• Industrial and commercial opportunities to utilise concentrating solar thermal systems in South Africa 

  Brent, Alan Colin; Pretorius, Marthinus W. (Energy Research Institute, University of Cape Town, 2011-11)

  The authors wish to thank the team members of the larger DST project that contributed to the development of the SETRM, and in particular those individuals that provided meaningful inputs to improve and finalise the ...
• The contribution of energy efficiency towards the success of industrial organisations in South Africa 

  Gouws, P.A.; Brent, Alan Colin; Pierce, W.T. (Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2012-05)

  Internationally, governments and lobby groups increasingly put pressure on organisations to reduce their impact on the environment. To this end, various studies show the drivers, barriers, and contributions of energy ...
• Selection of renewable energy technologies for Africa : eight case studies in Rwanda, Tanzania and Malawi 

  Barry, Marie-Louise; Steyn, Herman; Brent, Alan Colin (Elsevier, 2011-04)

  Renewable energy technologies need to be implemented to improve the current lack of access to energy on the African continent. However, the implementation of renewable energy technologies in Africa often fails, or the ...
• Corporate sustainability, ecological modernization and the policy process in the South African Automotive Industry 

  Kehbila, Anderson G.; Ertel, Jurgen; Brent, Alan Colin (John Wiley & Sons, 2010)

  In the past decade, the plea for corporate sustainability has gathered momentum and protecting the environment is one aspect for organizations to address if they are to conduct business in a sustainable manner. In this ...
• A South African research agenda to investigate the potential environmental, health and safety risks of nanotechnology 

  Ndeke, Musee; Brent, Alan Colin; Ashton, Peter J. (Academy of Science of South Africa, 2010-03)

  The South African perspective on nanotechnology, recently articulated through its national strategy,envisages nanotechnology to provide solutions to some of the country’s key development challenges,such as the provision ...
• Estimating the carbon emissions balance for South Africa : microsimulation 

  Brent, Alan Colin; Hietkamp, Sibbele; Wise, Russell M.; O’Kennedy, Kenney (Juta, 2009)

  The carbon footprint of materials and products is becoming an increasingly important factor in international trade. At present the carbon emissions balance of the South African economy is not well understood, especially ...
• The use of focus group technique in management research : the example of renewable technology selection in Africa 

  Barry, Marie-Louise; Steyn, Herman; Brent, Alan Colin (Journal of Contemporary Management, 2009)

  Quantitative management research on the African continent is often hampered by the lack of large data sets and the unreliability of electronic as well as conventional communication. This paper advocates the use of qualitative ...
• Addressing the need for a clean development mechanism (CDM) specific project management strategy 

  Lotz, Marco; Brent, Alan Colin; Steyn, Herman (Juta, 2009-06)

  Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects have additional technical, financial and regulatory requirements that are not fully addressed by classic project management approaches. Research has been done on individual novel ...
• The transfer and commercialisation of technology from South Africa to foreign markets in the financial services industry 

  Lubbe, Francois H.; Brent, Alan Colin (Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2009-11)

  International technology transfer (ITT) processes are complex, risky, and often fail. When financial services organisations have the opportunity to transfer their business model and core technologies to a foreign market, ...
• Investigating the risk management potential of a stage/phase-gate project management approach 

  Lotz, Marco; Brent, Alan Colin; Steyn, Herman (Journal of Contemporary Management, 2009)

  The paper investigates the potential of a stage/phase and gate process as a general approach to manage project risks. The use of stages/phases and gates as a project management approach is well established in literature ...
• Determining the most important factors for sustainable energy technology selection in Africa 

  Barry, Marie-Louise; Steyn, Herman; Brent, Alan Colin (Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2009-11)

  The supply of sustainable energy is crucial for sustainable development in Africa. The aim of the study summarised in this paper is the identification, and prioritisation, of the factors that must be taken into account ...
• Sustainability cost accounting - Part 1 : a monetary procedure to evaluate sustainability of technologies in the South African process industry 

  Brent, Alan Colin; Van Erck, Ron P.G.; Labuschagne, Carin (Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2006-11)

  The development and management of new technologies is fundamental to the manufacturing sector as a core operational initiative. Managers of a new technology are increasingly pressurised to consider the economic, ...
• Strategic change in procurement orientation in the South African automotive industry : a case study 

  Kalenga, C.E.; Brent, Alan Colin (Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2005-11)

  The South African automotive industry faces increasing challenges for Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and their suppliers to produce high-quality products at low costs. Items purchased by OEMs from the supply chain ...
• A review of operational research and mathematical methods for the environmental management applications in industry 

  Brent, Alan Colin; Labuschagne, Carin (Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2005-05)

  The principles of operational research (OR) and related mathematical methods have been applied to environmental issues for the past five decades. However, the increasing pressures experienced by industry over the last ...
• Renewable rural electrification : sustainability assessment of mini-hybrid off-grid technological systems in the African context 

  Brent, Alan Colin; Rogers, David E.C. (Elsevier, 2010-01)

  The investigation summarised in this paper applied a sustainability assessment methodology on a renewable energy technological system in a rural village project that was commissioned by the South African Department of ...
• Towards assessing the social sustainability performance of the petroleum industry in the Niger delta region of Nigeria 

  Bubou, G.M.; Brent, Alan Colin; Tredoux, C. (Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2009-06)

  Unresolved social issues between the local community and the petroleum industry plague the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria. These concerns are addressed by introducing a social sustainability assessment framework for the ...
• Systems analyses and the sustainable transfer of renewable energy technologies : a focus on remote areas of Africa 

  Brent, Alan Colin; Kruger, Wikus J.L. (Elsevier, 2009)

  Sustainable energy provision is regarded as one of the most significant challenges facing the realm of development, especially in Africa where large proportions of the population still lack access to energy services. ...
• Application of technology management strategies and methods to identify and assess cleaner production options : cases in the South African automotive industry 

  Pandey, A.K.; Brent, Alan Colin (Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2008-11)

  Environmental degradation is a burgeoning problem owing to the continual expansion of industrial production, and high-levels of energy and material consumption associated with economic growth. Cleaner Production (CP) is a ...
• Advancing the concepts of industrial ecology in South African institutions 

  Brent, Alan Colin; Oelofse, Suzan; Godfrey, Linda (Academy of Science of South Africa, 2008-02)

  Industrial ecology seeks to apply the knowledge of systems in nature to the design and operation of industrial activities, to achieve integrated and sustainable relationships between the natural world and industry. Although ...
• Evaluation of an integrated asset life-cycle management (ALCM) model and assessment of practices in the water utility sector 

  Haffejee, Mehmood; Brent, Alan Colin (Water Research Council, 2008-04)

  The water utility sector in South Africa is presently facing numerous challenges. Amongst the most urgent and important priorities is ageing infrastructure, which has the potential to end in failures with detrimental impacts ...

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