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Integration costs of renewable energy technologies in future energy generation scenarios

Sklar-Chik, M. D.; Brent, A. C.; De Kock, I. H. (Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2018-08-31)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The objective of the paper is to understand the integration costs of renewable energy technologies (RETs) in future energy generation scenarios for South Africa. The study used PLEXOS1 to conduct a bottom-up ...

Critical review of the levelised cost of energy metric

Sklar-Chik, M. D.; Brent, A. C.; De Kock, I. H. (Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2016)

The purpose of this paper is to critically review the ‘levelised cost of energy’ metric used in electricity project development. This metric is widely used, because it is a simple metric to calculate the cost per unit of ...

The contribution of energy efficiency towards the success of industrial organisations in South Africa

Gouws, P. A.; Brent, A. C.; Pierce, W. T. (Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2012-05)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Internationally, governments and lobby groups increasingly put pressure on organisations to reduce their impact on the environment. To this end, various studies show the drivers, barriers, and contributions ...

Implications for the agriculture sector of a green economy transition in the Western Cape Province of South Africa : a system dynamics modelling approach to food crop production

Van Niekerk, Jacobus Bosman Smit; Brent, A. C.; Musango, Josephine Kaviti; De Kock, Imke Hanlu (Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2017-05)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The Western Cape Provincial government in South Africa has introduced a green economy framework, ‘Green is Smart’, to create a more sustainable economy. This framework stipulates plans for the Western ...

An investigation into the normalisation of water and energy usage in the brewery industry

Kirstein, J. C.; Brent, A. C. (Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2017)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Benchmarks are often used to assist brewers in identifying improvement opportunities; but a comparison of water and energy performances in breweries is deficient without normalising for differences between ...

A mining perspective on the potential of renewable electricity sources for operations in South Africa : Part 2 – A multi-criteria decision assessment

Votteler, R. G.; Brent, A. C. (The Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, 2017)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The first in this series of two papers, on the potential of renewable electricity sources for mining operations in South Africa, investigated the internal structure of mining corporations to evaluate ...

A mining perspective on the potential of renewable electricity sources for operations in South Africa Part I—the research approach and internal evaluation process

Votteler, R. G.; Brent, A. C. (The Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, 2017)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The business performance of mining corporations in South Africa is adversely affected by the constantly increasing electricity costs. The most commonly used power sources are the national utility supplier ...

Tracking decarbonisation in the mining sector

Immink, H.; Louw, R. T.; Brent, A. C. (Energy Research Centre, University of Cape Town, 2018)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions increase as mining companies transport ore over increased distances in opencast operations or extract ore from deeper levels in underground operations. The rising costs of ...

An integrative review of the potential barriers to and drivers of adopting and implementing sustainable construction in South Africa

Marsh, Ralmar; Brent, A. C.; De Kock, Imke (Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2020-11-11)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: While sustainable construction has gained increasing international attention, a limited number of studies address the issue of sustainable construction in South Africa. The adoption and implementation of ...