Nov 2015 By Musadag El Zein Sustainable Development (SD). The most prevalent representation of SD was introduced in 1996 by which appears to be the International Centre for Local Environment Initiatives (Steve Connelly,2007). In a Venn Diagram the term SD is situated in the centre of three overlapping circles. Each circle represents a zone, with…
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Sustainable Development – Any Development so far?
No one doubts the importance and “good will” behind terms “sustainability” and “sustainable development” however, it is rather one of these ambiguous terms being used and abused by everybody for various goals or intentions. Words such as “sustainability”, “democracy” and “terrorism” are typical examples where everybody seems to agree on theory or definition but yet…
Off-Grid Wind Power Systems: Planning and Decision Making
There is no doubt that wind power has become a mainstream renewable energy technology. Not only does the technology provide a source for electricity but moreover it represents the potential for a greener development pathway. Although the term “off-grid” system is a very broad one yet it simply suggests an independent system where electricity is…
Sudan’s Wind Power adoption – Means forward
Key elements to consider when planning for Sudan’s Wind Power adoption include: Employing and Abiding to the respective policies: One good start where both Sudan decision makers (e.g. government) and any respective stakeholder may want to begin with and adopt for any potential Wind Power project, would be the Planning Policy Statement 18 “Renewable Energy”…
Sudan’s Wind power – Past Experience, Existing Potential and Means forward
Like many other renewable energy sources, wind power can play a significant role in meeting the electricity demands of a country, support its economic development and nevertheless help reduce and mitigate its carbon emissions. For a country like The Sudan, where most people obtain their needed energy from firewood, the role of wind energy within…
Assessing Sudan’s Potential Energy from Bagasse Cogeneration
Sudan is one of the largest countries in Africa with a total land area of 1,882,000 km2 . Arable land area account for 200 million acres however, only 40 million acres have been cultivated. Total water resources are 30.8 billion m3 for a population of approximately 40 million (with growth rate 2.84% per year). Agriculture…
Building the Grand Ethiopian Dam (GERD): The Optimum Solution or means of Dilution?
On the 2nd of April 2011, Ethiopia commenced with the construction of the yet to be largest hydroelectric dam in the African continent – The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), also known as the Millennium Dam. The dam which is being built on the Blue Nile River, just upstream of the Ethiopian-Sudanese borders in Ethiopia…