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The State of Green Technologies in South Africa
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2014)
The report outlines the development, distribution and use of green technologies in energy, water, waste and sanitation in South Africa. Other sectors investigated include industry, mining, agriculture, information and ...
Towards a Low Carbon City: Focus on Durban
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2011)
This report on Towards a Low Carbon City: Focus on Durban aims to address both mitigation and adaptation opportunities for the city of Durban. The critical issue of transitioning to a low carbon city in the face of serious ...
Proceedings Report: Technological Innovations for a Low Carbon Society Conference
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2013)
The challenge of finding sustainable, low carbon solutions to a global problem, such as climate change, is pertinent for both Germany and South Africa, notwithstanding their different developmental stages and different ...
Nuclear Energy Safety Symposium. Proceedings Report
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2012)
Both public and political attitudes on the introduction and use of nuclear energy change with time and events. A movement towards extending its use and building new advanced power stations is driven largely by the contribution ...
South Africa’s Technical Readiness to Support the Shale Gas Industry
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2016)
The consensus report titled South Africa’s Technical Readiness to Support the Shale Gas
Industry was produced by the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), in collaboration
with the South African Academy of Engineering ...
The shale gas industry in South Africa: Toward a science action plan. 31 August – 1 September 2017, Proceedings Report
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2017)
The objective of the conference was to showcase critical national reports on shale gas in South Africa; analyse the regulatory environment; and consolidate common findings and recommendations and provide a platform for ...
The State of Energy Research in South Africa
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2014)
The report comprises the following:
•A synopsis of the current energy research landscape in South Africa with an analysis of the relevant national plans and acts, culminating in an account of expenditure into energy and ...
Proceedings of a Symposium on Our Nuclear Future: Delay or Demise?
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2014)
The purpose of the symposium was to bring together a diverse range of stakeholders and invite engagement in a rigorous, evidence-based, scholarly debate on the issue of nuclear energy. Participants and presenters were drawn ...
Science action plan for shale gas exploration in the Karoo Basin
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2022)
This document presents the response of the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) and the South African Academy of Engineering (SAAE) to a request submitted by the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) for a Science ...