Author:Jonker Klunne, WDate:Oct 2012Hydropower is currently the most common source of renewable energy, accounting for more than 3,400 terawatts, or about 16 percent of global electricity production, in 2010. As hydropower uses a fuel—water from the hydrologic cycle—that is not ...Read more
Author:Jonker Klunne, WDate:Oct 2011To enhance the uptake of microhydro technology local stakeholders need to be made aware of the opportunities for the technology and coordinated efforts required to get this technology thriving again. To make people aware of the potential of ...Read more
Author:Jonker Klunne, WEDate:Oct 2009Local hydropower sources can play an important role in the electrification of rural areas in South Africa remote from the national electricity grid. To ensure the sustainability of hydropower developments it is essential that lessons learned ...Read more
Author:Jonker Klunne, WDate:Aug 2013This paper looks at the status of small hydropower in Lesotho, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland and Zimbabwe. For each country, an overview will be given of the electricity sector and the role of hydropower, the potential for small hydropower ...Read more
Author:Jonker Klunne, WDate:Aug 2011The article will focus around the use of the Internet to build a virtual community around the technology of microhydro to boast the uptake of the technology by analyzing the microhydropower.net internet portal and associated discussion forum.Read more
Author:Jonker Klunne, W; Michael, EDate:2013The East African region comprises 20 countries, 14 of which use small hydropower at various degrees. The East African Power Pool (EAPP) plays an important role in the future of energy within the region. One of the main objectives of EAPP is ...Read more
Author:Jonker Klunne, WDate:2013South Africa has a total electricity generation capacity of about 45,000 MW. Nearly 90 per cent of electricity is generated in coal-fired power stations. Koeberg, a large nuclear station near Cape Town, provides about five per cent of capacity, ...Read more
Author:Jonker Klunne, W; Michael, EDate:2013The Southern African region comprises five countries, of which Lesotho, Namibia, Swaziland and South Africa use small hydropower, with Namibia currently having a very limited use of this technology. Botswana does not possess any hydropower ...Read more