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CSIR studies countries’ climate action and challenges

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CSIR researchers in climate change have studied and highlighted the varying challenges and drivers related to climate ambition in Ethiopia, Ghana, Norway, Saudi Arabia and South Africa. The research team completed the work under contract to the ClimateWorks Foundation. The foundation supports the...

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CSIR leads research, development and innovation in sustainable wastewater management in South Africa

South Africa’s worrying state of wastewater management requires urgent public-private partnerships to accelerate technology development to improve the current situation, says Dr Rembu Magoba, Manager of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Water Research Centre. Dr Magoba was...

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CSIR and UCT launch accredited practical workshop

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On 22 and 23 June 2022, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), in collaboration with the University of Cape Town’s (UCTs) Occupational Medicine Division, hosted the first training workshop titled Health risk assessments in health facilities - a focus on ventilation assessment ...

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Stefan Karamanski

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Legged robots need to be tested before deployment. Physics engines are typically used for this, but current physics engines do not handle the impulsive nature of legged robotics correctly. This research aims to solve this problem by developing a trajectory optimised physics engine.

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Enose Moholisa

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The study is about simulation and grid integration, with special focus on photovoltaic (PV) integration to an existing distribution network. Issues and impacts related to PV grid integration are investigated and analysed. Steady-state simulation results of the network performance before and after...

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Sihle Matinise

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The aim of this study was to systematically gain an understanding of the rural tourism value chain to identify transformation opportunities for a sustainable, resource efficient and inclusive growth path post Covid-19. The study involved mapping the rural tourism value chain by identifying all th...

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Zenande Nombakuse

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The presentation aims to bridge the knowledge gap of distributed energy generation to electrify rural communities and measure economic parameters for a sustainable energy solution. The syntheses of energy data collected for analysis enable optimal configuration for energy dispatch of the mini-gri...

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Boitumelo Tlokolo

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Even though minerals are not the only drivers of energy diversification, they are important and have the potential to grow linkages between sectors for economic growth. With the increasing need to transition towards a low carbon-based economy, the coal mining industry and coal power production in...

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Abram Marema

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The energy economy in South Africa is currently dominated by coal. Heavy reliance on a single source of energy can be problematic for a country’s economy. The Mpumalanga province houses a significant portion of coal-fired power stations and is considered the largest coal-dependent region in South...

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CSIR joined the FOCUS-Africa workshop on climate services for food and water security

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On Wednesday, 1 June 2022, the CSIR team joined the Full-Value chain Optimised Climate User-centric Services for Southern Africa (FOCUS-Africa) workshop on climate services for food and water security. The main objective of the three-day workshop, which took place in Pretoria, was to get a better...

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