A techno-economic analysis of anaerobic digestion and gasification hybrid system: energy recovery from municipal solid waste in South Africa

PN Mabalane, BO Oboirien, ER Sadiku… - Waste and Biomass …, 2021 - Springer
Due to the increased population growth in South Africa, particularly in urban areas, the
generation of municipal solid waste has increased and so is the demand of energy …

Analysing the South African residential sector's energy profile

JA Bohlmann, R Inglesi-Lotz - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2018 - Elsevier
Given the significance of the residential sector in terms of energy consumption, a
comprehensive understanding of households' energy consumption patterns and choices is …

Estimating the determinants of electricity consumption in Jordan

SK Al-Bajjali, AY Shamayleh - Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
This research analyzes proposed determinants of electricity consumption in Jordan during
the period 1986–2015. For the upcoming years, Jordan's electricity consumption projections …

Environmental impact analysis of Portland cement (CEM1) using the midpoint method

OE Ige, OA Olanrewaju, KJ Duffy, OC Collins - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
The cement industry confronts significant challenges in raw materials, energy demands, and
CO2 emissions reduction, which are global and local environmental concerns. Life cycle …

The evolution of price elasticity of electricity demand in South Africa: A Kalman filter application

R Inglesi-Lotz - Energy Policy, 2011 - Elsevier
Abstract In South Africa, the electricity mismatch of supply and demand has been of major
concern. Additional to past problems, the 2008 electricity crisis made the solution crucial …

A perspective on South African coal fired power station emissions

I Pretorius, S Piketh, R Burger… - Journal of Energy in …, 2015 - scielo.org.za
This paper investigates trends of historical and projected future South African coal-fired
power station criteria (total primary Particulate Matter (PM), Sulphur Dioxide (SO 2) and …

Energy efficiency in South Africa: A decomposition exercise

R Inglesi-Lotz, A Pouris - Energy, 2012 - Elsevier
Improvement of energy efficiency has been accepted as one of the most cost-effective
approaches towards sustainable economic development and reduction of the continuously …

The effect of electrical load shedding on pediatric hospital admissions in South Africa

C Gehringer, H Rode, M Schomaker - Epidemiology, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Background: South Africa faced repeated episodes of temporary power shutdowns, or load
shedding, in 2014/2015. The effect of load shedding on children's health is unknown …

The time-varying elasticity of South African electricity demand

K Masike, C Vermeulen - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper estimates the price and income elasticity coefficients of domestic electricity
demand for the period 1980 to 2018 in South Africa. South African electricity prices were …

An optimal model for a building retrofit with LEED standard as reference protocol

M Michael, L Zhang, X Xia - Energy and Buildings, 2017 - Elsevier
The selection of facilities to be replaced during a building retrofit can be challenging due to
conflicting interests such as budget constraints, building minimum requirements, human …