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Conservation – a new and efficient source of energy

Author: National Building Research Institute Date: Sep 1981 Energy is becoming increasingly expensive. Conservation can offset the increase in energy cost and can therefore be considered a new and can fairly inexpensive source of energy. The following article looks at the ways in which energy savings ... Read more
Hybrid mini-grid systems – electricity for communities not connected to the national electricity grid based on renewable energy resources

Author: Szewczuk, S Date: Nov 2008 One of the South African Government’s objectives is to have universal access to electricity for all of its citizens (Mbeki, 2004). To date, the South African electrification programme has been extremely successful from a policy, institutional, ... Read more
Microwave-assisted pechini synthesis of Pd-Ni nanocatalyst for ethanol electro-oxidation in alkaline medium

Author: Rohwer, Mark B ; Ozoemena, K ; Modibedi, Remegia M Date: Nov 2012 Fuel cells provide a means for the direct conversion of fuels to electricity. Direct alcohol fuel cells (DAFCs) are particularly attractive because liquid fuels such as methanol or ethanol have a relatively low cost, a high volumetric energy ... Read more
Natural resources, environment and municipal service provision: Results of a participatory systems dynamics scoping model in Cape Town

Author: De Wit, MP ; Swilling, M ; Musango, JK Date: 11 Aug 2008 Cities in developing countries often have to face a multiplicity of external shocks that impact on their operations. These changes include increased rates of migration from the rural poor, natural resource shocks such as droughts, decreased ... 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

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