Author:Wall, K; Bhagwan, J; Ive, O; Kirwan, FDate:Jul 2013Partnerships, using the basic principles of social franchising, could address many challenges in the operation and/or maintenance of water services. Development of this concept in South Africa is moving from research into practice.Read more
Author:Funke, Nicola S; Rieu-Clarke, A; Steyn, Maronel; Gooch, G; Nortje, KarenDate:Jul 2011Place of worship for Tshiavha clan; forms part of larger network of pools, groves and waterfalls which must be protected according to Venda culture to ensure good annual rainfalls and fertile soils. Tshiavha people believe the lake is inhabited ...Read more
Author:Godfrey, Linda K; Scott, DDate:Oct 2010One of the main reasons given for the current state of waste management in South Africa includes human resource capacity constraints, in particular the difficulty in recruiting suitably qualified or skilled people, and the high turnover of ...Read more
Author:Mongwe, PDate:Oct 2012This work presents the carbon cycle data collected during the austral winter of 2012 (9 July to 3 August) on the Good Hope
transect between Cape Town and Antarctica and
returning to Cape Town via Marion Island.Read more
Author:Mredlana, Prince; Naidoo, Darryl; Mafusire, C; Kruger, T; Dudley, Angela L; Forbes, ADate:Jul 2016Optical field characterisation often requires various isolated experiments to obtain characterisation parameters, we investigate a novel approach to characterise an optical field employing a Wigner distribution function with a modal decomposition ...Read more
Author:Goliger, Adam; Van Wyk, Ters; Bradley, RA; Bilse, D; Ruthenavelu, MDate:Aug 2016All South African harbours are exposed to large-scale frontal/strong synoptic weather events and some also experience, less frequently, short duration convective activity. These often result in operational stoppages, delays in loading/unloading ...Read more
Author:Bofinger, S; Zimmermann, B; Gerlach, A-K; Bischof-Niemz, TobiasDate:Mar 2016CSIR, SANEDI, Eskom and Fraunhofer IWES conducted a study to holistically quantify the wind-power potential in South Africa, and the portfolio effects of widespread spatial wind and solar power aggregation in South Africa. Key result: South ...Read more
Author:Mabille, EDate:Oct 2015Why is a wind atlas important for South Africa? This presentation recommends that a dedicated wind energy measurement programme needs to be undertaken to confirm the true wind energy potential in South Africa.Read more
Author:Szewczuk, S; Prinsloo, FWDate:31 Aug 2010The goal of the South African Wind Energy Programme (SAWEP) is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions generated by thermal power in the national inter-connected system. SAWEP has six main expected outcomes: increased public sector incremental ...Read more
Author:Szewczuk, S; Lennard, CDate:May 2010The goal of the South African Wind Energy Programme (SAWEP) is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions generated by thermal power in the national inter-connected system. SAWEP has six main expected outcomes: increased public sector incremental ...Read more
Author:Szewczuk, SDate:Aug 2010Africa is intended to accelerate the investment in wind energy in South Africa. This is in line with government’s objectives of reducing green house gases and diversifying our energy supply and also developing human capacity to support the ...Read more
Author:Roualt, M; Backeberg, BjörnDate:Oct 2016Sea-surface temperature (SST), altimetry derived sea-level anomalies (SLA) and surface current are used south of the Agulhas Current to identify warm core mesoscale ocean eddies presenting a distinct SST perturbation superior to 1(supo)C to ...Read more
Author:Roos, THDate:May 2012One of the design requirements of a heliostat is the ability to withstand storm wind loads in the stow position and operational wind loads in any position. To design a heliostat, therefore, one must be able to predict the wind loading on the ...Read more
Author:Roos, THDate:May 2012A design requirement of a heliostat is the ability to withstand storm loads in the stow position and operational wind loads in any position. To design a heliostat, therefore, one must be able to predict the wind loading on the heliostat for ...Read more
Author:Cwik, M; Gizejowski, MA; Goliger, Adam M; Sitek, MDate:Dec 2012This paper presents an overview of wind-tunnel tests of one of the highest buildings in Poland - Warsaw Trade Tower. The aim of the tests was to evaluate the extreme values of wind pressure over building facade. In the first part, the development ...Read more
Author:Chauke, Mamello D; Prinsloo, L; Pratt, Lawrence E; Roro, Kittessa TDate:Nov 2021Precise projections of long-term linear wind speed patterns provide a useful predictor of shifts in air circulation. Additionally, they are vital for the planning and financing of sectors such as wind power. Trend analysis and inter-annul ...Read more
Author:Cwik, M; Gizejowski, MA; Goliger, Adam MDate:Sep 2013This paper deals with the wind-tunnel investigations of high-rise buildings. In the first part, an overview of the developments in model testing, as well as the future trends, have been discussed. Particular emphasis has been placed on methods ...Read more