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An African perspective on the Water-Energy-Food nexus. [PDF]

open access: yesSci Rep, 2023
Abstract There is a need to address resource security and distributional justice in developing countries. People need water, energy, and food to sustain their livelihoods, grow economies, and achieve sustainable development. The interactions between these resource sectors form the crux of water-energy-food (WEF) nexus assessments.
Simpson GB   +4 more
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Two-Step Measurement of Water–Energy–Food Symbiotic Coordination and Identification of Key Influencing Factors in the Yangtze River Basin [PDF]

open access: yesEntropy, 2021
With the intensification of people’s production and life behaviors, the systemic risks of water, energy and food in the Yangtze River Basin have become increasingly prominent, which has become a bottleneck for sustainable development of social, economic ...
Weizhong Chen, Yan Chen
doaj   +2 more sources

A bibliometric analysis assessing the water-energy-food nexus in South Africa [PDF]

open access: yesHeliyon
The Water-Energy-Food (WEF) nexus is a paradigm that emphasises the interconnectedness and collaborative effects of water, energy, and food systems. This study presents a bibliometric analysis of South Africa's WEF nexus research landscape between 2011 ...
Oluwadamilola Esan   +2 more
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Harmonics Constrained Approach to Composite Power System Expansion Planning with Large-Scale Renewable Energy Sources

open access: yesEnergies, 2022
Renewable energy sources (RES) are becoming more attractive due to the global demand for the utilization of clean energy and their easy accessibility. The integration of renewable energy technologies into power systems has been made easy, such that RES ...
Saheed Lekan Gbadamosi   +2 more
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Repurposing South Africa’s Retiring Coal-Fired Power Stations for Renewable Energy Generation: A Techno-Economic Analysis

open access: yesEnergies, 2022
South Africa is one of the most carbon-intensive economies in the world, but it is presently experiencing an energy crisis, as its utility company cannot meet the country’s energy demands.
Gugulethu Nogaya   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Solar panel surface dirt detection and removal based on arduino color recognition

open access: yesMethodsX, 2023
Color sensing is a technique for identifying physical changes in materials based on appearance assessment. Dirt deposition on solar panels can change their physical appearance and performance.
Benjamin O. Olorunfemi   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Tri-Objective Model for Generator Maintenance Scheduling

open access: yesIEEE Access, 2021
The complexity of power systems is increasing as new generating units are added to power systems in order to supply power to the growing economies. This has resulted in further research into the generator maintenance scheduling (GMS) problem which seeks ...
Learnmore Moyo   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Techno-economic analysis of hybrid solar-biomass-wind for water pumping considering carbon tax and renewable energy rebate

open access: yesEnergy Reports, 2023
There is a need for increased penetration of renewable energy resources (RES) in the energy mix of South Africa that is currently bedevilled by recurring load shedding thus affecting sustainable critical infrastructures such as water pumping and water ...
Olumuyiwa T. Amusan   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Food-energy-water nexus: Food waste recycling system for energy

open access: yesEnergy Nexus, 2022
A humongous amount of food goes to waste yearly. The use of renewable energy sources is encouraged to reduce global warming. Food waste as a source of energy and water as a food-water-energy nexus has shown to be a viable source of renewable energy. This
Mathew Nana Kyei Siaw   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Blockchain-Based Auctioning for Energy Storage Sharing in a Smart Community

open access: yesEnergies, 2022
The increasing prevalence of renewable energy resources introduces a high variability that complicates the task of energy management in modern power grids.
Uyikumhe Damisa, Nnamdi I. Nwulu
doaj   +1 more source

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