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Anticipating potential biodiversity conflicts for future biofuel crops in South Africa: Incorporating land cover information with Species Distribution Models

Author: Blanchard, Ryan ; O'Farrell, Patrick J ; Richardson, D Date: Oct 2012 Using spatial techniques to determine the threat of land-use change is a useful tool in mitigating against potential biodiversity losses. We investigate the potential suitability and likely impacts of energy crops not currently grown in South ... Read more
Application of past lessons in the dissemination of modern energy technologies in Africa: selected recent cases

Author: Mapako, M Date: Apr 2009 Projects and programmes to disseminate energy technologies in Africa have been undertaken for decades with little success. These have included initiatives to promote and disseminate family and community biogas digesters, improved woodstoves, ... Read more
Assessing hydrological impacts of tree-based bioenergy feedstock

Author: Gush, Mark B Date: 2010 This chapter provides a methodology for assessing the hydrological impacts of tree-based bioenergy feedstock. Based on experience gained in South Africa, it discusses the tasks required to reach an understanding of the likely water resource ... Read more
Assessing the Sustainability of Bioenergy Projects in Developing Countries: A Framework for Policy Evaluation

Author: Amezaga, JM ; Von Maltitz, Graham P ; Boyes, S Date: 2010 Fulfilling the promise of sustainable development has become a major concern for proponents ofmodern bioenergy projects. The global land area dedicated to feedstock production, be it for liquid biofuels, solid biomass or biogas, has expanded ... Read more
Bioenergy systems sustainability assessment & management (BIOSSAM) guidance portal for policy, decision and development support of integrated bioenergy supply interventions

Author: Stafford, William HL Date: Aug 2010 There is a growing recognition of the carrying capacity of natural systems and how these limits impact economic growth and development. As fossil fuels are being depleted, the era of cheap fossil fuels is ending and societies are more willing ... Read more
CSIR Energy Autonomous Campus Biogas Project

Author: Sigawuke, Busisiwe P Date: Mar 2018 This presentation discusses energy topics such as biogas, bioenergy, and the CSIR Energy-Autonomous Campus. Read more
Developing a sustainability framework for assessing bioenergy projects

Author: Harrison, JA ; Von Maltitz, Graham P ; Tiwari, S Date: Jun 2009 Focusing on the situation relating to bioenergy in India, this paper provides analyses of the currently available methodologies for assessing the varied impacts, both positive and negative, of bioenergy production. This contextual information ... Read more
Ensuring sustainability in developing world biofuel productoin

Author: Von Maltitz, Graham P ; Haywood, Lorren K ; De Wet, Benita Date: Jun 2009 This poster focuses on a typology of biofuel projects and how to ensure sustainability. Read more
Estimation of the electric power potential using wastewater sludge produced from the Percy Steward Wastewater Treatment Works (PS-WWTW) in Mogale City local municipality

Author: Mema, V ; Hlabela, Simon P ; Marx, S Date: Jun 2015 Energy recovered from biogas in the form of methane can reduce the usage of electricity generated from fossil fuels thereby lessening greenhouse gas deposits into environment. Sewage sludge produced by Municipal Wastewater Treatment Works ... Read more
Integrating bioenergy into a green economy: identifying opportunities and constraints

Author: Von Maltitz, Graham P ; Stafford, William HL Date: Oct 2012 Bioenergy is a renewable energy option that has the potential to contribute to a low-carbon development path and stimulate a green economy. However, since bioenergy uses land and natural resources, it is in competition with the valuable ... Read more
An introduction to BIOSSAM: the South African BIOenergy systems sustainability assessment and management portal

Author: Stafford, William HL ; Brent, A Date: Nov 2010 The global bioenergy industry is advancing rapidly. New technologies and potential feedstocks are being proposed that aim for bioenergy to contribute to a wider range of economic, social, and environmental objectives. However, these advancements ... Read more
Life cycle inventory of electricity cogeneration from bagasse in the South African sugar industry

Author: Mashoko, L ; Mbohwa, C ; Thomas, VM Date: Jan 2013 The South African sugar industry has a potential for cogeneration of steam and electricity using bagasse. The sugar industry has the potential to generate about 960 MW per year from bagasse based on the average of 20 million tons of sugar ... Read more
Local food security impacts of biofuel crop production in southern Africa

Author: Gasparatos, A ; Mudombi, S ; Balde, BS ; Von Maltitz, Graham P ; Johnson, FX ; Romeu-Dalmaue, C ; Jumbe, C ; Ochieng, C ; Luhanga, D ; Nyambane, A Date: Feb 2022 Biofuels have been promoted as a renewable energy option in many countries, but have also faced extensive scrutiny over their sustainability. Food security is perhaps the most debated sustainability impact of biofuels, especially in regions ... Read more
Re-impact: forest based bioenergy for sustainable development in developing countries

Author: Amezaga, JM ; Harrison, J ; Von Maltitz, Graham P ; Tennigkeit, T ; Tiwari, S ; Windhorst, K Date: Jun 2009 Re-Impact "Rural Energy Production from Bioenergy Projects" is a project funded by the European Union Aid Cooperation office which is promoting a sustainability assessment framework for bioenergy projects focussed on rural development in ... 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

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