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Akara, Ghafi Kondi, Benoit Hingray, Adama Diawara, and Arona Diedhiou. "Effect of weather on monthly electricity consumption in three coastal cities in West Africa." AIMS Energy 9, no. 3 (2021): 446–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.3934/energy.2021022.

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Ali, Essossinam. "Climate change and agricultural development in West Africa: Role of renewable energy and trade openness." Environmental Economics 12, no. 1 (2021): 14–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.21511/ee.12(1).2021.02.

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The design, implementation, and evaluation of energy policies in combating climate change are becoming increasingly evident to strengthen economic growth driven by the agricultural sector in most developing countries. The study analyzes the direct and indirect effects of renewable energy consumption (REC) on agriculture value-added (AgVA), CO2 emissions, and trade openness in the short- and long-run in the West African countries. The second-generation panel unit root tests, the panel cointegration methods, and Panel Vector Error Correction Model are used with World Bank data from 1990 to 2015. A panel Granger causality test was also used to determine the direction of causality between variables. Findings show a unidirectional relationship between AgVA, CO2 emissions, and REC; between REC, gross fixe capital formation (GFCF) and trade openness. Moreover, the bidirectional hypothesis is verified between agricultural development and trade openness. However, the null hypothesis is found between AgVA and GFCF, on the one hand, and GFCF and CO2 emissions, on the other hand. These results suggest that fostering renewable energy policy and revisiting trade policy toward reducing environmental pollution will enable agricultural development and boost the regional economy. AcknowledgmentThe author wants to thank Dr. Moukpè GNINIGUE for his technical supports and Prof. Jean Marcelin Bosson BROU from the University of Houphouet Boigny (Cote d’Ivoire), Dr. Odzadifo K. WONYRA and Dr. Hodabalo BATAKA from the University of Kara, Dr. Koffi Massesso ADJI from the West African Sciences Services Centre on Climate Change and Land Use (University of Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar) and Essotanam MAMBA from the University of Lomé for their constructive comments on the earlier version of this manuscripts. Finally, the author is grateful to the anonymous reviewers and Editor-in-Chief of Environmental Economics, whose comments have improved this paper. However, the opinions expressed in this paper are solely those of the author.

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Zigah, Elias. "Energy Security of West Africa: the Case of Natural Gas." Yearbook of Antitrust and Regulatory Studies 12, no. 19 (2019): 91–110. http://dx.doi.org/10.7172/1689-9024.yars.2019.12.19.5.

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The Gas Supply Security Index (GSSI) is used to assess the security of natural gas supply of four gas producing countries in West Africa using five indicators: Gas Intensity, Net Gas Import Dependency, Ratio of Domestic Gas Production to Imports, Gross Inland Consumption and Geopolitical Risk. This study identified that security of natural gas supply in West Africa is a major challenge as some of the major natural gas producers within the region are highly vulnerable to supply disruptions. Most of the countries studied rely solely on domestic production for supply security. Lack of diversification of supply source and the absence of natural gas storage facilities to safeguard the security of supply were identified as the major factors accounting for the high vulnerability among the natural gas producers within the region.

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Adewuyi, Adeolu O., and Oluwatosin Adeniyi. "Trade and consumption of energy varieties: Empirical analysis of selected West Africa economies." Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 47 (July 2015): 354–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2015.03.019.

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Maji, Ibrahim Kabiru, Chindo Sulaiman, and A. S. Abdul-Rahim. "Renewable energy consumption and economic growth nexus: A fresh evidence from West Africa." Energy Reports 5 (November 2019): 384–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.egyr.2019.03.005.

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Aitken, R. "Household energy use: a comparison of household energy consumption and expenditure across three provinces." Journal of Energy in Southern Africa 18, no. 1 (2007): 20–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/2413-3051/2007/v18i1a3338.

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This paper details and contrasts the patterns of household energy consumption from three sample groups across three provinces in South Africa. The three samples were selected from unelectrified areas in the provinces of KwaZulu-Natal, North West and the Eastern Cape. The paper shows the range of energy sources and carriers as well as the most prominent and common applications. Understand-ing patterns of household energy consumption and expenditure, as well as the energy burden of rural households can be used to shape and inform ener-gy interventions within these regions for both public and private sector concerns.

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Hussein, Mohamed Amr. "Palm Oil Use in North Africa and West Asia." Food and Nutrition Bulletin 15, no. 2 (1994): 1–2. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/156482659401500217.

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Edible oils and fats are important sources of food energy in North Africa and West Asia. Because of the high cost of animal fats and increased awareness of potential harm from their excessive consumption, the rise of vegetable oils is increasing. Palm oil has recently been introduced in response to the shortfall in the local production of edible fats and oils, and it is predicted that it will gain increasing acceptance and use because of its versatility and safety.

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Fatai, Basiru Oyeniran. "Energy consumption and economic growth nexus: Panel co-integration and causality tests for Sub-Saharan Africa." Journal of Energy in Southern Africa 25, no. 4 (2014): 93–100. http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/2413-3051/2014/v25i4a2242.

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This study reassesses the causal relationships between energy consumption and economic growth in 18 Sub-Saharan Africa countries over the period 1980-2011. The Panel Unit Root Test results show that variables (both exogenous and endogenous) are stationary at their first difference with individual effects and individual linear trends, while the results of panel co-integration tests show that energy consumption and economic growth do have a stable long-run equilibrium relationship. There is unidirectional causality from energy consumption to economic growth in East and the Southern Africa Sub-region, which supports the growth hypothesis. As a result, the related authorities in the regions should take a special interest in different sources of energy and invest more in this sector, make suitable policies in this regard and find new alternative and cheap sources of energy. But, there is no causality between energy consumption and economic growth in Central and the West Africa Sub-region, which is in line with the neutrality hypothesis. In other words, both energy consumption and economic growth are neutral with respect to each other. Our results confirm the inconclusive nature of a causality relationship between energy consumption and economic growth.

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Nordhagen, Stella, Alissa M. Pries, and Romance Dissieka. "Commercial Snack Food and Beverage Consumption Prevalence among Children 6–59 Months in West Africa." Nutrients 11, no. 11 (2019): 2715. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu11112715.

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Consumption of commercial snack food and beverage products among infants, young, and school-aged children may have negative effects on child nutritional outcomes, as these foods are typically dense in energy but not in micronutrients. However, there is limited information available about the consumption of such snacks in low-income settings, particularly in Africa. We contribute to filling this gap using data from 11,537 children aged 6–59.9 months from four West African countries (i.e., Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, Mali, and Niger). We estimated the prevalence of commercial snack food and drink consumption and explored variations within the sample by age group, urban or rural residence, household wealth status, and caregiver educational attainment. The results show that 25.7% of children in Niger, 31.5% in Burkina Faso, 42.9% in Mali, and 45.4% in Cote d’Ivoire ate at least one commercial snack food or beverage in the prior 24 h. Consumption prevalence was significantly higher in urban areas than rural areas, among older children (ages 2–5 y) than those in the complementary feeding period (6–23.9 months), and among children in wealthier households. These relationships were confirmed via logistic regression. Our results confirm the widespread consumption of commercial snack foods and drinks by young children in West Africa, a finding with relevance for nutrition policy and programming.

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Adeniyi, Oluwatosin, and Adeolu O. Adewuyi. "Energy consumption and sectoral trade in selected West African economies." International Journal of Global Energy Issues 42, no. 1/2 (2019): 81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/ijgei.2019.100691.

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Edjoukou, Yessoh Gaudens Thecle [Verfasser]. "Renewable Energy Consumption and Sustainable Development Strategies in Ivory Coast (West Africa) / Yessoh Gaudens Thecle Edjoukou." München : GRIN Verlag, 2021. http://d-nb.info/1241118043/34.

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Down, S. A. A. "Household energy consumption in West Sumatra." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 1985. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.355017.

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Beute, Nico. "Domestic utilisation of electrical grid energy in South Africa." Thesis, Potchefstroom University, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/2187.

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Thesis (PhD (Electrical Engineering))--Potchefstroom University, 1993.<br>The domestic sector is one of the largest users of nett energy in the RSA (24%, excluding energy used for transport), but it accounts for only 14% of the electrical energy used in the RSA. There is a very strong correlation between the time of the peak of the load for the domestic sector and the time of the peak of the national load. The domestic load is the largest contributor to the peak of the national load. This makes the domestic load more important than is generally realised. Only limited research has been done about the ways in which domestic energy is used in South Africa. Developed countries, such as the United States of America, are continuously engaged in end-use load research, so they have vast data banks available on domestic end-uses of electricity. Data on domestic end-use of electricity are urgently needed especially for South Africa with its very fast growing newly urbanised sector. Since most energy sources are not replenishable, ways and means must be found to promote the wise and effective use of all forms of energy. Effective use of energy can only be promoted if the ways in which electricity is used are known. In this dissertation the electrical energy requirements of the South African domestic sector are analyzed for the present situation and for the next few decades. A model is developed to represent the electrical load. The model has subsections representing the components of the national domestic electrical load, concentrating on electrical energy for domestic water heating, with responses to factors such as: * population growth, * urbanisation, * electrification, * energy efficiency of appliances, * consumer awareness of energy conservation. The model is to be used for scenario planning of the electrical grid. The results of this study will assist to ensure effective planning of the electrical grid of South Africa into the next century.

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Huggett, Anthony Court. "Energy utilisation in selected industrial sectors in South Africa." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/21800.

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This thesis presents tha findings of an investigation into the use of energy, between the years 1975 and 1984, in five of the major energy-intensive industries in South Africa. Energy use in all economic sectors, from 1964 to 1974, was surveyed in the report "Energy Utilisation in South Africa", published by the Department of Planning and the Environment in 1978. As this report showed the major primary industries to be the largest single users of energy in South Africa, it was decided to isolate a number of major energy-intensive industries for investigation in this study. The 1979 Census of Manufacturing showed five industrial sectors to have consumed 41% by value of the total industrial energy consumption in that year, and it is those with which this thesis is concerned. The five industries are: The Structural Clay Products Industry, The Portland Cement Industry, The Glass Making Industry, The Iron and Steel Industry, The Pulp and Paper Industry.

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Persson, Staffan. "Indigenous Materials in Modern Buildings : for low energy houses in West Africa." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Byggteknik, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-224892.

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Burkina Faso is one of the poorest countries in the world. This landlocked country in the west has an extremely warm climate. Temperatures over 45°C are not uncommon and there is an almost constant need to keep the buildings cool to maintain a temperate indoor climate. Air-conditioning is an option to maintain the temperature but it overloads the power grid and only a few people can afford it. This thesis examines, through laboratory experiments, the thermal and mechanical properties that can be obtained by vibrating clayey soil and mixing it with water, lime or cement and organic fiber (Bissap). The report also examines different building projects utilizing local materials, both of a traditional and more modern nature.Energy required to produce building elements of soil is negligible compared to that of concrete and steel. Soil can be used in constructing houses but it is sensitive to water.The insulation is inadequate for a passive house so an extra layer of insulating material is required.The experiments performed during this project were inconclusive so it is impossible, from the results in this paper, to say if vibration is a good method for forming a building material of soil. The high water content needed, is however a major problem, shrinkage was about 20% and cracks were hard to avoid. Further investigations into the subject is necessary.<br>Burkina Faso är ett av de fattigaste länderna i världen. Som ett kustlöst land beläget i Västafrika har det ett extremt varmt klimat. Temperaturer över 45°C är inte ovanligt och det är ett nästan konstant behov av att kyla byggnader för att behålla ett behagligt inneklimat. Idag byggs det två typer av byggnader i Burkina Faso; de traditionella lerhusen och de mer moderna husen med väggar av cementstenar och plåttak. Cementväggarna har ett U-värde på 3W/m2K och tillsammans med plåttaket så bildar det ett undermåligt klimatskal utan möjligheter att skydda mot hettan. Det leder idag till endera ett obehagligt varmt inneklimat eller en hög och kostsam energianvändning av luftkonditionering. Överbelastningen på elnätet på grund av luftkonditionering är påtaglig under den varmaste säsongen med frekventa strömavbrott till följd. Denna rapport undersöker via laboratorieexperiment vilka termiska och mekaniska egenskaper man kan erhålla genom att vibrera lerjord och blanda med vatten, organiska fibrer samt kalk och/eller cement. Litteraturstudier och fältbesök i Burkina Faso har gjorts för att undersöka och förstå vilka svårigheter som kan uppkomma genom att bygga med lera. Rapporten tar även upp konkreta exempel på byggnader i Burkina Faso gjorda av lokala material, historiska såväl som moderna projekt. Lerjord behöver extremt lite energitillförsel för att bilda ett byggmaterial och den negativa miljöpåverkan är försumbar jämfört med betong och stål. Det kan användas för att bygga energisnåla hus men det är känsligt mot vatten, vilket måste beaktas noga under projekteringen. Värmeledningsförmågan är för hög för att vara tillräcklig som isolering för att erhålla ett inneklimat enligt dagens standard, utan tillförsel av energi, så någon form av extra isolering krävs. Experimenten som gjordes gav inte tillräckligt exakta resultat för att visa om vibrering är en bra metod att göra byggmaterial eller inte. Den höga vattenhalten som krävs för vibrering är ett stort problem. Krympningen var ungefär 20 % och sprickor var svåra att undvika. Vidare studier på området rekommenderas.

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Fouejio-Tsobze, Brice. "Energy management in the South African hotel industry." Thesis, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/2211.

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Thesis (MTech (Electrical Engineering))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2010.<br>In recent years, the South African hotel industry has experienced increasing demand for hotel's services. At the same time, mounting costs of energy affects energy performance and public image. Energy management is a new approach to address those widespread problems. This study aimed to suggest good management practices and develop a "self-help" approach, to reduce the demand and costs of energy for the South Africa hotel industry. This is expected to result in monetary savings and conservation of energy resources. This has been done by conducting survey within seven selected hotels in Cape Town, metropolitan of South Africa. In addition, through the "self-help" guide, approaches to energy management system are also described, showing the ways for hotels to achieve better energy performance. Potentials for savings from good housekeeping are estimated to 10 - 15%. The "self-help" guide is recommended to be improved through implementation in pilot hotels; and the proposal set of benchmarks need to be different for hotels in different provinces of South Africa considering the differences in climate conditions. The result of this study range from presenting the energy conservation awareness, barriers, method of conservation, financial and institution mechanisms, policy measures, status of energy use and propose strategy to develop a "Self-help" guide for energy management in South African Hotel industry. It has been found that energy monitoring has been done in the South African Cape Town hotels. From the total energy consumed by this industry, electricity accounts 80% of it of which air conditioning takes the biggest share (about 50%) and the remaining for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), diesel and others fuels. In addition, through the "self-help" guide, approaches to energy management system are also described, showing the ways for hotels to achieve better energy performance. Potentials for savings from good housekeeping are estimated to 10 - 15%. The "self-help" guide is recommended to be improved through implementation in pilot hotels; and the proposal set of benchmarks need to be different for hotels in different provinces of South Africa considering the differences in climate conditions.

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Zhu, Xuanlin. "Exploring the possibility of applying seasonal thermal energy storage in south-west of China." Thesis, Högskolan i Gävle, Avdelningen för bygg- energi- och miljöteknik, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-17077.

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Buildings energy consumption is rising continuously with massive urbanization progress, which then results in high greenhouse gas emission. A standing example is the urbanization process going on in the south-west part of China. Much has been discussed for improving building energy performance. However, to take another point of view, renewable energy source for buildings is a solution worth considering, for instance STES, which gains thermal energy from the sun, delivers it to buildings for space heating and hot tap water, also restores the solar energy in hot seasons in the storage system for the need of cold season.The aim of this paper is to couple the technology of STES with practical situation, explore the possibility of applying STES in south-west of China. This thesis work takes an estimation approach to weigh the possibility. The building project studied in this thesis is a campus project in the city of Guiyang, one of four major cities in the region of south-west China.Case study involves existing STES projects in Munich Germany and Anneberg Sweden, the performance evaluation of the Anneberg project is later to serve as an example in system gain & losses proportion, to guide the estimation work of the campus project.The estimation conclusion is drawn based on a cross-sectional analysis method, take the technology of STES, the practiced STES project and building projects in China as three loops visually, and observe how much they overlap each other. Behind the visual illustration, the overlapping is assessed with several factors, for instance possibility of storage system at location, possible STES performance and solar irradiation condition at site location etc. If most of these factors are checked to be “Ok” or “Good”, then the overlapping area is considered “large” enough, and therefore suggests a decent chance to implement STES system in the south-west China.A solar gain and sunlight simulation from a new police station energy consumption report assists in calculating the possible solar gain for the campus project, as the very close distance between these two sites (30 km) promises them the very similar solar irradiation condition. While the energy consumption of the studied campus project offers the energy demand for space heating and hot tap water in the need of 19,000 students, which is to be evaluated as the task of the STES system in the estimation work. Both building project reports are filed by GARDI (Architecture design research institution of Guizhou).Some key factors have been calculated and estimated, the heat demand of the studied campus project in Guiyang is 5,558 MWh/year, and the possible solar gain of this campus complexity is 4,900 MWh/year based on the gain & losses proportion of the Anneberg project evaluation. Due to the very different climate condition of Guiyang and Anneberg, as well as other uncertain factors such as effective roof area, solar collector efficiency, a sensitivity analysis evaluated the result with different parameters in changes of percentage. Final results in the changes of effective roof area at 80% and 85 %, borehole losses at 50% and 45%, available solar gain at 38%, STES system is shown to be capable of providing sufficient heat to buildings. If the heating demand and hot tap water, in the case of the campus project alone are all covered by STES system, there will be a reduction in CO2 emission of 5,368 tons/year.Cross-sectional analysis concludes four out of eight factors checked as “Good” and two as “Ok”, other two as “Unsure”. Other three cities (Chengdu, Kunming, and Chongqing) are brought to comparison later regarding climate condition. Besides Guiyang, two out of three are evaluated to have potential of STES implementation according to their sun hours, annual average temperature etc. STES system is estimated to be possible for implementation in south-west of China as the conclusion.

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Madubansi, Mainza. "Changes in energy use patterns in the Bushbuckridge Lowveld of the Limpopo Province, South Africa: eleven years on." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1007139.

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This research reports on the energy transition that has taken place in the Bushbuckridge district between 1991 and 2002. It is a follow up to a similar study that was done in 1991 investigating a number of aspects of energy use. It uses the 1991 study as a baseline and aims to explore how the passage of time, growth of the local population and changes in incomes and the availability of fuels have affected the patterns of fuel use in the region in the past eleven years. A structured interview approach was used for most aspects of the study. The interview schedule included sections on types, amounts and reasons for use and non-use of 13 different energy sources as well as data on income levels, household size and other economic parameters. Analysis of the consumption patterns of the different fuel types revealed that between the two survey periods, households in the sample settlements went through some pronounced changes in patterns of fuel use, particularly those that had acquired electricity. The introduction of electricity in the region had certainly played a major role in spurring the energy transition. Fuels that were previously used for lighting, powering entertainment appliances and refrigeration had been displaced by electricity. In terms of cooking and other thermal application, however, the vast majority of households in all the sample settlements continued using fuelwood and complemented it to a lesser extent with paraffin and electricity. In both surveys, the use or non-use of available fuels in the region was influenced by several factors. Common reasons for non-use of certain fuel types included expense, lack of appliances, the risk involved in using such fuels and the preference for other fuels. Reasons for use were mainly related to the low cost of the fuel and the fuel’s ability to meet particular end uses. Although incomes in the region had increased between 1991 and 2002, they were still below the poverty line. Activities from which households obtained their income remained the same. Old age pension, migrant wages and the informal sector remained the largest contributors of income to most households. Other indicators of relative wealth and poverty, like ownership of vehicles, bicycles and beds remained the same.

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Davies, Edward. "The development of a framework to reduce water and energy consumption through the use of water and energy value stream mapping for the South African manufacturing industry." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/4160.

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The Republic of South Africa’s energy economy is under immense pressure and the main energy utility, Eskom, cannot reliably generate sufficient electrical energy to meet its customer demand. Water security in South Africa is also under threat as the country is currently amidst a water crisis. The South African manufacturing industry is the sector consuming the largest portion of the total energy consumption and second largest portion of the total water consumption (excluding urban use) nationally. Water and energy efficiency improvement is becoming imperative for organisational success as well as national economic sustainability. This is due to the significant increase in the cost of both electrical energy and water in recent years, and the drop in the reserve energy margin below the minimum level required for sustainable operation of energy utilities. The research objective therefore was to develop a Lean-based water and energy efficiency improvement framework for the manufacturing industry to encourage and realise a reduced demand for energy and water in it. A literature review was conducted on the water and energy landscape in South Africa, Lean manufacturing principles and their positive natural influence on water and energy efficiency, and the Value Stream Mapping tool. The survey of water and energy wastes in the manufacturing industry yielded the creation of standardised water and energy waste categories for use in conjunction with the conventional Lean wastes, tools and techniques. The literature survey indicated that the implementation of Lean manufacturing techniques naturally leads to the improvement of energy and water intensity. The researcher hypothesised that there is even greater potential for water and energy savings if a Lean-based tool is developed to specifically focus on the improvement of energy and water efficiency. A framework for this tool was developed through the literature survey. The tool is based on the Value Stream Mapping tool. A practical experiment was then conducted to establish the effectiveness of the tool in the South African manufacturing industry. The experiment design included an outline of the forecasting and statistical validation techniques to ensure the integrity of data utilised for approving or disproving the set hypotheses. The results of the practical experiment yielded positive results, confirming the hypothesis that the implementation of the developed framework will lead to improved energy and water efficiency in the manufacturing industry. After an explanation of the experimental results, the study concluded with recommendations and conclusions based on the findings.

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Nedzingahe, Livhuwani. "Forecasting models for operational and tactical requirements in electricity consumption: The case of the Ferrochrome Sector in South Africa." Thesis, University of Limpopo (Medunsa Campus ), 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10386/1150.

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Thesis (Mathematics) -- University of Limpopo, 2010<br>Forecasting electricity consumption is a challenge for most power utilities. In South Africa the anxiety posed by electricity supply disruption is a cause for concern in sustainable energy planning. Accurate forecasting of future electricity consumption has been identified as an essential input to this planning process. Forecasting electricity consumption has been widely researched and several methodologies suggested. However, various methods that have been proposed by a number of researchers are dependent on environment and market factors related to the scope of work under study making portability a challenge. The aim of this study is to investigate models to forecast short term electricity consumption for operational use and medium term electricity consumption for tactical use in the Ferrochrome sector in South Africa. An Autoregressive Moving Average method is suggested as an appropriate tool for operational planning. The Holt-Winter Linear seasonal smoothing method is suggested for tactical planning. Keywords: Forecasting, electricity consumption, operational planning, tactical planning, ARIMA, Holt-Winter Linear seasonal smoothing, Ferrochrome sector

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Books on the topic "Energy consumption – Africa, West"

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M, Teferra, and Bhagavan M. R. 1934-, eds. Transport energy in Africa. Zed Books, 1996.

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Kotzé, D. J. Energy projections for South Africa. Institute for Energy Studies, Rand Afrikaans University, 1985.

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Thokozani, Simelance, and Abdle-Rahman Mohamed, eds. Energy transition in Africa. Africa Institute of South Africa, 2011.

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Iwayemi, Akin. Energy sector development in Africa. African Development Bank Group, 1998.

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Rice, Michael. Rural energy use study for west-central Illinois. Illinois Dept. of Energy and Natural Resources, 1986.

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Seyoum, Senait. Patterns of consumption of dairy products in West Africa. Livestock Economics Division, International Livestock Centre for Africa, 1988.

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The energy book for urban development in South Africa. Sustainable Energy Africa, 2002.

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Seminar on Energy in East and West: the Polish case (1990 Copenhagen, Denmark). Seminar on Energy in East and West, the Polish case: Proceedings, Copenhagen, April 2nd-4th April 1990. OECD, 1990.

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Sarfoh, Joseph A. Energy in the development of West Africa: A selected annotated bibliography. Greenwood Press, 1992.

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African Energy Experts Meeting (1992 Nairobi, Kenya). Environmentally-sound energy options for Africa: Final statement of the African Energy Experts Meeting, Nairobi, Kenya (18-20 May, 1992). African Energy Policy Research Network, 1992.

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Diouf, Dominique. "Exploring the Barriers to Impact Investing in the Sustainable Energy Area in West Africa." In Springer Proceedings in Energy. Springer International Publishing, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15964-5_16.

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Khaleel, Ahmad Garba, and Milindo Chakrabarti. "Leap-Frogging to Renewable Energy Regime in West Africa: Arguing for a Community-Led Initiative." In Asia-Africa Growth Corridor. Springer Singapore, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-5550-3_14.

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Okwuosa, Innocent I., and Sharif S. Khalid. "Contextualising Accountability and Responsible Production and Consumption in the Extractive Industries of West Africa." In Sustainable Development Goals Series. Springer International Publishing, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-14857-7_17.

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Karimu, Amin, and John Bosco Dramani. "Energy Consumption Patterns in Africa: The Role of Biomass Fuels for Cooking and Fuel Use in the Transportation Sector." In Sustainable Consumption and Production, Volume I. Springer International Publishing, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-56371-4_16.

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Edomah, Norbert. "Implications of the on-going transitions and their consequences for the future of energy in West Africa." In Electricity and Energy Transition in Nigeria. Routledge, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780367201456-15.

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Diédhiou, Ibrahima, Papa Madiallacké Diédhiou, Khadidiatou Ndir, et al. "Diversity, Farming Systems, Growth and Productivity of Jatropha curcas L. in the Sudano-Sahelian Zone of Senegal, West Africa." In Jatropha, Challenges for a New Energy Crop. Springer New York, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-4806-8_14.

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Elame, Fouad, Hayat Lionboui, and Rachid Doukkali. "The Combined Impact of Climate Change and the Use of Solar Energy on the Water Consumption in Agriculture: A Case Study from Souss Massa Region." In Emerging Challenges to Food Production and Security in Asia, Middle East, and Africa. Springer International Publishing, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-72987-5_11.

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Mutezo, Gamuchirai, Jean Mulopo, and Dumisani Chirambo. "Climate Change Adaptation: Opportunities for Increased Material Recycling Facilities in African Cities." In African Handbook of Climate Change Adaptation. Springer International Publishing, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-45106-6_61.

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AbstractAfrica’s urban morphology is expected to develop at a steady rate between 2020 and 2050. Population growth, rising urbanization rates, growing energy consumption, and industrialization are only a few of the reasons causing these changes. Likewise, waste production is projected to rise from 125 million tons in 2012 to 244 million tons annually by 2025. Around 60.0% and 80.0% of African waste is made up of organic material, which is a viable methane source. Fly tipping, free disposal, landfilling, and incineration have been used as a large-scale waste treatment system in most African cities. However, with the anticipated morphological changes, these solutions are no longer viable in the future due to lack of airspace, availability of urban land for new landfill sites, and concerns over carbon emissions. This chapter discusses the potential for improved adoption of material recycling facilities (MRF) in urban environments as an incentive to support waste diversion from landfills, decentralize waste separation activities, and increase the transformation of waste materials into valuable raw materials. A case study is discussed for Ethiopia, Ghana, and South Africa with the goal of explaining current processes, urban planning initiatives required for greater implementation, and how they can be interpreted as adaptation initiatives.

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Merz, Sharon. "Killing and consumption." In Totemism and Human–Animal Relations in West Africa. Routledge, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003017578-4-5.

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Gyamfi, Samuel, Nana S. A. Derkyi, Emmanuel Y. Asuamah, and Israel J. A. Aduako. "Renewable Energy and Sustainable Development." In Sustainable Hydropower in West Africa. Elsevier, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-813016-2.00006-x.

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Conference papers on the topic "Energy consumption – Africa, West"

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Hageman, Remco, Pieter Aalberts, Didier L’Hostis, and Alain Ledoux. "Feasibility of Using Hindcast Data for Fatigue Assessment of Permanently Moored Offshore Units in West-Africa." In ASME 2020 39th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/omae2020-18794.

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Abstract To register the wave loads acting on offshore floating structures, wave buoys have been the generally accepted as the most accurate method. However, over the last couple of years, hindcast data has become increasingly accurate. The availability of this data allows assessment of the response of offshore floating structure without the need of local wave buoys. The accuracy when using hindcast data to assess fatigue accumulation on FPSO hulls is assessed in this paper. For this analysis, calculations have been executed for multiple spread-moored production units in the West-Africa region. The purposely deployed wave buoys provide a full wave spectrum including multiple wave components and directional variation of the wave energy. This data is used to derive statistical data description of the sea state. In this paper, we consider the use of WaveWatch III, ERA-5 and Copernicus hindcast models. These are all models which provide sea state descriptions on a global scale. The statistical data from the hindcast models is compared against the reference data provided by the wave buoys. Overall, the three models provide decent results in this mild environment. However, it is found that Copernicus provides more accurate estimates for the larger wave heights. Fatigue analyses have been executed. The full spectral data provided by the wave buoys is used to conduct a spectral fatigue assessment. The hindcast models generally provide more limited details of the sea state, information such as spectral shapes and directional spreading may be missing. Understanding the influence of these missing characteristics is vital for reliable long term fatigue assessment. Multiple fatigue analyses have been executed to examine the sensitivity to these missing characteristics. It has been shown that the multi-modality of the sea state and spectral shape are the most important parameters driving the deviation between the fatigue assessment based on hindcast data and wave buoy data. These differences can accumulate to a factor of 2 on lifetime consumption. The influence of the accuracy of the statistical parameters provided by the hindcast models and wave spreading is considerably less with a typical contribution of around 30% on lifetime consumption.

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Li, Yutian, Changchun Wu, Xiaokai Xing, Mingliang Yue, and Yun Shang. "Testing and Analysis of the Soil Thermal Conductivity in Tropical Desert and Grassland of West Africa." In 2012 9th International Pipeline Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/ipc2012-90291.

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Thermal conductivity is one of the basic thermal properties of soil. For a buried pipeline, the thermal conductivity of the surrounding soil is the most important factor determining the overall heat transfer from the pipeline, and plays an important role in assessing the safety and energy consumption of pipeline operation. For providing reliable basic data for the commissioning and the operation of a waxy crude oil pipeline stretching in southwest Sahara Desert, six phases of thermal conductivity testing were performed along the pipeline route, respectively in February, March, April, May, July and September, 2011. The pipeline is 462.5km long and 323.9mm outside diameter. The pipeline route crosses tropical desert and grassland. Test points are located at roughly equal spaces along the pipeline route, and additional test points are located in seasonal river beds and rugged terrains. The soil temperature and thermal conductivity were tested simultaneously at a depth of about130cm below soil surface, which is also near to the pipeline centerline. The test equipment used was a field thermal needle system FTN01 for thermal conductivity made in Holland. For a given location along the pipeline route, the soil thermal conductivities have different values in dry season and rainy season. The average soil thermal conductivities for the pipeline route between two stations ranges from 0.5 to 1.1W/(m·°C) in rainy season, and from 0.4 to 0.8 W/(m·°C) in dry season. The test results show that the change of soil moisture content has significant impact on soil thermal conductivity. Because other properties of the tested soil along the pipeline route such as soil mineral composition, particle size distribution and density have no significant change, these factors have little effect on soil thermal conductivity.

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Tshamala, Mubenga Carl, and Derik Ehlers. "Hybrid Cooling for Power Generation and Water Scarcity in the South African Context." In ASME 2018 Power Conference collocated with the ASME 2018 12th International Conference on Energy Sustainability and the ASME 2018 Nuclear Forum. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/power2018-7410.

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Traditionally, water is used in thermal power plant for heat rejection processes such as in the steam condenser for use in a Rankine cycle. Typically, research has shown that approximately 2 litres of water are required to generate 1 kWh of electricity on a wet-cooling system; which on a bigger scale could translated to more than 11000000 m3 per year of make-up water for a 600 MWe coal-fired plant. The ever-increasing cost of water resources as well as the water resource scarcity have paved a path to dry-cooling systems which alternatively provide a significant cooling potential. However, dry-cooling systems performance are generally driven by the atmospheric conditions which at time do not meet the desired cooling temperatures resulting in significant drop in their performance. Recent developments in cooling technology suggest that hybrid systems (dry-wet) be used to insure good and manageable performances while maintaining the cost of operation at admissible range. In light of the recent draught experienced in South Africa, attention was drawn to evaluation of deluged systems performance as well as water consumption to increase the public awareness in the field. In this study, a deluged bundle was used to experimentally determine the cooling performance characteristic as well as water consumption for performance management. The above is then considered on a bigger scale to in order to open floor for further discussion on future strategies in term of the South African policy on water usage.

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Kuroda, Tomohiro, Atsushi Nakamura, Yoshiyuki Kojima, Yoshitsugu Manabe, and Kunihiro Chihara. "Interactive visualization of energy consumption using VRML." In Photonics West 2001 - Electronic Imaging, edited by Giordano B. Beretta and Raimondo Schettini. SPIE, 2000. http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.411893.

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Frank, Anilloy, Rolito Asuncion, and Mevina Frank. "Smart Optimization of Energy Consumption using IoT." In 2019 2nd IEEE Middle East and North Africa COMMunications Conference (MENACOMM). IEEE, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/menacomm46666.2019.8988549.

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Sneij, Jorge, Mohamad Mahgoub Hamid, Nawaz Mohamudally, Jafaru Abdulrahman, Mahama Kappiah, and Tareq Emtairah. "Experience in implementing multi-country energy information systems in West Africa and MENA regions." In 2014 IST-Africa Conference & Exhibition. IEEE, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/istafrica.2014.6880666.

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Siti, Willy. "Energy Consumption Modeling in South Africa Correlated with the Income." In 2007 IEEE Power Engineering Society Conference and Exposition in Africa (PowerAfrica 2007). IEEE, 2007. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/pesafr.2007.4498100.

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Ogunsanya, B. O., and A. J. Ifebajo. "Developing a Proactive Environmental Management System (PEMS) in Offshore West Africa." In ASME 2001 Engineering Technology Conference on Energy. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2001. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/etce2001-17082.

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Abstract Every industry that seeks to remain efficient and relevant in this millennium should constantly be looking for ways of becoming more environmentally responsible — no business may call itself efficient if it threatens the environment within which it operates. As the quest for hydrocarbons intensifies in our deeper waters, we see environmental performance quality playing an increasingly critical role in every company’s business performance. In the last couple of years, reports from onshore E&P activities in Nigeria have shown that operating in the Niger Delta region poses some of the toughest challenges in the world. This region has witnessed a spate of attacks on oil and gas facilities, staff and contractors. Consequently, major oil and gas players have to contend with complex operational uncertainties due to increased pressures from the local communities for improved environmental control measures. In this project, we have outlined safe and effective plans, actions, and procedures to help pre-empt these pressures; maintain harmony with local communities, and effectively manage operational uncertainties within complex environmental settings like the Nigerian Niger Delta area. A proactive environmental management style based on continuous consultation, goal-oriented monitoring, as well as a continuous improvement attitude (CIA) are some of the various solutions proposed in this work. Finally, we are confident that this kind of environmental management system will undoubtedly enhance the economic viability, as well as the global competitiveness of our deep-water fields in offshore West Africa.

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Ronchi, Paola, Giovanni Gattolin, Alfredo Frixa, and Chiara Margliulo. "West Africa Lacustrine Pre-Salt Carbonates: How Interaction of Tectonics and Diagenesis Produced Different Reservoir Facies." In SPE/AAPG Africa Energy and Technology Conference. SPE, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/afrc-2571388-ms.

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ABSTRACT During the Early Cretaceous South-Atlantic opening, in large lacustrine basins a series of shallow water carbonate platforms grew along lake margins and paleo-highs. These carbonates are giant reservoirs in the Brasil offshore, while in Angola are productive in Cabinda (Lower Congo Basin) and are being explored in the Kwanza Basin with minor success. These carbonates have peculiar facies associations represented mainly by microbialites and coquinas, and are affected by dolomitization which modified the original pore system in different ways. In presence of deep-seated extensional faults, bounding the paleo-highs, the hydrothermal dolomitization affected the reservoir carbonate improving its quality; in fact the hydrothermal dolomite produced the so-called zebra dolomite which is characterized by high porosity and permeability. On the other hand, when there is a limited influx of hydrothermal fluid, some dolomitization is observed, but it did not produce the zebra facies and the poro-perm system has lower quality. These two examples suggest that the understanding of the distribution of deep faults may help in the prediction of the diagenetic effects and resulting reservoir properties.

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Almasri, Abdullah, and Ahmed Sameh. "Rating Google-Play Apps' Energy Consumption on Android Smartphones." In 2019 2nd IEEE Middle East and North Africa COMMunications Conference (MENACOMM). IEEE, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/menacomm46666.2019.8988554.

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Reports on the topic "Energy consumption – Africa, West"

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Mante, Ofei D. Sub-Saharan Africa Is Lighting Up: Uneven Progress on Electrification. RTI Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.3768/rtipress.2018.op.0056.1811.

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This research paper provides a regional review of the state of electricity access in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), focusing on installed capacity, electricity generation, the growth of renewable energy, electricity consumption, government investment, public financial flows, and several major initiatives. The study contrasts electrification between 1990 and 2010 with recent efforts and identifies countries that are consistently making progress and those that lag. The analyses show signs of progress on scaling up SSA power infrastructure and increasing electricity access, particularly in the Eastern and Western sub-regions. The installed generation capacity expanded at an average rate of 2.43 GW/year between 2005 and 2015. Renewable energy is growing, particularly solar, wind, and geothermal; about 9.7 GW of renewable energy capacity was installed between 2010 and 2016. Over this period, the net electricity generation in SSA increased at 9.1 TWh/year, more than double the historical average growth of 4.02 TWh/year (1990–2010). In general, the study found that rates of electrification across the entire region are more than twice the historical rates, and an average of at least 26 million people are now gaining access to electricity yearly. Nevertheless, progress is uneven across SSA. As of 2016, almost half of the population without electricity access live in Nigeria, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Uganda. Quantitative analysis suggests that about 70 million people in SSA would have to gain access every year from 2017 to achieve universal access by 2030. Overall, SSA countries with national programs on energy access supported by policy/regulatory framework and infrastructure investment are making progress.

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Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) as Accountability Agents in Natural Resource Management and Energy Governance in West Africa. West Africa Civil Society Institute (WACSI), 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.15868/socialsector.36941.

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