Renewable energy [Full presentation] 

Unedited recording of a lecture looking at the basics of renewable energy for environmental engineering. PDF available here: www.researchga...
This video looks at the types of renewable energy systems available. These include, wind, solar, hydro, biomass, tidal, geothermal and OETC.
As taught at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, School of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering.
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Selected (Harding et al) research related to this video:
Ugwu et al (2022). Comparative life cycle assessment of enhanced anaerobic digestion of agro-industrial waste for biogas production. doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.131178.
Okoro et al (2021). Evaluation of Fuel Quality of Invasive Alien Plants and Tropical Hardwoods as Potential Feedstock Materials for Pyro-Gasification. doi.org/10.1007/s12649-021-01572-1
Grobler et al (2021). Biodiesel production potential of an indigenous South African microalga, Acutodesmus bajacalifornicus. doi.org/10.1016/j.sciaf.2021.e00952
Enwereuzoh, Harding & Low (2021). Fish farm effluent as a nutrient source for algae biomass cultivation. doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2021/8694
Enwereuzoh, Harding & Low (2021). Microalgae cultivation using nutrients in fish farm effluent for biodiesel production. doi.org/10.1016/j.sajce.2021.03.007
Mdhluli & Harding (2021). Comparative life-cycle assessment of maize cobs, maize stover and wheat stalks for the production of electricity through gasification vs traditional coal power electricity in South Africa. doi.org/10.1016/j.cesys.2021.100046
Okoro et al (2021). Potentials of Torrefied Pine Sawdust as a Renewable Source of Fuel for Pyro-Gasification: Nigerian and South African Perspective. doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.0c04580
Burman et al (2020). Feasibility assessment of the production of bioethanol from lignocellulosic biomass pretreated with acid mine drainage (AMD). doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2020.05.086
Enwereuzoh, Harding & Low (2020). Characterization of biodiesel produced from microalgae grown on fish farm wastewater. doi.org/10.1007/s42452-020-2770-8
Manachi et al (2019). Powering the future: zinc-air batteries and solar panels. doi.org/10.1016/j.promfg.2019.06.019
Okoro et al (2019). Thermo-decompositional Analysis of Sawdust Blends of Invasive Alien Plants. doi.org/10.108...
Burman et al (2020). Lignocellulosic bioethanol production from grasses pre-treated with acid mine drainage: Modeling and comparison of SHF and SSF. doi.org/10.1016/j.biteb.2019.100299
Harding et al (2008). A life-cycle comparison between inorganic and biological catalysis for the production of biodiesel. doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2007.07.003