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SAIREC
South African International Renewable Energy Conference
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4 – 7 October
Cape Town International Convention Centre
We are all looking forward to SAIREC next week. We are also very proud that Cape Town was chosen as the first African city to host this prestigious event.
For more information, CLICK HERE.
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Please make sure to visit Stellenbosch University’s booth at stand 38.
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A series of side events are organised complementary to the conference programme. The Centre for Renewable and Sustainable Energy Studies is involved with four side events;
- ADA: (Austrian Development Agency) Results of Southarn African Solar Thermal Training and Demonstration Initiative
- ISES: (International Solar Energy Society) Role of solar heating and cooling technologies in meeting growing energy demand
- BAPEPSA: Development of a Biomass Action Plan for Electricity Generation in South Africa
- SolarPACES: Concentrated solar power (CSP) workshop on policy and strategy for growth
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Results of the Southern African Solar Thermal Training and Demonstration Initiative (Soltrain)
Day: Monday, 5th of October
Time: 13:00 – 14:30
Room: Ballroom East
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The Southern African Solar Thermal Training and Demonstration Initiative(SOLTRAIN) is a regional initiative on capacity building and demonstration of solar thermal systems in the SADC region. It is funded by the Austrian Development Agency and co-funded by the Opec Fund for International Development.
SOLTRAIN started in 2009, and is now in its second phase of cooperation with universities and training centers in Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe.
Between 2009 and 2015 about 1 600 people were trained in 60 training courses, and nearly 100 solar thermal systems have been installed during the first and second phases of SOLTRAIN. Besides these activities, solar thermal technology platforms were also established and implementation roadmaps for solar thermal systems ranging from small-scale systems to large systems for hotels, hospitals and industrial applications were worked out in stakeholder processes in Namibia, South Africa and Mozambique.
At this side event representatives of the different partner organisations are going to present the current results of the project and they will also give an outlook to phase III of the project, which is currently in the preparation phase.
Organisers:
AEE INTEC/Austrian Development Agency
Detailed Programme:
Moderator: Prof. Dieter Holm, SESSA, South Africa
13:00 Welcome
- Ambassador Brigitte Öppinger-Walchshofer
13:15 SOLTRAIN – Targets, Results and Future of a comprehensive regional initiative on solar thermal capacity building and demonstration of systems
- Werner Weiss, AEE INTEC, Austria
13:30 The South African Solar Thermal Roadmap
- Prof Wikus van Niekerk, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
13:45 Training of staff of Vocational Training Centers and broad solar thermal implementation initiative of the Namibian National Housing Enterprise
- Helvi Ileka, Namibian Energy Institute, Namibia
14:00 Implementation of solar thermal systems at the BBCDC training campus in Lesotho
14:15 Panel Discussion
- Representative of ADA and the speakers
List of speakers:
- Brigitte Öppinger-Walchshofer, Austrian Ambassador
- Werner Weiss, AEE INTEC, Austria
- Wikus van Niekerk, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
- Dieter Holm, SESSA, South Africa
- Helvi Ileka, Namibian Energy Institute, Namibia
- Ivan Yaholnitsky, BBCDC, Lesotho
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Role of solar heating and cooling technologies in meeting growing energy demand (ISES)
Day: Tuesday, 6th of October
Time: 13:00 – 14:30
Room: Ballroom West
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This side event will focus on the role solar heating and cooling technologies play in meeting growing energy demands globally and regionally, including latest findings in the recently released South African Solar Thermal Technology Road Map (SA-STTRM). Solar heating and cooling (SHC) encompasses a broad range of technologies, ranging from basic domestic hot water heaters to high-tech solar thermal cooling systems. Solar thermal technologies cover a significant share of the hot water and space heating in many countries.
According to the IEA 2012 Solar Heating and Cooling Roadmap, solar thermal technologies can provide more than 16% of the total final energy use for low-temperature heating and 17% of the total energy for cooling by 2050 globally. The vision for the SA-STTRM is that by 2030 there will be ½ square metre of solar thermal collector for every member of the population in South Africa, equalling 30 million square metres compared to the current 1.5 million square metres installed. Panellists will provide an overview of the current global and regional situation of SHC and discuss the financial, political, regulatory and technical factors shaping development of SHC. The side-event will include short presentations and a panellist discussion with questions from the audience.
Organisers:
International Solar Energy Society (ISES)
Sustainable Energy Society of Southern African (SESSA)
Centre for Renewable & Sustainable Energy Studies, Stellenbosch University
IEA Solar Heating and Cooling Programme
Detailed Programme:
Introduction – Dr. David Renné, ISES President
International perspective for SHC technologies and markets – Werner Weiss, IEA Solar Heating & Cooling Programme
Solar Thermal Technology Road Map – Karin Kritzinger, Centre for Renewable & Sustainable Energy Studies, Stellenbosch University
CSP technology and projects in Southern Africa – Prof. Wikus van Niekerk, Centre for Renewable & Sustainable Energy Studies, Stellenbosch University
Is the Growth of Consumer Renewables in South Africa Inevitable? – Jame Green, President of SESSA
Discussion and Q&A with Audience – Moderated by David Renné
List of speakers:
- Dr. David Renné, ISES President
- Werner Weiss, IEA Solar Heating and Cooling Programme
- Prof. Wikus van Niekerk, Centre for Renewable & Sustainable Energy Studies, Stellenbosch University
- Karin Kritzinger, Centre for Renewable & Sustainable Energy Studies, Stellenbosch University
- James Green, SESSA President
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