Author:Matooane, MDate:Mar 2009Climate change is anticipated to have serious adverse health effects, particularly in developing countries. Impacts will be exacerbated by poor or non-existent social, technological and financial adaptation and/or mitigation measures. In South ...Read more
Author:Mokoduwe, SM; Van Rooyen, IJ; Neethling, JH; Janse van Vuuren, A; Olivier, EJDate:Oct 2010Recent research and development activities of the PBMR Fuel Characterization and Optimization Programme focused on the high temperature characteristics of the PBMR fuel and more specifically on the SiC layer. PBMR fuel consists of Tri-Isotropic ...Read more
Author:Mupambi, G; Schmeisser, M; Lötze, E; Malan, C; Dzikiti, Sebinasi; Steyn, WJDate:Jan 2017Pulsing irrigation is a supplementary irrigation strategy whereby South African apple growers aim to reduce tree stress during a heat wave by applying additional water to the orchard floor using microsprinklers. The aim of this research was ...Read more
Author:Klein, Peter; Roos, T; Sheer, JDate:Sep 2010The implementation of thermal storage systems allows concentrating solar power plants to generate predictable power delivery to the grid by mitigating the variability of solar energy supply. However, while thermal storage solutions exist for ...Read more