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Identifying demand market participation opportunities available in cement plants
(2014)
South African cement manufacturers are under financial pressure. Sales have declined due to the 2008 recession and electricity costs have tripled from 2005 to 2012. Electricity cost savings are therefore more important ...
A performance-centered maintenance strategy for industrial DSM projects
(2015)
South Africa’s electricity supply is under pressure because of inadequate capacity expansion in the early 2000s. One of the initiatives funded by Eskom to alleviate the pressure on the national electricity grid was an ...
Novel simulations for energy management of mine cooling systems
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)
The South African mining industry purchased 13.8% of the electricity supplied by Eskom in 2015. Deep-level mines are some of the largest electricity consumers in the mineral extraction industry. The electricity costs of ...
Cost and energy savings on mine surface cooling systems
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)
The South African national power utility, Eskom, is struggling to meet the high electrical energy demand. The problem is due to the shortage of generating capacities as a result of delays in the building of new power ...
A dynamic optimal control system for complex compressed air networks
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)
Mines use large compressed air networks to supply shafts and processing plants with compressed air. These networks can be complex where multiple compressors are located at different locations. To add to the complexity of ...