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Past, Current and Future Energy Production

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The Energy Landscape in the Republic of South Africa

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This Chapter focusses on various forms of electricity generation: coal, natural gas, nuclear and renewables. It also discusses the future energy production including Hydrogen Energy.

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  1. Eau2Energy, Nottingham, United Kingdom

    Bruno G. Pollet

  2. Imperial College Business School, London, United Kingdom

    Iain Staffell

  3. 4th Energy Wave Ltd, Edinbugh, United Kingdom

    Kerry-Ann Adamson

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Pollet, B.G., Staffell, I., Adamson, KA. (2016). Past, Current and Future Energy Production. In: The Energy Landscape in the Republic of South Africa. SpringerBriefs in Energy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-25510-1_6

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