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Sustainable development challenges of contemporary technologies : Nigeria liquefied-natural-gas project as a case study
(North-West University, 2008)
The way people view development is changing. The world now advocates for a development that also considers future generations. There is a paradigm shift towards sustainable development - a development in today's lifestyle ...
Sustaining compressed air DSM project savings using an air leakage management system
(North-West University, 2010)
Unreliable and unsustainable electricity supply has been experienced in South Africa since
2007. Eskom implemented Demand Side Management (DSM) as a short-term solution to
alleviate this problem. Several compressed-air ...
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 ...
A DSM approach for water usage and electricity costs on water distribution networks
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)
Throughout the world – and particularly in South Africa – there is a need to use water more
efficiently. Water demand increases, water pollution and climate change are placing our limited water
resources under tremendous ...
Sustainability of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme in South Africa
(2014)
The sustainability of the REIPPP programme was as yet unknown. Through this study control drivers critical for the sustainability of the REIPPP programme were identified and prioritised. As background sustainability was ...
Practical implementation of reliability centered maintenance principles and practices : a hot strip mill as case study
(2015)
Reliability-Cenetred Maintenance (RCM) is a well-known maintenance process developed in the aviation industry. It has yielded great success and hence was the process adapted to be used in the more industrial environments, ...
A condition based maintenance approach for a rotary drum crop shear
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2015)
An alternative solution was proposed to the current replacement strategy employed to maintain the rotary drum crop shear at ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) Vanderbijlpark Hot Strip Mill (HSM). Process and production ...
Energy management for improved profitability of small manufacturing enterprises
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2015)
Approximately 75% of small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) created in South Africa (SA) fail in the first year. This is a serious socio-economic problem as SMMEs in South Africa employ over 60% of the workforce and ...
An automated solution to facilitate sustainable DSM in the mining environment
(North-West University, 2008)
South Africa is experiencing a serious electricity supply problem. This problem is expected to persist until at least 2012. During the winter of 2006 load shedding and electricity supply-cuts started occurring in the Western ...
Optimising deep-level mine refrigeration control for sustainable cost savings
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)
Declined productivity and increased operational costs have seen South African deep-level gold mines become marginal operations during the past few years. The price of electricity is one of the major contributors to an ...