Investigation of an octagon-shaped chimney solar power plant

Beneke, L.W.; Fourie, C.J.S.; Huan, Zhongjie

doi:10.17159/2413-3051/2016/v27i4a1497

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“…South Africa is faced with several challenges, including high unemployment and significant differences in the welfare and income of employees (Winkler and Marquand, 2009;Shava and Tafadzwa, 2016). Further, South Africa is more energy-intensive than its international peers, and its greenhouse gas emission level in 2012 was ranked 12th globally, despite the economy being only the 28 th largest by total gross domestic product (SALGA, 2013;Beneke et al, 2016). To spur economic growth and reverse the adverse environmental impacts of past industrialisation systems, South Africa, like other countries, has identified transition to a GE as a sustainable development route that can address a myriad of economic challenges.…”

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Green economy in the wastewater treatment sector: Jobs, awareness, barriers, and opportunities in selected local governments in South Africa

Otieno

Ochieng

2018

J. energy South. Afr.

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The green economy (GE) has increasingly gained international focus, with new strategies aimed at restructuring the economy in an environmentally friendly manner. A study was carried out to analyse existing and potential green jobs and identify green qualifications and skills necessary for the development of the GE. The study was done within the context of the role of local governments in the adoption of green economy strategies in the wastewater treatment sector, in selected local governments across the northern provinces of South Africa. A descriptive survey method with qualitative and quantitative approaches was employed for data collection from twenty-four wastewater treatment plants in eleven local municipalities. The concept of the GE was foreign to several employees, who could not identify green jobs within most sectors of the economy. Only13.5% of the employees of the surveyed plants were involved in directly green jobs. A further 36% were in green-related jobs while the remaining 50.5% were involved in non-green jobs. Barriers to the creation of green jobs and implementation of green practices were the shortage of employees with green and conventional wastewater treatment skills, and lack of training in green skills. Several opportunities for green jobs creation exist, such as the implementation of renewable energy, re-use of treated effluent, and processing of waste sludge into compost. To spur GE growth and create green jobs, the creation of awareness, development of skills and implementation of green technologies should be intensified.

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confidence: 99%