Feasibility study of hydrokinetic power for energy access in rural South Africa

Proceedings of the IASTED Asian Conference on Power and Energy Systems, AsiaPES 2012

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 433-438

  Kusakana, Kanzumba ^a   Vermaak, Herman ^a  

^a CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Hydrokinetic power; Renewable energy; Rural electrification; South Africa

Indexed keywords

CIVIL INFRASTRUCTURES; DIESEL GENERATORS; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENERGY ACCESS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FLOWING WATERS; GRID EXTENSION; HYDROKINETIC POWER; ISOLATED LOADS; OPTIMISATION MODELS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RIVER CURRENT; RURAL ELECTRIFICATION; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICAN GOVERNMENT; STAND ALONE PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; RURAL AREAS; WATER RESOURCES; WATER SUPPLY;

ENERGY POLICY;

EID: 84861956054     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2316/P.2012.768-071     Document Type: Conference Paper

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