Author:Simiyu, Donah S; Rakaibe, Tshwanelo K; Pandarum, AradhnaDate:Oct 2023South Africa is currently facing an energy crisis which is affecting businesses and household. As more users install solar panels, some are left behind because the cost of solar panels is beyond their reach. Additionally, as PV installations ...Read more
Author:Pandarum, Aradhna; Mbam, VuyoDate:Sep 2023South Africa (SA) is the 12th largest greenhouse gas (GHG) emitter in the world. Furthermore, the country has pledged to transition away from a carbon insensitive economy within the Conference of Parties (COP) thus highlighting the need to ...Read more
Author:Zandamela, Frank; Ratshidaho, Terence; Nicolls, F; Stoltz, George GDate:Nov 2022Deep learning has gained traction due its supremacy in terms of accuracy and ability to automatically learn features from input data. However, deep learning algorithms can sometimes be flawed due to many factors such as training dataset, ...Read more
Author:Carter-Brown, ClintonDate:Dec 2021Presentation on the South Africa has an electricity crisis – Energy Planning is critical to guide the solutions and opportunities. South Africa has been on a 10+ year iteration of the national electricity plan (IRP).Read more
Author:Nice, Jako ADate:Oct 2019Studies indicate that an estimate eighty five percent of our time is spent indoors, with people sited as the main contributor of bacteria, and consequently pathogenic bacteria in indoor environments. This highlights the significance of the ...Read more
Author:Pandarum, AradhnaDate:Oct 2023South Africa is the 12th largest global emitter of greenhouse gas emissions. As part of global initiatives to reduce emissions, the country also pledged alliance to this common goal via the conference of parties. Strict net-zero targets have ...Read more
Author:Pandarum, AradhnaDate:Oct 2023South Africa is the 12th largest global emitter of greenhouse gas emissions. As part of global initiatives to reduce emissions, the country also pledged alliance to this common goal via the conference of parties. Strict net-zero targets have ...Read more
Author:Van Niekerk, Lara; Taljaard, Susan; Lamberth, SJ; Adams, JB; Weerts, Steven P; MacKay, CFDate:May 2022Globally, the ability of estuaries to sustain functionality and productivity is deteriorating rapidly under ever-increasing anthropogenic pressures. We present a systematic approach to identify, characterise and rank global pressures affecting ...Read more
Author:Dudeni-Tlhone, Nontembeko; Mutanga, O; Debba, Pravesh; Cho, Moses ADate:Aug 2023Hyperspectral sensors capture and compute spectral reflectance of objects over many wavelength bands, resulting in a high-dimensional space with enough information to differentiate between spectrally similar objects. Due to the curse of ...Read more
Author:Mudau, Unarine B; Senatla, M; Mulaba-Bafubiandi, AFDate:Apr 2021South African sugar industry is facing a major decline in sugar demand. The demand is decreased due to global decrease of sugar consumption, and locally coupled by the introduction of the health promotion levy and tax on sugar beverages. As ...Read more
Author:Toranzos, G; Steyn, Maronel; Santiago-Rodriguez, T; Sano, DDate:Dec 2020Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) has been raised as important for the international agenda. AMR is not only an immediate major threat to global health but also impacts global economies. More than 700,000 people worldwide die each year because ...Read more
Author:Lemley, DA; Lamberth, SJ; Manuel, W; Nunes, M; Rishworth, GM; Van Niekerk, Lara; Adams, JBDate:Jun 2021Increased nutrient loading associated with rapid population growth is the leading cause of deteriorating water quality in urbanized estuaries globally. Small estuaries are particularly sensitive to changes when connection with the marine ...Read more
Author:Rasilingwania, TE; Gumbo, JR; Masindi, V; Muedi, KL; Mbhele, Nkhangweleni RDate:Jul 2023Herein, the removal of Congo red (CR) dye from aqueous solution using MgO nanoparticles (MgONPs) was reported. Batch experiments were used to fulfil the objectives of this study. Specifically, the one-factor-at-a-time (OFAAT) mode where the ...Read more
Author:Isaac, NithinDate:Jan 2020Electric vehicles are being promoted world-wide by governments to reduce dependence on oil and to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. In addition to barriers to entry such as the cost of the new technology, convenience, and the availability ...Read more
Author:Van Heerden, Quintin; Van Vuuren, JDate:Dec 2022Sustainable development is at the heart of city planning, and urbanisation plays a central role in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Urbanisation, however, is interlaced with existential challenges such as climate change. The ...Read more
Author:Sheik, Muhammed; Klein, Peter; Segakweng, TshiamoDate:Nov 2021Solar energy supply does not always match demand and it is therefore necessary to investigate efficient ways of storing thermal energy. Sorption based thermochemical heat storage provides high energy densities as well as an exceptional advantage ...Read more
Author:Schreiner, Gregory ODate:Aug 2021The disciplinary domains known as ‘Impact Assessment’ and ‘Scientific Assessment’ occupy fairly similar spaces at the contemporary Science-Policy Interface. At their essences, both concern themselves with providing the evidence-base to support ...Read more
Author:Van Deventer, HeidiDate:Oct 2021The first space-borne satellite was launched nearly fifty years ago in 1972, initiating global monitoring of freshwater ecosystems. Space-borne images have contributed to forty years of mapping and monitoring of wetlands in South Africa, and ...Read more