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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 d
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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 M
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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 (Bissa
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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 e
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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
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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, amo
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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
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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 factor
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Opoku-Duah, Stephen. "Remote sensing of energy and water fluxes over Volta Savannah catchments in West Africa." Thesis, Durham University, 2007. http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/3181/.

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The deterioration of the West African savannah in the last three decades is believed to be closely linked with about 0.5 C rise in temperature leading to evaporation losses and declining levels of the Volta Lake in Ghana. Although hydrological models can be used to predict climate change impacts on the regional hydrology, spatially-observed ground data needed for this purpose are largely unavailable. This thesis seeks to address this problem by developing improved methods for estimating energy and water fluxes (e.g. latent heat [ET]) from remotely sensed data and to demonstrate how these may b
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Malan, Madeleine. "Investigation of the impact of information on energy consumption at a tertiary institution." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/97415.

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Thesis (MBA)--Stellenbosch University, 2014.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Due to rising energy costs, there is a growing need to reduce energy consumption (limiting greenhouse gas emissions) and reduce electricity demand (as supply capacity is not keeping up with the increased demand), and their resulting financial impact. This research study investigated the management and reporting of energy consumption at the Stellenbosch University (SU). When considering the three pillars of sustainability (economic, social and environment), the impact of energy usage is high on both financial and natural resourc
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Frick, Jonathan. "Implementation plan for the Stellenbosch Wave Energy Converter on the South-West Coast of South Africa." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13172.

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Includes bibliographical references.<br>Lack of experience in wave energy conversion locally leads to uncertainty in the implementation process for the Stellenbosch Wave Energy Converter (SWEC), which is the cause of many developmental hindrances in terms of determining cost estimates, the potential site specific environmental impacts and the required permits. Cost estimates based on assumptions of capacity factor, inflation extrapolated component costs, show that with significant learning rates and reduced risk the SWEC may become cost competitive with current prices of wind and solar energy.
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Soumonni, Ogundiran. "Electricity planning in West Africa: which way forward? An adaptive management perspective on energy policy." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/49049.

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Africa’s quest for economic development will require the increased availability and use of its abundant energy resources. Nevertheless, most of its rural population remains without access to modern energy services and urban residents typically only enjoy an intermittent supply of electricity. The dominant approach to energy planning in West Africa is top-down and centralized, emphasizing electricity generation from large dams or fossil-fueled plants and subsequent grid extension to reach more customers. However, an alternative and complementary paradigm is that of decentralized or Distributed
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Hainduwa, Feliciana Ndapewa. "Impact of fuelwood quality and quantity on rural households’ energy use in Omusati region in North-West of Namibia." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/79974.

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Thesis (MScFor)--Stellenbosch University, 2013.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Wood scarcity remains the main challenge for many rural households who still rely on natural resources for energy needs. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between fuel use and quality and quantity of fuel in two rural villages (Ongulumbashe and Onaitembu) in the Omusati Region of Namibia. It investigated the impact of fuel quality and quantity and the corresponding sales of firewood on households’ energy consumption. Data was collected between April and June 2012 from the two villages by means of question
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Msimanga, Bongani. "Exploring the impacts of renewable energy and energy efficiency policies on the mining sector." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/96668.

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Thesis (MCom)--Stellenbosch University, 2015.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Worldwide, energy has been, and continues to be, key to economic development. However, the current global consensus is that energy-related carbon dioxide emissions would, at current rates, put the world onto a potentially catastrophic trajectory which could lead to global warming of 5 degree Celsius or more compared to pre-industrial times. There is a critical need for a low-carbon development or a move away from conventional fossil fuels energy sources. This study explores impacts of policies that South Africa developed in or
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Khobai, Hlalefang. "The relationship between electricity supply, power outages and economic growth in South Africa." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/d1020069.

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The economic boom in South Africa following the 1994 democratisation led to increased welfare of the citizens and their purchasing power. This further resulted in increase in electricity consumption. The electricity supply did not increase proportionally to the increase in electricity consumption leading to the 2008 shortage of electricity which nearly damaged the power generating circuit. The literature review has shown that electricity supply and consumption have a positive impact on economic growth. It further showed that employment enhances economic growth. Conversely, it showed that power
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Muazu, Naseer Babangida. "Comparative analysis of domestic fuel-wood energy consumption between South Africa and Nigeria: A mixed methods approach." University of Western Cape, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/7473.

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Philosophiae Doctor - PhD<br>South Africa was considered to have attained universal access to modern energy, this meant that the number of households that have access to energy had successfully increased from 30% in 1994 to 87% in 2012. However, the situation in Nigeria is such that electricity generating figures are very poor and they cannot meet half of the demand of Nigerian households, and the majority of the states have challenges in accessing sufficient fossil fuels. However, recent trends in domestic energy consumption for both countries are becoming biased in favor of fuel-wood energy
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Le, Roux Andries. "The value of an energy efficiency strategy : the case for Pioneer Foods." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/80648.

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Thesis (MBA)--Stellenbosch University, 2008.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This research study explored energy efficiency and the possible implications for a South African company, the Pioneer Foods Group (Pioneer Foods). “What value could Pioneer Foods derive from an energy efficiency strategy?” is the research question posed in this study. The case study analysis revealed that Pioneer Foods recently listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and therefore needed to implement an environmental management strategy as part of their carbon footprint reporting. Energy efficiency turned out to be one
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Lombard, Andrea. "Wind energy landscapes, place attachment and tourism in the Route 27/West Coast Region of South Africa." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/79872.

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Thesis (MA)--Stellenbosch University, 2013.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The West Coast Region (WCR) of the Western Cape Province in South Africa is earmarked for at least 13 windfarm developments. These proposed developments represent an investment in and a movement towards cleaner and alternative ways of energy generation. All developments that will alter the environment or landscape are usually received with some sort of opposition. The aim of this study was to determine whether or not the presence of wind turbines in the form of wind farms will have any affect on the sense of place of insider
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Gaye, Amadou Abdoulaye 1960. "Application of correspondence analysis and kriging for the assessment of the solar energy resource of Senegal (West Africa)." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/277938.

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The Solar potential is studied, at the synoptical scale (Senegal-West Africa) via a set of terrestrial measurements of the sunshine duration, the insolation, the ambient temperature and the wind speed. First the missing data have been estimated (in Time and Space) via the study of the data structure and by use of a reconstitution formula derived from Correspondence Analysis. Then a geostatistical approach has been used to analyze a sufficiently long series of data to characterize statistically the climatological behavior of the Insolation in Space over the support defined above. Hence, the ste
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Mei, Dan Michal. "Muddling through with Chinese characteristics : Beijing’s energy policy and its oil diplomacy in West Asia and North Africa." Paris, Institut d'études politiques, 2013. http://www.theses.fr/2013IEPP0033.

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Cette thèse propose une réflexion sur les aspects diplomatiques et internationaux de la politique énergétique chinoise. Elle tend à montrer que la diplomatie énergétique chinoise a été inspirée par le pragmatisme (« Muddling Through ») et informée par un équilibre des intérêts des différents acteurs impliqués dans le processus décisionnel. Depuis 1993, date à laquelle la Chine devient une importatrice nette de pétrole, les analyses tendent à estimer que les initiatives commerciales et les stratégies diplomatiques de la Chine dans les pays producteurs de pétrole s’inscrivent dans une stratégie
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Bohlmann, Jessika Andreina. "Evaluating the impacts of energy and environmental policy on South African households." Thesis, University of Pretoria, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/76004.

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This thesis investigates how different policies and measures designed to reduce CO2 emissions – i.e. carbon tax and energy efficiency policies – in South Africa will affect South African households. The contribution of this study lies with evaluating South African households at a disaggregated income level from low to high-income appreciating the fact that households at different levels are impacted differently by the implementation of policies at national level. In order to evaluate such impacts, the study started with profiling the households’ electricity consumption patterns in South Africa
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Osu, Victor Richard. "A critical evaluation of the prospects for a transition towards ocean based renewable energy development in Nigeria." Thesis, Robert Gordon University, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10059/2455.

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The move towards addressing two pertinent energy challenges that is access to electricity and climate change has seen the transition towards sustainable forms of energy including Ocean Based Renewable Energy (OBRE). However, much work remains to be done in understanding the critical success factors that could enable such potential transition, especially in the area of OBRE electricity generation. This research addresses this concern by drawing on transition theory and frameworks to critically evaluate the prospects towards OBRE development in Nigeria. The rationale for the study stems from iss
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Dasgupta, Amrita. "Modelling the energy demand for transport in Sub-Saharan Africa : World Energy Outlook as a Case Study." Thesis, KTH, Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM), 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-300137.

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Energy demand projections are essential tools that enable policymakers, engineers, scientists, stakeholders and investors to assess the future energy needs of a country and understand the technical, economic, social and environmental costs associated with meeting this demand. Such tools become further indispensable in the case of developing countries, where past consumption trends alone cannot indicate the trajectory of their future energy demand. Transport is one of the largest consumers of energy among all the end-use sectors. In 2018, it accounted for almost 29% of the total final consumpti
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Matenge, Sarah Tshepho Pona. "Utilisation of traditional and indigenous foods in the North West Province of South Africa / Sarah Tshepho Pona Matenge." Thesis, North-West University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/8439.

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AIM AND OBJECTIVES The main aim of this thesis was to explore the possibilities of promoting the cultivation, utilisation and consumption of indigenous and traditional plant foods (ITPF) among urban and rural communities in the North West Province of South Africa that could possibly lead to increased IK and dietary diversity. The objectives were the following: Assess consumption of TLV in the rural and urban communities. Compare nutritional status of consumers and non-consumers of TLV using data obtained from the Prospective Urban and Rural Epidemiology (PURE-SA) study. Assess the availabil
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Fall, Abdou. "Factors affecting feed intake, energy expenditure and work output of oxen and bulls used for draught purposes in semi-arid West Africa." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/29753.

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The objectives of this thesis were to i) determine the energy expenditure of draught oxen performing common farm operations, ii) establish the relationships between work on intake and digestibility of feeds by draught oxen, iii) investigate the effect of body condition before work and live weight losses during work on work output, and iv) investigate the implications of heat stress on draught oxen in semi-arid areas. The ultimate aim of this study was to generate information necessary for the design of feeding and working strategies for draught animals in semi-arid areas. To meet these objecti
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Qually, Byron Alexander. "A socio-technical inquiry into semiotics and ethnology in South Africa, with special reference to electricity." Thesis, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/1323.

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Thesis (MTech (Industrial Design))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2009<br>Demand Side Management (DSM) within a South African context requires a transdisciplinary approach to comprehend electricity consumption. Current research suggests a technical determinism, whereby design teams fail to acknowledged social factors and cultural influences when conceptualising DSM artefacts. The result of which, is that artefacts fail to be adopted by the market, and consumer behaviour and electricity consumption remains unchanged. The thesis aims to demonstrate the hypothesis, that semiotics
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Soremi, Titilayo. "Narrating policy transfer : renewable energy and disaster risk reduction in ECOWAS." Thesis, University of Exeter, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10871/34580.

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The thesis contributes to the policy transfer literature through the examination of narratives presented by policy actors engaged in policy transfer. The actors’ policy narratives are analysed through the application of the Narrative Policy Framework (NPF). With the use of the NPF, the research investigates the portrayal of narrative elements, including, setting, character, plot, and moral, by the transfer actors, in depicting their perception of the transfer process and object, and of the other actors involved in the policy transfer. The investigation is aimed at having a better understanding
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Smit, Georgina. "Sustainable energy solutions for the residences of Stellenbosch University." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/2103.

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Thesis (MPhil (Sustainable Development Planning and Management))--University of Stellenbosch, 2009.<br>The research objective of this assignment is to investigate technological options for sustainable energy solutions in the residences of Stellenbosch University. Conventional energy systems are contributing towards the degradation of global environmental sustainability. An alternative energy future exists if sustainable energy solutions, via renewable energy or energy efficiency, are adopted but these solutions await the political will and institutional governance to be implemented. A nic
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Terblanche, Michelle. "The future impact of the current electricity crisis on Sasol South Africa." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/18178.

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Thesis (MPhil)--Stellenbosch University, 2008.<br>Towards the end of 2007, South Africa started experiencing widespread rolling electricity blackouts as the electricity demand exceeded the supply from energy giant Eskom. The crisis reached its tipping point when industries, including Sasol, were requested to reduce their electricity consumption by 10%. The purpose of this research was to identify alternative futures for Sasol in the light of the current electricity crisis. The scenario process was used to develop the following independent scenarios for Sasol: • Fuel to the fire. The country
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Valenciano, i. Mañé Alba. "The Clothes of Extraversion. Circulation, Consumption and Power in Equatorial Guinea." Doctoral thesis, Universitat de Barcelona, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/586183.

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This thesis is about grassroots strategies of material and political extraversion. It is an ethnography of the provisioning of clothing goods in Equatorial Guinea and it bridges the everyday lives of ordinary people with issues related to political economy and power configurations. Based on more than twelve months of ethnographic fieldwork, mainly localised at Malabo’s principal marketplace but also complementarily carried out in Spain, it describes the strategies Guineans engage with in order to generate livelihoods but also to be able to make material statements about their self-worth in a c
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Govender, Soobramoney. "Energy saving mechanisms in the mining industry : a case study of switching off non-essential power." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/843.

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Thesis (MBA (Business Management))--Stellenbosch University, 2008.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The world today is facing many energy challenges such as power outages experienced internationally and in South Africa. The demand for energy is constantly increasing and is creating environmental problems such as climate change, which is presently a major concern to society. This study is an attempt to establish how energy saving mechanisms such as the elimination of non-essential power can add economic value within the mining industry. This paper examines the effect of non-essential power and how it
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Nwafor, Okechukwu Charles. "Photography and the spectacle of ASỌ EBÌ in Lagos, 1960-2010." University of Western Cape, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/3921.

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Philosophiae Doctor - PhD<br>This research charts the political and visual economies of asọ ebì in urban Lagos from 1960 to 2010. Under political economy I address the politics of asọ ebì dress in Lagos: the contestations surrounding the use of asọ ebì among friends, family members, organizations, among others. Under visual economy I engage the role of photography and other visual cultural practices in the practice of asọ ebì. From the 1960s asọ ebì began to be redefined in line with the cultural and socio-economic changes that came with late global capitalism. Within asọ ebì practice i
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Adams, Emily. "Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions, Human Energy, and Cultural Perceptions Associated with Traditional and Improved Methods of Shea Butter Processing in Ghana, West Africa." Scholar Commons, 2015. https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/5444.

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The shea tree is indigenous to 21 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa and provides nuts from which oil (referred to as butter) can be extracted. Shea butter production in the Northern Region of Ghana is of socioeconomic importance to female processors who practice shea production. This study quantified the environmental effects of shea processing from carbon dioxide emissions and the human energy expended through the traditional, improved, and centralized methods of shea processing. Par-boiling accounted for up to 88% of total carbon dioxide emissions throughout the entire shea butter production p
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Steyn, Clara. "Changes in food web structure and energy flow in kelp forest ecosystems on the south-west coast of South Africa following the invasion of Jasus lalandii." Master's thesis, Faculty of Science, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/30837.

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In the early 1990s the west coast rock lobster Jasus lalandii underwent an eastward shift in distribution into an area known as East of Cape Hangklip where they had previously been rare. This shift has also been termed an invasion and resulted in a complete change in the benthic community structure, changing from one state dominated by herbivores and encrusting algae, to another state dominated by lobsters, sessile species, kelp and understory foliose algae. Using the trophic modelling software Ecopath with Ecosim, baseline models of the pre- and Post-invasion systems were created to better un
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Allies, Aubin. "Estimation de l’évapotranspiration par télédétection spatiale en Afrique de l’Ouest : vers une meilleure connaissance de cette variable clé pour la région." Thesis, Montpellier, 2018. http://www.theses.fr/2018MONTG068/document.

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L’Afrique de l’Ouest est particulièrement exposée aux changements climatiques et anthropiques qui exercent une pression croissante sur les ressources hydriques et végétales, dont la bonne gestion constitue un enjeu scientifique majeur. Plus particulièrement, il devient indispensable de mieux comprendre les échanges d’énergie et de matière au sein du continuum surface-atmosphère qui régissent une bonne partie du cycle hydrologique et du développement de la végétation. À cet égard, l’évapotranspiration constitue une variable clé à l’interface surface-atmosphère car elle recycle la plus grande pa
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Netswera, Fulufhelo Godfrey. "Local government service provision and non-payment within underdeveloped communities of the Johannesburg Unicity : service providers' and consumers' perspective." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/16519.

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Thesis (DPhil)--University of Stellenbosch, 2005.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: South African local government literature suggests a historical problem of municipal non-consultation in services identification and provision that goes hand-in-hand with community non-participation in municipal activities, coupled by a ‘culture of non-payment’ for these services. This research, which was conducted between 2002 and 2005 in the city of Johannesburg municipality, had the central purpose of ascertaining the manner and ways in which the city of Johannesburg provides its basic services to the Soweto commu
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Gah, Dadehys Noellie Prisca. "How ECOWAS negotiating team can strenghen the legal provisions of Cote D'Ivoire EPA as to benefit the whole region : a legal analysis of the Cote D'Ivoire interim EPA." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/28472.

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The paper examines through a legal analysis of some articles of the Cote d’Ivoire Stepping Stone Agreement, how ECOWAS can strengthened its approach in negotiating a comprehensive EPA for the region. These articles are scrutinized with a special focus on market access as to point out fields that need to be re-thinked with regard objectives set out in the agreement. It is argue that current bilateral and multilateral Trade and Investment Agreements are shrinking in their legal framework the policy space need for development in countries that need it the most. This study, underlines the fact tha
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Gbossou, Christophe. "Mise en place d’un pôle intégré d’excellence pour les énergies renouvelables. Cas de l’énergie solaire en Afrique de l’Ouest." Thesis, Saint-Etienne, EMSE, 2013. http://www.theses.fr/2013EMSE0694/document.

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L’objectif du travail est la mise en place d’un pôle intégré d’excellence pour l’énergie solaire en Afrique de l’Ouest. Trois pays y ont été identifiés comme territoires d’expérimentation (Burkina Faso ; Côte d’Ivoire ; Sénégal). Les enquêtes de terrain dans ces territoires suivies d’une analyse de filière a permis de mettre en évidence les interactions entre les acteurs de la filière solaire dans les trois pays (pouvoirs publics ; recherche et formation ; entreprises ; société civile ; utilisateurs). La réalisation de matrices d’influences directes à partir des résultats de l’analyse de la fi
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Gecit, Jean. "Les énergies nouvelles en Afrique de l'Ouest : des recherches scientifiques aux défis industriels (1960-1987)." Electronic Thesis or Diss., Sorbonne université, 2020. http://www.theses.fr/2020SORUL127.

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Les indépendances de 1960 placent les Nations Unies au centre des débats sur le développement alors que déferle une révolution scientifique et technique à l’échelle mondiale. L’innovation, censée réduire l’écart technologique entre les pays, intègre les problématiques de développement. Dans le même temps, l’ONU s'intéresse à la question de l’exploitation des ressources naturelles alors que l’Afrique de l’Ouest se caractérise par une dépendance au pétrole et aux investissements extérieurs. Cette alchimie fait émerger les premiers instituts solaires au Sénégal, au Mali, au Niger, entre autres. U
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Diallo, Fatoumata Binta. "Simulations multi-échelles de la saisonnalité des vagues de chaleur et des pluies de mousson en Afrique de l'Ouest." Electronic Thesis or Diss., Sorbonne université, 2018. https://accesdistant.sorbonne-universite.fr/login?url=https://theses-intra.sorbonne-universite.fr/2018SORUS459.pdf.

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Cette thèse porte sur l'étude du climat de l'Afrique de l'Ouest à l'aide du modèle global développé à l'Institut Pierre Simon Laplace et des observations principalement acquises pendant la campagne d'Analyse Multidisciplinaire de la Mousson Africaine AMMA. Les travaux de la thèse visent plus spécifiquement à améliorer la représentation du climat ouest africain par la réduction des biais relevés dans l'exercice d'inter-comparaison des modèles couplés CMIP5 provenant en particulier des interactions atmosphère-surface, dans l'objectif de mieux prédire la distribution des pluies sur la région mais
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Kenda, Nitedem Eric. "Stockage thermique à base d'éco-matériaux locaux pour centrale solaire à concentration : cas du pilote CSP4AFRICA." Thesis, Perpignan, 2017. http://www.theses.fr/2017PERP0052/document.

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Convaincu de l’intérêt et du potentiel des matériaux naturels et des déchets industriels, cette thèse a contribué à la mise au point de matériaux de stockage de la chaleur (TESM) pour les CSP en Afrique de l’Ouest. Plus spécifiquement, ce travail de recherche a porté sur la valorisation de la latérite du Burkina Faso, des cendres de foyer des centrales à charbon de la société SONICHAR au Niger, des résidus en carbonate de calcium (chaux) de l’industrie de production de l’acétylène au Burkina Faso et l’huile végétale de Jatropha curcas de la société Belwet au Burkina Faso. Les résultats de cett
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Pettey, Ryan Patrick. "Hartbeespoortdam butterfly conservancy an ecological splurge /." Diss., Pretoria : [s.n.], 2004. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-05282004-085314.

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Chambers, David. "Biofuels in South Africa : factors influencing production and consumption." Diss., 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/23702.

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Interest in the biofuels industry in South Africa is driven largely by high oil prices and a strain on energy resources and logistics. This report considers the development of the biofuels industry in its infancy in South Africa and the factors that need to be taken into account by the potential entrants into the market. It also considers the factors which will continue to affect the sustainability of the biofuels industry.A total of fifteen experts across the biofuels value chain as well as stakeholders, who are considered experts in their field, were approached directly to provide input into
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Young, Daleela. "Factors affecting the energy consumption of data centres in South Africa." Diss., 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/23303.

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Companies in the US and the UK are frantically looking for ways to prevent future exorbitant data centre costs. South Africa does not have the space shortages, nor the high energy costs that companies in the US and UK experience. Hence, data centre energy efficiency is currently not a priority for South African businesses. However, things are about to change. Rising electricity costs and high growth rates in electricity consumption will motivate companies to consider implementing energy efficiency initiatives in their data centres. The purpose of the research begins at an assessment of the lev
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Bubala, Jubilee. "Assessment of human consumption of wild and cultivated plants in Kanana, a gold mining town in North West Province." Thesis, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10539/14960.

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This study evaluated potential health risks associated with the consumption of commonly consumed leafy vegetables, Amaranthus hybridus (tepe), Brassica oleracea (cabbage) and Spinacia oleracea (spinach) in the gold mining town of Kanana in North West Province, where these three plants were the most commonly consumed. Structured interviews were conducted with 40 households to determine their socioeconomic status and the consumption patterns of vegetables (cultivated and wild plants). Along with interviews, plant samples were sampled in home gardens and at various harvesting locations in the wil
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Jackson, Thomas. "Regulation of energy efficiency by voluntary agreement : South Africa's energy efficiency accord." Thesis, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/887.

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Energy efficiency is an issue currently generating huge interest as a potentially costeffective solution to the twin challenges of environmental pollution from energy production, and the increasing scarcity of energy resources. This research aims to interrogate the practicalities of regulation of energy efficiency to ask what scope there is for public-led encouragement of greater energy savings in industry. Shortcomings of current theory addressed include a discounting of the impact of heterogeneity of industrial activity on prospects to effectively regulate for energy efficiency, and a confla
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Kimemia, David Kimani. "Transition to clean household energy in low-income urban settlements of South Africa : safety, health and low carbon." Thesis, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10210/13865.

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D.Phil. (Environmental Management)<br>Clean, efficient, and low carbon energy services are crucial to the sustainable functioning of a household unit. Therefore, this study explores a vital query on the best pathway to achieve universal modern energy access in low-income South African households, based on information gathered from interviews in urban settlements. The thesis is based on published papers touching on thematic areas of household energy access – from baseline assessments to appraisal of modern energy programmes. A set of factors that are necessary for successful introduction and up
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"Energievraag- en aanbodprojeksies vir die TBVC-lande en Front-linie state." Thesis, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10210/13270.

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