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An exploratory study of the South African concentrated solar power sector using the technological innovation systems framework
Mini Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2018.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/68788 An exploratory study of the South African concentrated solar power sector using the technological innovation systems framework Walwyn, David ichelp@gibs.co.za Potts, Storm UCTD Mini Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2018. Wide-scale deployment of renewable energy is required to meet the global challenges of climate change and energy security. Solar photovoltaic (PV) and wind energy occupy the majority of global installed renewable energy technology (RET), but they are intermittent sources of energy and cannot be relied upon to solely meet the energy needs of the future. The problem of energy storage has therefore emerged as a significant barrier to the mass deployment of RET. Concentrated solar power (CSP), with its inherent storage capacity, offers dispatchable electricity at large scale. However, its deployment to date has been restricted by high capital costs and the limited geographical locations with optimal solar radiation to attain required efficiencies. South Africa, with its abundant solar resources, has the potential to develop an export competitive CSP industry by leveraging existing capabilities in innovation, manufacturing and construction. It has however yet to attain this goal. This study applies a qualitative, exploratory approach to understand the factors that are currently prohibiting South Africa from being the global leader in CSP by evaluating the functions of the Technological Innovation Systems (TIS) framework through semi-structured interviews with experts within the South African CSP TIS. The assessment revealed the presence of a largely unfulfilled TIS, with the advancement of the current TIS contingent on further allocation of CSP procurement targets in the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) and sufficient support to develop entrepreneurial activity. A procurement-driven industrial policy strategy was recommended to address these barriers to further advance the diffusion of CSP towards the end goal of developing an export competitive industry in South Africa. dm2019 Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) MBA 2019-04-04T10:16:42Z 2019-04-04T10:16:42Z 30-Mar-19 2018 Mini Dissertation Potts, S 2018, An exploratory study of the South African concentrated solar power using the technological innovation system framework, MBA Mini Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/68788> http://hdl.handle.net/2263/68788 en © 2019 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD An exploratory study of the South African concentrated solar power sector using the technological innovation systems framework |
| title | An exploratory study of the South African concentrated solar power sector using the technological innovation systems framework |
| title_full | An exploratory study of the South African concentrated solar power sector using the technological innovation systems framework |
| title_fullStr | An exploratory study of the South African concentrated solar power sector using the technological innovation systems framework |
| title_full_unstemmed | An exploratory study of the South African concentrated solar power sector using the technological innovation systems framework |
| title_short | An exploratory study of the South African concentrated solar power sector using the technological innovation systems framework |
| title_sort | exploratory study of the south african concentrated solar power sector using the technological innovation systems framework |
| topic | UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/68788 |