  Sasol New Energy took responsibility for  the group’s sustainable water strategy,  which is based on the commitments made  by Sasol in March 2008 under the  UN Global Compact CEO Water Mandate.  For more details, please see the Sasol  sustainable development report on www.sasolsdr.com. 68