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Fischer-Tropsch gas-to-liquids technology : an assessment of the competitive landscape
(North-West University, 2006)
Global proven and speculative natural gas reserves are enormous. Unfortunately, much of these reserves is economically stranded and as a result, can not be profitably utilized using traditional methods. In another development, ...
Toepassing van hidrodinamiese modelle om kenmerkende randwaardes, geldig vir vloedbesproeiing in Suid-Afrika, af te lei
(North-West University, 2007)
Background
Although surface irrigation is perceived to have low irrigation efficiency, more or less 7% of the water resources in South Africa are still used to practise surface irrigation. The design of surface irrigation ...
Nigeria's gas flaring reduction : economic viability of power generation using flared gas
(North-West University, 2008)
Nageria’s oil wealth has been exploited since 1956 when it was first discovered in commercial quantities, with government and the oil companies profiting from the resource. However, gas associate with oil extraction is ...
A decision framework for automatic teller machine investment :an application to the Nigerian banking sector
(North-West University, 2008)
The selection and adoption of an appropriate information technology projects is one of the most challenging business tasks of the last decade. IT projects often record the largest capital expenditure for most service ...
Framework for the cost of policy implementation of the South African nuclear expansion program
(North-West University, 2010)
Determining the cost of implementing a nuclear energy policy is very important due to the high costs associated with nuclear programs. Such programs may be unattainable to certain countries due to the many requirements ...
Nigerian coal power stations : their future in the light of global warming
(North-West University, 2008)
Nigeria is presently being faced with a growing electricity demand problem following its population growth rate. The total installed capacity is far less than the current demand for electricity supply. As a way of bridging ...
Congo-Nigeria hydroelectric superhighway grid : an economic viable option
(North-West University, 2008)
Electricity availability and stability have a great contributory share of industrialization growth rate, poverty statistics, unemployment, foreign investors' participation, medium and small scale encouragement, crime and ...
Gas flaring, government policies and regulations in Nigeria : 2008, a myth or reality
(North-West University, 2008)
The issue of gas flaring and the attendant environmental effects have become a common sight in the Niger Delta. Apart from being a wastage of natural resources, it is a menace to the global existence of man. The incidences ...
A guideline for optimizing outage management of Eskom's transmission network
(North-West University, 2012)
A streamlined process is needed to optimize the outage management of the Eskom transmission power system, as well as a ranking system in order to determine the best window of opportunity for an outage to occur thus positively ...
Virtual mobility in tertiary education : the impact of ICT based communication on learning
(North-West University, 2007)
Background and rationale for the research As the world becomes more of a global village, people are faced with different challenges. Some of these challenges include the globalisation of business and of the workforce. This ...