Direct and Indirect Solar Energy Usage in Gauteng, South Africa: An Energy System Perspective

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Preface 5
3. Index 8
4. Introduction
5. Energy and Sun – Sustainable Energy Solutions for Future Megacities 13
6. Solar And Sustainable Energy Technologies
7. Governance of Solar Photovoltaic Off-grid Technologies in Rural Andhra Pradesh: Some Implications from the Field 27
8. Peri-Urban Linkages: Improving Energy Efficiency in Irrigation to Enable Sustainable Urban Transition 37
9. The Role of Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Plants for South Africa’s Electricity Generation 47
10. Driven by the Sun: The Joined Biogas, Charcoal and Erosion Prevention Project – An Option for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 59
11. Solar Powered Schools for Hyderabad, India – An Attempt for Decentralised Energy Production 73
12. Solutions For Buildings And Settlements
13. Energy and Space – Housing Design in Urban Context in the MENA Region 87
14. Assessment of the Energy Performance of Buildings – A Simplified Calculation Approach to Visualise Potentials and Benefits 100
15. Extra Low Energy Housing: Urumqi as a Model City for Central Asia 112
16. Solar Energy, Empowerment, and Sustainable Housing: A South African Case Study 126
17. Energy-Efficient Micro-Urban Prototypes – The Context of Iranian Cities 141
18. System Analytical And Integration Approaches
19. Solar and Other Options to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions: The Reduction Potential in the Residential Sector in Hyderabad, India 155
20. Solar Energy Technologies – GHG Abatement Costs and Potentials for Gauteng, South Africa 169
21. Technological and Economic Challenges in Making Urumqi’s PVC Industry More Energy Efficient 182
22. Direct and Indirect Solar Energy Usage in Gauteng, South Africa: An Energy System Perspective 196
23. Potential of Photovoltaic Systems for Social and Economic Empowerment in Peri-Urban and Rural Areas in South Africa 209
24. The Projects of the Programme on Future Megacities in Brief 221
25. Authors 241
26. Imprint 248