Research into various renewable energy sources is done by different academic departments and research groups.
The completed research is listed below:
| NO. | STUDENT | DEGREE | DEPARTMENT | SUPERVISOR | COMPLETED RESEARCH TOPIC |
BIO ENERGY |
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| 1. | C Trautmann | MSc | ERC, University of Cape Town | H von Blottnitz & B Cohen | Investigation of the Use of Biogas in a Gas Hob and the Feasibility of Upgrading it on a Household Scale |
| 1. | AB van der Merwe | MScEng | Process Engineering | JH Knoetze & J Görgens | Evaluation of Different Process Designs for Biobutanol Production from Sugarcane Molasses |
| 2. | JP Kotze | MScEng | Mechincal Engineering | L Lorenzen & J van der Spuy | A Comparative Study On The Performance Of Biodiesel In A Modern 1.9 Litre Turbo Diesel Engine |
| 3. | NH Leibbrandt | PhD | Process Engineering | JH Knoetze & J Görgens | Techno-Economic Study for Sugarcane Bagasse to Liquid Biofuels in South Africa: A Comparison Between Biological and Thermochemical Process Routes |
| 4. | E Prah | MScEng | Process Engineering | L Callanan & L Lorenzen | Biodiesel analytical development and characterisation |
| 5. | M Nolte | MScEng | Chemical Eng, Stellenbosch | J Görgens | Commercial Biodiesel production in South Africa: A preliminary economic feasibility study |
| 6. | Duncan Palmer | MScEng | Chemical Eng, Stellenbosch | L Lorenzen & J van der Spuy | The Development of a Biofuels Engine Testing Facility |
| 7. | Ms Elinda Viljoen | MScEng | Process Eng, Stellenbosch | J Görgens | The production of bioethanol from lignocellulose biomass. (Embargo) |
| 8. | JJ Hugo | MScEng | Process Engineering | Prof. J.H. Knoetze & Prof. J.F. Görgens | PYROLYSIS OF SUGARCANE BAGASSE |
| 9. | JG Potgieter | MEng | Mechanical Engineering | Prof J.L. van Niekerk & Dr L. de Lange | AGRICULTURAL RESIDUE AS A RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCE - Utilisation of Agricultural Residue in the Greater Gariep Agricultural Area as a Renewable Energy Resource |
| 10. | JM van Zyl | PhD | Mechanical Eng, Stellenbosch | Prof T Harms | Three-Dimensional Modelling of Simultaneous Saccharification and Fermentation of Cellulose to Ethanol(Embargo) |
| 11. | L Malla | Msc | ERC, University of Cape Town | Prof H von Blottnitz & Alison Hughes | Greenhouse gas mitigation cost of energy from biogas: A techno-economic analysis of co-digestion of three types of waste in Cape Town |
| 12. | MM Meintjies | MEng | School of Chemical and Minerals Engineering of the North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus | Dr P van der Gryp | Fermentation coupled with pervaporation: a kinetic study |
| 13. | Hope Baloyi | MSc | School of Chemical and Minerals Engineering of the North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus | Prof S Marx | Algae liquefaction |
| 14. | Thumakele Gosa | MPhil SDPM | SPL, Stellenbosch | M Swilling | Bylaws to promote solar hot water geysers - a Stellenbosch case study (embargoed) |
| 15. | Thapelo Mokomele | MEng | Chemical Engineering, Stellenbosch | Prof. K.G.Clarke | The development and modeling of an ethanol production biocatalytic system with cell recycle |
| 16. | S Bartle | MEng | Stellenbosch University | Prof JL van Niekerk and Dr L De Lange | Establishing a new biofuel crop using System Thinking |
| 17. | K Madaly | MEng | Stellenbosch University | Mr.Paul Gauché | Identifying the optimum storage capacity for a 100-MWe concentrating solar power plant in South Africa |
| 18. | M Polycarp Sbusiso | MPhys | Fort Hare Institute of Technology | Prof E Meyer and Dr N S Mamphweli | Characterization and computer simulation of corn stover / coal blends for co-gasification in a downdraft gasifier |
