The design of a 65 m grid-independent, stand-alone solar pathway for park or area lighting was designed and operated on the campus of the Cape Peninsula University of Technology. The development of solar roads to convert solar radiation on vast stretches of roadway in order to generate electricity on surfaces otherwise dedicated to transportationis showing […]
Nowadays, photovoltaic (PV) systems and wind turbines can be used with maximum efficiency by using an appropriate power converter. The increase in the use of power from these resources has led to the need for research on new control strategies and a suitable topology for high-power converters to meet the demands for performance and […]
The rapid development of modern technology has opened up the possibility to strive for an emerging class of a nanosatellite mission with a predictable lifespan, with one of the key factors determining the lifespan of a nanosatellite being the total radiation dose received by the spacecraft. As the total radiation dose increases there is […]
The 25th Domestic Use of Energy Conference will be held from 3 to 5 April 2017 at the Cape Town campus of the Cape Peninsula University of Technology. Prospective delegates may register for the conference by contacting Nadia Cassiem at cassiemn@cput.ac.za. Delegates are also invited to present papers at the conference. Delegates who would […]
Schneider Electric signed partnership agreements for the establishment of new French South African Schneider Electric Education Centres (FSASECs). The agreements were signed in Midrand on 3 March 2016 with the University of Johannesburg (UJ), Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT), the College of Cape Town and Sedibeng College. This follows the success of an earlier collaboration […]
The Domestic Use of Energy (DUE) conference will be held from 29 – 31 March 2016 at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) Cape Town campus. Delegates wishing to present papers should submit provisional titles of their presentations now and the full papers by 29 January 2016. Abstracts of about 200 words may be sent by […]
The Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) Awards ceremony for the 2014 academic year was held recently. Please see details on the prize winners here: Download the Pdf
This year’s Domestic Use of Energy (DUE) Conference brought together behavioral experts, engineers and other energy specialists to address and promote energy efficiency. The conference, which took place from 30 March to 1 April 2015 at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT), was themed “Towards sustainable energy solutions for the developing world”. Read […]
