Author:Tait, Louise; McCall, Bryce; Stone, AdrianDate:2014Urbanisation is occurring fastest in developing countries, with the least developed countries expected to have the highest population growth rates between 2010 and 2050 (Madlener and Sunak, 2011). Cities in these countries are going to ...Read morecb
Author:Odera, SarahDate:2016In 2010, the adoption of nuclear power was declared a national priority in Kenya. Thereafter, a target of obtaining 4000 MW of nuclear power by the year 2030 was documented in Kenya's Least Cost Power Development Plan (LCPDP) 2010-2031. The ...Read more
Author:Merven, Bruno; Stone, Adrian; Hughes, Alison; Cohen, BrettDate:2012Transport is a large consumer of energy in South Africa and vital for economic development. Currently the transport sector consumes 28% of final energy, the bulk of which, 97%, is in the form of liquid fuels. As the population grows and becomes ...Read morecb
Author:Bailey, NicolasDate:2014Global utilisation of renewable energy sources such as solar photovoltaics (PV) in electric power systems is growing rapidly due to government incentives, and negative environmental impacts associated with conventional generators. Many consider ...Read more
Author:Merven, Bruno; Moyo, Alfred; Stone, Adrian; Dane, Anthony; Winkler, HaraldDate:2014The structure of this paper is as follows. The first section provides a discussion of recent developments within South Africa aimed at increasing the contribution of renewable energy. The second section gives a brief description of the carbon ...Read morecb