Author:North, Brian C; Engelbrecht, AD; Oboirien, BDate:Jul 2015A techno-economic assessment was undertaken in two phases. The first is essentially a material and energy balance, in which fuel and sorbent requirements are calculated using input data such as plant size, plant efficiency, fuel CV, Ca/S ...Read more
Author:Engelbrecht, A; North, Brian C; Oboirien, B; Majozi, T; Madzivhandila, VDate:Jun 2011South Africa has abundant resources of high-ash and other low-quality coals. The aim of this work is to investigate the possibility of using fluidised bed gasification technology to convert these coals at a high efficiency into clean fuel gas ...Read more
Author:Makhanya, N; Oboirien, B; Ren, J; Musyoka, Nicholas M; Sciacovelli, ADate:Feb 2021The development of novel efficient materials for thermal energy storage (TES) is an important step in the storage and utilisation of renewable energy. During the charging period, TES process stores heat and later releases it during the ...Read more
