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Southern Africa Solar Thermal Training and gDemonstration Initiative
(SOLTRAIN)(SOLTRAIN)Wikus van Niekerk
13 August 2010Cape TownCape Town
Outline of Presentation
• Framework
• Content
T i i• Training
• Measurement
• Individual advice to companies
• Project status• Project status
• Conclusions
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Framework
• Financed by: Austrian Development Agency (ADA)
• Implemented by: AEE-Intec
• Institute for Sustainable Technologies in Austria
• Project partners
• South Africa – SESSA (northern SA) & CRSES (southern SA)• South Africa – SESSA (northern SA) & CRSES (southern SA)
• Namibia – Polytechnic of Namibia
M bi Ed d M dl U i i t d N&M L t h• Mozambique – Eduardo Mondlane Univeristy and N&M Logotech
• Zimbabwe – Domestic Solar Heating
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Framework cont…
• Target groups
• Training institutions: universities and other relevant institutions
• Small and medium enterprises involved in manufacturing, supplying
and installing SWHs
• Social institutions
• Policy makers and public administration officials
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Content: Training
• Institutions (Universities and other centres)
• Design, optimisation and monitoring
• Testing equipment and personnel
• Small and medium enterprises
• Optimisation, improvement and skills training (commissioning etc)p p g ( g )
• Policy and Administration
• Best practise support mechanismsBest practise support mechanisms
• Proven market support programs
Labelling schemes and quality assurance• Labelling schemes and quality assurance
• Awareness and public relation campaigns
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Content: Measurement
• 2 Systems instrumentedFamily home in Stellenbosch• Family home in Stellenbosch
• Commercial Laundry in Tokai
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Content: Measurement cont…
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Content: Individual advice
• On product improvementAdvise to companies on thermosyphon and pumped systems• Advise to companies on thermosyphon and pumped systems
• Medium scale systems for institutions like hospitals• On collector testing and improvement
• Stellenbosch facility improved• Testing/consultation for 5 participating companies
• Installations at deserving social institution• Submitting nomination• Optimisation of proposed systems• Partial funding via ADA
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Project status: Completed
• July 2009Ki k ff ti• Kick-off meeting
• September - December 2009• Monitoring proposals, selection, installing of monitoring equip.Monitoring proposals, selection, installing of monitoring equip.
• January 2010• 1st 2 Day training course in Stellenbosch• 1st Political decision makers workshop• Company visits started
• June 2010June 2010• Funding approved for installation at Jan Kriel (school for
children with special needs)• July 2010
• Mid-term monitoring report• Monitoring system improvement
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• Monitoring system improvement
Project status: Completed
• System monitoring and improvements2 Systems: Commercial laundry and household• 2 Systems: Commercial laundry and household
• Drastic improvements of systems after alterations
Energy balance
60%
700.0
800.0
gySystem 1
40%
50%
500.0
600.0
Q loss [kWh]
System-1 E_Backup [kWh] sum
System 1 Q Solar [kWh] sum
20%
30%
200 0
300.0
400.0
[kW
h]
System-1 Q_Solar [kWh] sum
System-1 Q_DHW [kWh] sum
Q loss [%]
Solar fraction [%]
Collector efficiency [%]
0%
10%
0.0
100.0
200.0
input input input input input input
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input input input input input input
January February March April May June
Project status: Completed
Input/Output temperatureSystem 1
120
80
100
60
Tem
p. [°
C]
System-1 T_Solar_f [°C] avg
System-1 T_Solar_rf [°C] avg
System-1 T_DHW_hot [°C] avg
System-1 T_DHW_cold [°C] avg
20
40
02009/12/13 00:00 2010/01/22 00:00 2010/03/03 00:00 2010/04/12 00:00 2010/05/22 00:00 2010/07/01 00:00
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Project status: Pending
• Assistance to producers• Testing facility at Stellenbosch University• Selection of 5 locally manufactured systems for testing and
improvement• Waiting for submissions• Waiting for submissions
• Deserving institutions: 25 – 50 to be selected• Application submitted for approvalpp pp• Installation of systems• Recommendations? (email: duncs@sun.ac.za)
• Feedback of system monitoring to producers and users• Dissemination workshop in Cape Town• Awareness campaign• Awareness campaign
• Trade fair• Leaflets to focus groups
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g p• Website
Conclusions
• FrameworkFinancing project partners and target groups• Financing, project partners and target groups
• Duration: 2009 – 2012• Project Content
• Training and dissemination workshops• Measurement• Individual advice to companiesIndividual advice to companies
• Completed• Workshops/dissemination• Monitoring and successful system improvements• Funding for deserving institutions, institution selection
• Pendingg• Testing facility• Awareness campaign
Deser ing instit tions
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• Deserving institutions
Contact details
http://www.sun.ac.za/crses/http://www.sun.ac.za/crses/d @d @ (D P l )duncs@sun.ac.zaduncs@sun.ac.za (Duncan Palmer)
Telephone: 021 808 4945Fax: 021 808 4277
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Fax: 021 808 4277
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