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Tuesday 12 May 2015
12:00-12:45
Utility-scale Renewable Energy Production in Africa – key factors to consider
Stefanie Bourne, Senior Engineer, Project Development Africa, DNVGL South Africa
13:00-13:45
South African bioenergy/biogas sector overview, and skills needs implications
Gracia Munganga, GreenCape – Waste Economy Programme Manager, South Africa
14:00 – 14:45
Accuracy enhanced solar maps for South Africa, Zambia and Malawi
Riaan Meyer, Managing Director, GeoSUN Africa, South Africa
15:00- 15:45
Techno-economic analysis of grid–connected urban small wind turbines
Atanda Raji, Senior Lecturer/Researcher, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa
16:00-16:45
Renewable energy at the local scale: lessons from SA’s embedded generation market
Maloba G. Tshehla, Renewable Energy Sector Desk Manager, Green Cape, South Africa
Wednesday 13 May 2015
12:00-12:45
Business case of the Kathu 75 MW solar PV project: lessons learnt & next challenges
Alessandro Bragantini, Chief Operating Officer, Building Energy SpA, Italy
13:00-13:45
How much more renewable energy should we aim for?
Philip Lloyd, Professor, Energy Institute, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa
14:00 -14:45
Delivering the promise of low-cost concentrating solar thermal power
Johnny Kahlbetzer, Director, Vast Solar, Australia
15:00-15:45
Smart micro grids for rural electrification in SA
Raj Chetty, Chief Technologist, Eskom, South Africa
16:00-16:45
Potential of biogas as a renewable and sustainable energy source
Thursday 14 May 2015
9:00-9:45
Technical lessons from small hydro projects in challenging regions – Zimbabwe case studies
Steve Dixon, Senior Electrical Engineer, Gilbert, Gilkes and Gordon Ltd, United Kingdom
10-00-10:45
JinkoSolar’s production facility: case study on logistics
Lourens Vermaak, Sales Manager, JinkoSolar, South Africa
11:00-11:45
Enabling distributed generation and smart grids: Energy storage and grid connectivity
- Cleverson Takiguchi, Director – Business Development – Africa, &
- Christopher Goodney, Product Manager – International, S&C Electric Company, USA
12:00-12:45
Decreasing the cost of STE / CSP power plants
Louis van Heerden, Chairman, Southern Africa Solar Thermal and Electricity Association (SASTELA), South Africa.
13:00-13:45
Unfolding the potential for maximum local benefit in renewable power generation
Paul Gauché, Sasol Sr. Researcher & TIA Helio100 Director, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
14:00-14:45
Challenges of training for renewables
Manfred Dutschke, GreenCape, Skills Advisor, South Africa
