Author:Wright, Jarrad G; Calitz, Joanne RDate:Feb 2021According to section 34 of the Electricity Regulation Act, 2006 (Act No 4 of 2006 NERSA is required to appropriately apply its regulatory reviews and make decisions prior to the conclusion of the determination process by the Minister of the ...Read more
Author:Wright, Jarrad G; Calitz, Joanne RDate:Jul 2020The study analysed a range of cost-optimal energy system pathways for South Africa for the period 2020-2050, with CO2 emission reductions greater than that achieved by the current 2019 Integrated Resource plan (IRP). Thus, the speed of reducing ...Read more
Author:Hlabela, Patrick; Harribhai, Jatin; Seboqa, MogauDate:Mar 2016South Africa is a developing country and has made its mark as one of the major maritime countries in Africa and the world. For it to compete internationally the ports of South Africa have to maintain an international standard it terms of ...Read more
Author:Audouin, Michelle A; Sitas, NadiaDate:Apr 2020Infrastructure is critical to Africa's development and its ability to address poverty. The development of such infrastructure, however, needs to be undertaken in a way that is adaptable to a world of increasing uncertainty and environmental ...Read more
Author:Burns, JamesDate:Dec 2019The coastal zone is a dynamic environment that is regulated and influenced by natural ocean processes and anthropogenic phenomena. Beaches are important elements within the coastal zone and are highly valued for the ecosystem services that ...Read more
Author:Strydom, WF; Godfrey, Linda KDate:Nov 2012This report presents the findings of a national research project undertaken in late 2010, before the requirements for source separation of recyclables under the National Environmental Management: Waste Act (NEM:WA) (RSA 2008) was implemented. ...Read more
Author:Cooper, Antony KDate:Jun 1993The purpose of this dissertation is to assess digital geo-referenced information and standards for exchanging such information, especially the South African National Exchange Standard (NES). The process of setting up a standard is exacting. ...Read more
Author:Van Huyssteen, ElsonaDate:Mar 2018The thesis, Being, becoming and contributing in (and through) Planning, provides an overview and reflection on an innovative narrative-based enquiry into personal and professional work-life experiences of planning practitioners. It is aimed ...Read more
Author:Archer, Emma RM; Dziba, LE; Mulongoy, KJ; Maoela, Malebajoa A; Walters, MicheleDate:2018The Africa regional Assessment is the first of its kind for the continent and constitutes one of four Regional Assessments conducted under IPBES. This Assessment is a synthesis of the state of knowledge on biodiversity and nature’s contributions ...Read more
Author:Stafford, William HL; De Lange, Willem JDate:May 2018The overall aim of this project is to develop a pre-feasibility guideline that can be used as an opportunity analysis for the FTTP industry. The guideline will focus on two major waste streams generated by the sector viz. sawdust and sludge. ...Read more
Author:Callaghan, BGDate:1991Atmospheric corrosion is one the most widespread causes of metal and alloy degradation known. We only have to look at the corrosion of structural steelwork in buildings, bridges and other forms of construction to recognize the enormous wastage ...Read more
Author:Chiloane, Lehlogonolo DDate:Sep 2017This document aims to guide public entities on cost-efficient ways to procure photovoltaic (PV) assets. Traditionally, responses to the request for proposals for the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of a photovoltaic asset for ...Read more
Author:Smith, Andrew CDate:Sep 2018It is a fundamental Human-Computer Interaction problem to design a tangible programming environment for use by multiple persons that can also be individualised. This problem has its origin in the phenomenon that the meaning an object holds ...Read more
Author:De Saxe, Christopher CDate:Sep 2018Articulated Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) are more efficient than conventional rigid lorries, but exhibit reduced low-speed manoeuvrability and high-speed stability. Technologies such as autonomous reversing and path-following trailer steering ...Read more
Author:Cooper, Antony K; van Rooyen, MH; Clarke, DG; Liebenberg, ECDate:Sep 1987Geographically referenced (geo-referenced) information consists of all information that refers to the man-environment system and that can be localized in space and time. The basic entity of geo-referenced information is the feature, which has ...Read more
Author:Patterton, Louise HDate:Feb 2017The study aimed at answering several research questions. The main research question was: How can an organisation like the CSIR ensure that future researchers apply best practices when managing the CSIR's research data?
Five research ...Read more
Author:Jansen van Rensburg, Gerhardus JDate:Sep 2016The Finite Element Method is a powerful tool that can be used to test, improve or better understand an industrially relevant problem. There are numerous Finite Element Analysis (FEA) software packages that operate either in the commercial, ...Read more