[HTML][HTML] Regional cooperation for mitigating energy poverty in sub-Saharan Africa: a context-based approach through the tripartite lenses of access, sufficiency, and …

CG Monyei, KO Akpeji, O Oladeji… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Persistent low electricity access continues to plague Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and has
been made more obvious due to the precarious nature of adopted energisation schemes …

Risks in the European transmission system and a novel restoration strategy for a power system after a major blackout

G Fotis, V Vita, TI Maris - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Many citizens of European countries may soon experience a long and extensive blackout.
The lack of predictability in the output of renewable energy sources, aggravating the …

[HTML][HTML] Barriers to powering past coal: Implications for a just energy transition in South Africa

P Mirzania, JA Gordon, N Balta-Ozkan… - Energy Research & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The feasibility of South Africa's just energy transition, as dictated by the speed of
phasing out coal and scaling up renewables, will rest on a range of techno-economic, socio …

[HTML][HTML] Optimal power dispatching for a grid-connected electric vehicle charging station microgrid with renewable energy, battery storage and peer-to-peer energy …

L Bokopane, K Kusakana, H Vermaak… - Journal of Energy Storage, 2024 - Elsevier
The paper proposes an optimization approach and a modeling framework for a PV-Grid-
integrated electric vehicle charging station (EVCS) with battery storage and peer-to-peer …

Techno-economic feasibility of off-grid renewable energy electrification schemes: a case study of an informal settlement in Namibia

A Amupolo, S Nambundunga, DSP Chowdhury… - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
This paper examines different off-grid renewable energy-based electrification schemes for
an informal settlement in Windhoek, Namibia. It presents a techno-economic comparison …

[HTML][HTML] Review of Frequency Response Strategies in Renewable-Dominated Power System Grids: Market Adaptations and Unit Commitment Formulation

AO Olasoji, DTO Oyedokun, SO Omogoye, C Thron - Scientific African, 2024 - Elsevier
This study provides a thorough analysis of unit commitment (UC) formulations in the context
of low-inertia power systems, which are increasingly prevalent as the transition to …

Risk assessment of power outages to inter-regional supply chain networks in China

Q Wang, Q Zhou, J Lin, S Guo, Y She, S Qu - Applied Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
The power industry is one of the most important infrastructures in the modern supply chain.
Due to the deep interdependence of enterprises on the power industry and between …

Fuelwood in South Africa revisited: widespread use in a policy vacuum

C Shackleton, G Sinasson, O Adeyemi, V Martins - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
South Africa has experienced massive urbanisation and socioeconomic development over
the past two decades. Concomitantly, the national energy policy focuses on the provision of …

Performance and techno-economic analysis of optimal hybrid renewable energy systems for the mining industry in South Africa

MS Nkambule, AN Hasan, T Shongwe - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
This paper presents an exploration of the potential of hybrid renewable energy systems
(HRESs), combining floating solar photovoltaics (FPV), wind turbines, and vanadium redox …

[HTML][HTML] Optimal integration of solar home systems and appliance scheduling for residential homes under severe national load shedding

S Twala, X Ye, X Xia, L Zhang - Journal of Automation and Intelligence, 2023 - Elsevier
In developing countries like South Africa, users experienced more than 1 030 hours of load
shedding outages in just the first half of 2023 due to inadequate power supply from the …