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Presenter and co-presenter:
Arsene Kalahamba Mahiya; Prof Tumisang Seodigeng; Dr John Kabuba Tshilenge and Dr André Joubert
Title of Paper:
Modelling of Alkaline electrolyser for hydrogen production using Simulink and artificial neural networks (ANN) for output prediction
Conference:
12th RENEWABLE ENERGY POSTGRADUATE SYMPOSIUM
Place:
Pretoria, South Africa
Date:
31 October – 1 November 2022
Presenter and co-presenter:
E Duvenage; Dr G Sutherland and Dr A Joubert
Title of Paper:
Thermal and stored heat energy for the generation of power
Conference:
12th RENEWABLE ENERGY POSTGRADUATE SYMPOSIUM
Place:
Pretoria, South Africa
Date:
31 October – 1 November 2022
Presenter and co-presenter:
Lesetja Matlatle; Tumisang Seodigeng and Dr G Sutherland
Title of Paper:
Evaluation of Operating Parameters to Improve the Efficiency of a Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell
Conference:
12th RENEWABLE ENERGY POSTGRADUATE SYMPOSIUM
Place:
Pretoria, South Africa
Date:
31 October – 1 November 2022
Presenter and co-presenter:
Nondumiso Zungu and P O Osifo
Title of Paper:
Development and Hydrogen Fuel Cell Performance of Sulfonated Chitosan Membranes Modified with 2-Aminoethanesulfonic Acid
Conference:
SATNAC 2022
Place:
George, South Africa
Date:
28 – 30 August 2022
ISBN/ISSN:
978-0-6397-2773-8
JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
- Duvenage, E.E. and Sutherland, T. 2023. “The thermal and stored heat energy driving a Stirling engine for power generation” Journal for Renewable Energies, vol. 26, no. 2, pp. 141 – 160, Dec. 2023. ISSN 1112-2242; EISSN 2716-8247. Publisher: Renewable Energy Development Center.