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Research data: ENERGY SUPPLY
2016 An integrated approach for modeling the electricity value of a sugarcane production system
The spatial system dynamics model (SSDM) of sugarcane industrial ecosystem presented in this paper is towards an integrated approach to simu...
2016 Socio-economic and environmental transformation of African communities through renewable energy-phase 2: Maputu, Mozambique: fieldwork report
The objectives of the study was to assess the state of renewable energy deployment in Mozambique and to analyse policy and regulatory enviro...
2016 Economic development, urbanisation, energy consumption and climate change management in Nigeria
Increasing energy demand arises from increasing urbanisation and industrialisation. If this energy is from traditional energy sources, then ...
2015 Can South Africa's sugar industry contribute to clean energy supply?: lessons from best practices in cogeneration
The 2015 budget speech by the South African Minister of Finance echoed the need to resolve the country's energy challenge and revitalise agr...
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