• Consultation paper on concurrence with the ministerial determination on the procurement of 2 500 MW generation capacity from nuclear

  

  Author: Wright, Jarrad G ; Calitz, Joanne R Date: Feb 2021 According 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
• Systems analysis to support increasingly ambitious CO2 emissions scenarios in the South African electricity system

  

  Author: Wright, Jarrad G ; Calitz, Joanne R Date: Jul 2020 The 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
• Final Report: Smart Ports

  

  Author: Hlabela, Patrick ; Harribhai, Jatin ; Seboqa, Mogau Date: Mar 2016 South 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
• South African National Biodiversity Assessment 2019: Technical Report Volume 7: Genetic Diversity

  

  Author: Tolley, KA ; Da Silva, JM ; Jansen van Vuuren, B ; Bishop, J ; Dalton, D ; Du Plessis, M ; Labuschagne, K ; Kotze, A ; Masehela, T ; Suleman, Essa Date: Sep 2019 Life on earth relates directly to the diversity of genes in space and time. The genomes of organisms encode the basic biological structures that define them, and allows individuals to survive and persist through time in changing environments. ... Read more
• Towards nature-based resilience in infrastructure development and assessment: An introductory guide

  

  Author: Audouin, Michelle A ; Sitas, Nadia Date: Apr 2020 Infrastructure 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
• South African National Biodiversity Assessment 2018: Technical Report Volume 7: Genetic Diversity

  

  Author: Tolley, KA ; Da Silva, JM ; Jansen van Vuuren, B ; Bishop, B ; Dalton, J ; Du Plessis, M ; Labuschagne, K ; Kotze, A ; Masehela, T ; Suleman, Essa Date: Sep 2019 Life on earth relates directly to the diversity of genes in space and time. The genomes of organisms encode the basic biological structures that define them, and allows individuals to survive and persist through time in changing environments. ... Read more
• Using LiDAR derivatives to estimate sediment grain size on beaches in False Bay

  

  Author: Burns, James Date: Dec 2019 The 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
• Baseline of household domestic waste recycling behaviour in large urban areas- South Africa 2010

  

  Author: Strydom, WF ; Godfrey, Linda K Date: Nov 2012 This 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
• Standards for exchanging digital geo-referenced information

  

  Author: Cooper, Antony K Date: Jun 1993 The 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
• Being, becoming and contributing in (and through) Planning

  

  Author: Van Huyssteen, Elsona Date: Mar 2018 The 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
• The IPBES regional assessment report on biodiversity and ecosystem services for Africa

  

  Author: Archer, Emma RM ; Dziba, LE ; Mulongoy, KJ ; Maoela, Malebajoa A ; Walters, Michele Date: 2018 The 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
• Wood-based bio-refineries: Value adding to sawmill waste from the forestry industry

  

  Author: Stafford, William HL ; De Lange, Willem J Date: May 2018 The 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
• Atmospheric corrosion testing in Southern Africa - Results of a twenty year national exposure programme

  

  Author: Callaghan, BG Date: 1991 Atmospheric 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
• A guideline for cost-efficient procurement of photovoltaic assets

  

  Author: Chiloane, Lehlogonolo D Date: Sep 2017 This 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
• A tangible programming environment model informed by principles of perception and meaning

  

  Author: Smith, Andrew C Date: Sep 2018 It 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
• Vision-based trailer pose estimation for articulated vehicles

  

  Author: De Saxe, Christopher C Date: Sep 2018 Articulated 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
• Formal comments on the Draft Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) 2018

  

  Author: Wright, Jarrad G ; Calitz, Joanne R ; Ntuli, Ntombifuthi ; Fourie, Ruan ; Rampokanyo, Mpeli J ; Kamera, Pam Date: 25 Oct 2018 As described in the Electricity Regulation Act No. 4 of 2006 and regulations in the Electricity Regulations for New Generation Capacity published in 2009; the Department of Energy (DoE), the system operator (Eskom) and National Energy Regulator ... Read more
• A national standard for the exchange of digital geo-referenced information

  

  Author: Cooper, Antony K ; van Rooyen, MH ; Clarke, DG ; Liebenberg, EC Date: Sep 1987 Geographically 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
• Research data management practices of emerging researchers at a South African Research Council

  

  Author: Patterton, Louise H Date: Feb 2017 The 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
• Development and implementation of state variable based user materials in computational plasticity

  

  Author: Jansen van Rensburg, Gerhardus J Date: Sep 2016 The 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

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