Browsing Engineering by Subject "Demand Side Management"
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Analysing electricity cost saving opportunities on South African gold processing plants
(2014)Costs saving measures are important for South African gold producers due to increasing energy costs and decreasing production volumes. Demand Side Management (DSM) is an effective strategy to reduce electricity consumption ... -
Analysing the effect of DSM projects at South African cement factories
(2015)In any developing country an increasingly higher demand for electricity supply exists. South Africa experienced load shedding during late 2007 and early 2008 and again in 2014 due to a supply shortfall. New power stations ... -
Development of a data consolidation platform for a web-based energy information system
(2015)Global energy constraints and economic conditions have placed large energy consumers under pressure to conserve resources. Several governments have acknowledged this and have employed policies to address energy shortages. ... -
Energy efficiency through variable speed drive control on a cascading mine cooling system
(2014)An ever-expanding global industry focuses attention on energy supply and use. Cost-effective electrical energy production and reduced consumption pave the way for this expansion. Eskom’s demand-side management (DSM) ... -
Improving the underground pump scheduling of a dewatering system for a hydropowered gold mine
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)The objective of this study was to reduce underground water pumping costs at a marginal hydropower gold mine located close to the town of Orkney, in the North West Province of South Africa, which has in recent years decreased ... -
The integrated effect of DSM on mine chilled water systems
(2014)The national electricity utility in South Africa, Eskom, is currently under pressure to supply the increasing demand for electricity on a national level. To address this problem in the short term, Eskom partially funds ... -
Strategies to revive DSM mine pumping projects under the new ESCo model
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)South Africa has a highly energy intensive economy dependent on a generation fleet of mostly ageing coal-fired power stations struggling to keep up with demand. The mining industry, and specifically mine pumping systems, ... -
Sustained energy performance on compressed air systems for expanding gold mines
(2013)The energy provider in South Africa, Eskom, faces an increasing electricity demand. The need to ensure sufficient supply gave rise to Demand Side Management (DSM) projects scheme. The DSM focus has shifted to the mining ...