The South African National Energy Development Institute (SANEDI) and the Southern African-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SAGCCI) have teamed up for the international ‘Solar Payback’ project, which aims to increase the use of solar thermal energy in industrial processes. The Kick-Off Meeting took place in Johannesburg on 23January 2017...
The South African National Energy Development Institute exhibited at the 2018 Department of Energy Budget Vote speech. The purpose of the exhibition was to share information on SANEDI’s activities with government representatives, the private sector and the general public. The visitors who graced the SANEDI stand were provided with information about various programmes within the organisation. Some members of the audience were more interested in funding and collaboration opportunities offered by the organisation. Furthermore, the delegates were also interested in SANEDI’s contribution to the development of renewable energy programmes in rural communities. SANEDI also shared information with the delegates on some of the projects that have already been implemented as well as projects that are currently underway...
Implementation of Solar Water Heating (SWH) systems could play a major role in reducing stress on the security of electricity supply, at domestic scale and also for heating and cooling at a commercial level e.g. in hospitals, hotels, student hostels, as well as providing heat for industrial processes. The SOLTRAIN project aims to tackle these needs and create opportunities through addressing the SWH sector across six partner countries in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) viz. Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. Partner countries of SOLTRAIN phase 3 are pursuing policies that enhance security of supply, energy conserva on and that increase energy access. The project has been running on three phases, SANEDI and the Centre for Sustainable and Renewable Energy Studies (CRSES) are the South African implementation partners for SOLTRAIN phase 3...
Municipal water supply and waste water systems are amongst the largest consumers of electricity in municipalities. Electricity costs can amount to between 40 and 70 percent of total running costs of municipal water infrastructure. In countries with carbon-intensive electricity grids, water infrastructure consequently generates substantial CO2 emissions. As urban populations continue to grow, the adoption of clean energy technologies in municipal water infrastructure is critical to accommodate the growing demand for service delivery in an environmentally and economically sustainable way...
Building on the progress and advances made in BRICS
Energy collaboration since 2015, the proposed new
thematic areas for the BRICS energy agenda lie on different
levels and further recognises that the transition to a more
environmentally sustainable energy sector, necessitates
investments in energy and related infrastructure, which in
turn contributes to improved energy security.
The Republic of South Africa during its Chairship of BRICS
for 2018 hosted the Third Meeting of the Working Group on
Energy Saving and Energy Efficiency on 17th and 18th May
2018 in Cape Town. South Africa welcomed delegations of
energy experts from the Federative Republic of Brazil, the
Russian Federation, the Republic of India and the People’s
Republic of China...