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The need to strategically manage CSP fleet development and water resources: A structured review and way forward

Author: Duvenhage, F ; Brent, AC ; Stafford, William HL Date: Mar 2019 The rapid global growth in the use of renewable energy to reduce GHG emissions and mitigate climate change, through the inclusion of large amounts of PV and wind in existing electricity grids, has highlighted certain challenges. Most critically, ... Read more
The need to strategically manage CSP fleet development and water resources: A structured review and way forward

Author: Duvenhage, F ; Brent, AC ; Stafford, William HL Date: Mar 2019 The rapid global growth in the use of renewable energy to reduce GHG emissions and mitigate climate change, through the inclusion of large amounts of PV and wind in existing electricity grids, has highlighted certain challenges. Most critically, ... Read more
Optimising the concentrating solar power potential in South Africa through an improved GIS analysis

Author: Duvenhage, DF ; Brent, AC ; Stafford, William HL ; Van Den Heever, D Date: Jun 2020 Renewable Energy Technologies are rapidly gaining uptake in South Africa, already having more than 3900 MW operational wind, solar PV, Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) and biogas capacity. CSP has the potential to become a leading Renewable ... Read more
Overview of developing countries

Author: Coelho, ST ; Recalde, MY ; Mani, SK ; Stafford, William HL Date: Jan 2020 This chapter presents a general overview of each region where the selected developing countries (Latin America, Africa, and Asia) are located. It includes socioeconomic figures, such as energy access, share of urban and rural population, and ... Read more
Reducing landscape restoration costs: Feasibility of generating electricity from invasive alien plant biomass on the Agulhas Plain, South Africa

Author: Stafford, William HL ; Blignaut, J Date: Jun 2017 South Africa has embarked on a large-scale government programme to control invasive alien plants (IAPs). However, to date, very little cost recovery has occurred through the development of value adding industries and the sale of various wood ... Read more
Reducing the costs of landscape restoration by using invasive alien plant biomass for bioenergy

Author: Stafford, William HL ; Von Maltitz, Graham P ; Watson, HK Date: Feb 2018 South Africa's natural resources are severely impacted by invasive alien plants (IAPs). As water is a scarce resource, the national Working for Water (WfW) program was established in 1995 to restore landscapes by eradicating IAPs. Since then, ... Read more
The soil and plant determinants of community structures of the dominant actinobacteria in Marion Island terrestrial habitats, Sub-Antarctica

Author: Sanyika, TW ; Stafford, William HL ; Cowan, DA Date: Aug 2012 Marion Island is a Sub-Antarctic island made up of distinct ecological habitats based on soil physiochemical, plant cover and physical characteristics. The microbial diversity and ecological determinants in this harsh Sub-Antarctic environment ... Read more
A system dynamics approach to understanding the biofuels socio-technical transition

Author: Stafford, William HL ; Simelane, T ; Kwagga, M ; Mutanga, Shingirirai S Date: 2018 Biofuels are renewable energy sources that are alternatives to the current fossil fuels which dominate energy supply systems. Since energy is a domestic necessity and also a factor of production (enabling a variety of services such as ... Read more
Transitioning from conventional plastic to more sustainable alternative materials: Evidence from South Africa

Author: Oelofse, Suzanna HH ; Nahman, Anton ; Russo, Valentina ; Stafford, William HL ; Muswema, Aubrey P ; Mathew, Maya J ; Muniyasamy, Sudhakar Date: Oct 2022 The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research in partnership with UNIDO and the University of the Witwatersrand, with funding from the Japanese government, undertook research to identify and implement opportunities for sustainable ... Read more
Water and CSP—Linking CSP water demand models and national hydrology data to sustainably manage CSP development and water resources in arid regions

Author: Duvenhage, F ; Brent, AC ; Stafford, William HL ; Grobbelaar, S Date: Apr 2020 A systematic approach to evaluate Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) plant fleet deployment and sustainable water resource use in arid regions is presented. An overview is given of previous work carried out. Once CSP development scenarios, ... Read more
Wood-based bio-refineries: Value adding to sawmill waste from the forestry industry

Author: Stafford, William HL ; De Lange, Willem J Date: May 2018 The overall aim of this project is to develop a pre-feasibility guideline that can be used as an opportunity analysis for the FTTP industry. The guideline will focus on two major waste streams generated by the sector viz. sawdust and sludge. ... Read more
WtE best practices and perspectives in Africa

Author: Stafford, William HL Date: Jan 2020 The adequate collection and disposal of municipal waste remains a challenge in most African town and cities. Both wastewater (i.e., sewage) and solid waste [i.e., municipal solid waste (MSW)] pose health and environmental risks as a direct ... Read more

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