Prof George Thopil

Prof George Thopil
 
+27 (0)12 420 6476
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  • PhD in Engineering Management. University of Pretoria, South Africa
  • Masters in Electronic Engineering. University of Stellenbosch, South Africa
  • Bachelors in Electronics and Communication Engineering. VTU, India
  • Professional Engineer (Pr.Eng). Engineering Council of South Africa
  • Y rated researcher (National research Foundation, South Africa)
  • Professional Education in Energy, Sustainability and Life Cycle Assessment (Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Cambridge, USA)
  • Senior member: South African Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (SMSAIEE)
  • Member: Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (MIEEE)
  • Sustainability Management
  • Engineering Techno-Economics
  • Energy Systems
  • Sustainability Management - Masters (2020 to current)
  • Project economics and circular economics - Masters (2022 to current)
  • Engineering techno-economics - Honours (2023 to current)
  • Risk management - Masters (2021)
  • Engineering Professionalism - Undergraduate (2014 to 2019)
  • Short courses in sustainability management and risk management
  • Life cycle assessment and techno-economic analysis of offshore wind power plants
  • Clustering of industrial and domestic electricity pricing: Panel analysis of select countries
  • Oyewole J and Thopil GA. ‘Data clustering: Application and trends’. Vol. 56 (7), pp 6439-6475. Artificial Intelligence Review, July 2023
  • Oosthuizen AM, Inglesi-Lotz R and Thopil GA. ‘The relationship between renewable energy and retail electricity prices: Panel evidence from OECD countries’. Vol. 238, 121790, Energy, January 2022.
  • Amadi-Echendu J and Thopil GA, ‘Resilience Is Paramount for Managing Socio-Technological Systems During and Post-Covid-19’ Vol. 48 (3) IEEE Engineering Management Review. June 2020.
  • Thopil GA, Sachse CE, Lalk J and Thopil, J. ‘Life Cycle Techno-Economic Assessment of Energy Systems: Evolution, Challenges, and the Future’. Vol. 11(9), pp 2557. Sustainability, September 2019.
  • Thopil GA. ‘The relevance of electricity cost in management decisions’. Vol 10(2), pp 38-47. South African Journal of Industrial Engineering, October 2017.
  • Thopil GA and Pouris A. ‘A 20-year forecast of water usage in electricity generation for South Africa amidst water scarcity’ Vol. 29, pp 8779-8787. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, August 2016.
  • Thopil GA, Pouris A. ‘Multicriteria evaluation of concentrated solar power technologies adapted for the South African context’ Vol 65, pp 740-747. Renewable Energy, January 2014.
  • Pouris A, Thopil GA, and Inglesi-Lotz R. ‘Water usage and pollution from potential power plants in South Africa’ Vol 28(3), pp 1457-1468. Water Science and Technology, June 2013.
  • Thopil GA and Pouris A. ‘International positioning of South African electricity prices and commodity differentiated pricing’. Vol. 14, pp 1049-1058. South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences, April 2011.
  • Pouris A and Thopil GA. ‘Social and environmental consequences of electricity expansion in South Africa’ Vol. 66(1), pp 32-35. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa, February 2011.
  • Dissanayake S, & Thopil GA, ‘Exploring technologies and management strategies that can lead to sustainable water use in South Africa’s agricultural sector’ 2nd International conference on Industrial Engineering, Systems engineering and Engineering Management, Somerset West, South Africa. October 2023.
  • Mbiika C, Lalk J & Thopil GA, ‘Bridging the gap: The need for a systems approach to the management of energy in telecom networks across Sub-Saharan Africa’ presented virtually during the 15th INCOSE SA – Pretoria, South Africa. October 2021.
  • Danisa N & Thopil GA, ‘Analysis of the South African Industrial Sector's Energy consumption profile’ presented virtually during the 11th International Conference on Applied Energy – ICAE, Bangkok, Thailand, 4 – 10 December, 2020.
  • Amadi-Echendu JE & Thopil GA, ‘On renewables and the resilience of socio-technological energy systems’ presented virtually during 8th European Conference on Renewable Energy System – ECRES, Istanbul, Turkey, 24 – 25 August, 2020.
  • Papadouris A and Thopil GA, ‘Scenario analysis of renewable energy desalination integration in South Africa’ presented during 1st African Industrial Engineering and Operations Management conference, Pretoria, South Africa, 29 October – 1 November, 2018.

 

 

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