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VOLUME 14 NUMBER 1 www.erc.uct.ac.za MARCH 2008

IN THIS ISSUE

Desert-ocean thermal energyconversion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

State of the Nation address . . . . 3

Hydropower news in Africa. . . . . 4

African Utility Week . . . . . . . . . . 5

Civil society launches 10-pointplan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

SANEA awards 2008 . . . . . . . . . 7

Eta awards 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Eskom may delay Alcan smelteruntil 2013. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Biogas plant markets boomworldwide, studies show . . . . . . 8

What impact are ongoingblackouts likely to have on theproperty market? . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Health24 developing carboncalculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Dipetane launch. . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Marketers called to unite against power crisis . . . . . . . . . 10

Lights to go out at Pick n Pay. . 11

Illuminating sponsorship alleviates traffic chaos . . . . . . . 12

Wind turbines generate morethan 1% of global electricity . . . 13

Assessment and alternatives forNorthern Free State coal-firedpower station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Portable gensets, ups and batterystandby systems for home andoffice use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Mining towns in South AfricaConference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

What is ProBEC?. . . . . . . . . . . 20

Programme in fuel qualities,specifications and compliance . 21

Energy management trainingcourses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Forthcoming energy and energy-related conferences and courses:2008–2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Sponsored by Eskom and the

Department of Science & Technology

Desert-ocean thermal

energy conversion

The most plentiful renewableenergy source on our planet issolar radiation, approximately

170 000 TW falls on the Earth annu-ally.

There is already in existence arenewable energy scheme calledOcean Thermal Energy Conversion(OTEC). This uses the naturallyoccurring temperature gradient in themarine water column to generateelectricity. There are two types ofOTEC systems – ‘Open-Cycle’ and‘Closed-Cycle’.

Open-Cycle involves the flashevaporation of a fraction of the warmseawater by reduction of pressurebelow the saturation value correspon-ding to its temperature, which is thenpassed through a turbine to generatepower before being condensed by thecold water.

For our purposes, we shall befocussing on ‘Closed-Cycle’ OTECsystems. The operation of a typical‘closed-cycle’ OTEC scheme is basedon the Rankine cycle in which a sec-ondary working fluid (e.g. ammonia)is pumped through a heat exchangerand is heated by the warm surface,where it evaporates (and henceexpands). From there it is passedthrough a turbine coupled to a gener-ator which generates an electric cur-rent. The fluid exiting the turbine isthen condensed using the cold, deepwater, ready to be re-circulatedthrough the system. The greater thetemperature gradient the greateramount of energy can be extractedfrom the system. Because of this, tomake it viable, applications have pri-marily been limited to those areas in

the world where the temperature gra-dient between warm, surface waterand cold, deep water is greater than18°C. The ‘closed-cycle’ system isshown diagrammatically in Figure 1.

The analysis of a ‘Closed-Cycle’OTEC system using the RankineCycle is straightforward. Based on aunit mass flow-rate of ammoniavapour (kgs-1) in the cycle:

Heat added (J/kg) qA

= h3

– h2

Turbine work (J/kg) wr= h

3– h

4

Heat rejected (J/kg) |qR| = h

1– h

4

Pump Work (J/kg) |wp| = h

2– h

1

Cycle net work (J/kg)∆w

net= (h

3– h

4) – (h

2– h

1)

Thermal efficiency

η = =

Due to the small temperature gra-dient, the thermal efficiency of thesystem is low (around 3 – 4 %), whichis a lot lower than conventional formsof power production, but it is accept-able due to the endless supply ofearth-bound solar energy. There arealso other cycles to consider (e.g. theKalina and Uehara) which areclaimed to have a greater theoreticalefficiency.

One of the main limiting factorswith regard to conventional OTECschemes is the need to pump largevolumes of cold water needed to con-dense the working fluid from depthsas deep as 1 000m and the associat-

wnet

qA

(h3

– h4) – (h

2– h

1)

(h3

– h2)

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ed difficulties of sinking and securingthe large diameter pipes needed tothese depths.

The west coast of South Africa andNamibia has an abundant supply ofcold surface and near-surface waterlying adjacent to the coastline due tothe dynamical oceanographic processknown as ‘upwelling.’ This readily avail-able supply of cold water overcomesproblems surrounding cold water pipetechnology in conventional OTEC sys-tems. If a means can be found to createa positive temperature differential ofgreater than 18°C with this sourcewater then thermal energy conversionwill be possible. It is proposed that thepre-requisite gradient can be obtainedby an input of heat from a combinationof incoming solar radiation, the hotdesert surface and local wind energy.In operational terms, the best way toachieve this differential is to heat a suf-ficient volume-per-unit-time of theincoming source water. This modifica-tion provides a significant departurefrom conventional OTEC schemes andhas been provisionally named `Des-OTEC’.

The west coast of South Africa andNamibia is home to the BenguelaUpwelling System, one of five majorcoastal upwelling areas in the worldocean. Others are located off thecoasts of Peru and Chile, California,N.W. Africa and seasonally off thecoast of Somalia. They are all charac-terised by strong equatorward windswhich drive an offshore movement ofsurface water (through Ekman trans-port) resulting in the upwelling of cold,nutrient-rich deep water into a broadzone adjacent to the coast. Des-OTECwould be applicable to any of theseupwelling systems.

The Benguela therefore has aperennial reservoir of coastal waterbetween 7°C and 12°C. This water isreadily available for pumping to a land-

based, closed-cycle OTEC plant, how-ever, before the system can operatesuccessfully, it is necessary to acquirea source of heat 18°C or more than thecoldwater source. A variety of solar col-lectors, heat ponds etc. are being con-sidered to obtain this. This heat sourcecan then be used to evaporate theworking fluid.

The coastline of the BenguelaUpwelling System is mainly of thedesert type, especially in its mid andnorthern sections. There are high ratesof incident solar radiation (up to 1200W.m-2) and elevated sand-surface tem-peratures (c. 60°C). It is the initialdesign criterion that this untapped heatsource be used to increase the watertemperature at a sufficient rate for usein the closed-cycle evaporator.

Incident and back solar radiationmay be sufficient to obtain the neces-sary temperature gradient, however,supplementary energy is available fromthe substantial wind energy available inthe coastal belt. The southerly andsouth-easterly wind (25 – 40 knots)could be harnessed using availabletechnology to provide subsidiary ener-gy to help with pumping, heating, orpotentially, as an independent sourceof power. A diagram of the proposedscheme is shown in Figure 2.

Des-OTEC provides a conceptualmodification to existing OTEC systemsby circumventing the need for an ambi-ent temperature gradient in the watercolumn and removing the constraintsimposed by cold water pipe technology.It is envisaged that small-scale, locally-orientated electricity supply schemeswould greatly benefit the towns andsettlements along the west coast ofSouth Africa and Namibia and thecoasts of other upwelling areas. Theelectric power generated by suchschemes can be used for domestic orsmall-scale industrial supply. Alterna-tively, it can be used to run desalinationplants supplying fresh water for drink-ing or agriculture. The water pumpedashore as part of Des-OTEC is rich inplant nutrients and would be suitablefor local aquaculture projects.

l Contact: Dr Howard WaldronDepartment of Oceanography

University of Cape Town

Tel: 021 650 3284

Fax: 021 650 3979

E-mail: [email protected]

David Petrie


Evaporator

Warm water inCold water out

Turbo-generator

Working fluid Condensate

Workingfluid

vapour

3

Condensor

Workingfluid

vapour

4

Cold water inWarm water out

2 1

Figure 1: The ‘closed-cycle’ system

Closed CycleDes-OTEC

plant

Land

Coldwater

Warmwater

Coldcoastalwater

S Atlantic

Solar radiation/heated desert surface

Coastline

Electricpoweroutput

Figure 2: Schematic of Des-OTEC

system

Energy Management News 3

The national emergency repre-sented by the current power out-ages poses a challenge and

presents the opportunity to the entirenation to give concrete expression tothe call we have just made for all of usto unite in action and act in unity tokeep our country on course. This mustsay to all of us that we are indeed in aperiod of challenges, but surmountablechallenges. And precisely because it isa period of challenges, it is also an eraof opportunity!

In this regard, the President ex-pressed his appreciation and full agree-ment with the comments made by theChief Executive of Anglo American,Cynthia Carroll, when she addressedthe Mining Indaba in Cape Town on 5February. ‘I don’t regard the problemsof energy supply here as a disaster.And South Africa is not alone: there arepressures on supply regarding ourexpansion projects in Chile and Brazil.

‘Sure, the problems here are seri-ous; overcoming them will require inge-nuity, especially in energy efficiencyand energy saving, as well as thedevelopment of alternative power sup-plies. But if all of us can forge strongpartnerships to tackle the situation, wewill all come through – I hope relativelyunscathed…This is not a time for fingerpointing, but for working together infinding solutions.’

This having been said, it is howeveralso necessary that we take this oppor-tunity to convey to the country theapologies of both the Government andEskom for the national emergencywhich has resulted in all of us having tocontend with the consequences of loadshedding. In the past two weeks, theMinisters of Minerals and Energy andPublic Enterprises have outlined thenature of the emergency we confrontand what each one of us can do to nor-malise the situation.

In essence the significant rise inelectricity demand over the last twoyears has outstripped the new capacitywe have brought on stream. The result-ant tight supply situation makes theoverall system vulnerable to any inci-dent affecting the availability of energy.In this situation, we have to curtail theunplanned outages and the only way

we can do this immediately is reducedemand and thus ensure a betterreserve margin.

The President mentioned that gov-ernment’s task is to now lead and unitethe country behind a campaign forenergy efficiency that will address thischallenge. Among other things, wemust use the current adversity toensure that our homes and economybecome more energy efficient.

There are concrete actions eachindividual, household and business cantake. These are being disseminated bythe Department of Minerals and Energyand we remain open to any other sug-gestions. Government will start imple-menting a campaign to ensure efficientlighting, solar water heating and geyserload management in households, in-cluding housing standards for all newhouses and developments. We urgehouseholds that can afford to act imme-diately to consider implementing theseenergy-saving measures.

An instruction has been issued forall government buildings to reduce theirconsumption of electricity and pleasefeel free to name and shame those whodo not.

The details of other voluntary andmandatory actions in the Power Con-servation Programme have been setout by the Ministers, and these will be

refined through consultation with thevarious stakeholders and then pub-lished.

On the supply side, Eskom is work-ing furiously to ensure the introductionof co-generation projects as a matter ofurgency. We are taking steps toenhance Eskom’s maintenance capac-ity. We have emergency task teamsdealing with the challenge of coal qual-ity and supply with the coal miningindustry and we are working to fasttrack the approval and construction ofgas turbine projects. All these actions,taken together with the electricity sav-ing measures, will improve certaintyand raise the reserve margin.

The massive Eskom build pro-gramme in new generation, transmis-sion and distribution capacity will con-tinue; and where possible, someprojects will be accelerated. In a meet-ing with the Chairman of General Elec-tric (GE) during the course of last week,GE offered to assist by procuringscarce turbine equipment on ourbehalf. In South Africa our own largecompanies such as Sasol, Anglo andBHP Billiton are all in concrete discus-sions with the Departments of Mineraland Energy and Public Enterprises tofind cost effective and sustainable solu-tions to the supply constraint. Theapproach is one of common actionrather than recrimination. Governmentwill be working to minimise the adverseimpacts that events have had on themining industry.

Collective effort and consultationare at the centre of our response to theemergency. Task teams are currentlyworking in many areas. Provincial Pre-miers will convene their fora with may-ors to plan and implement the energysaving measures in all the municipali-ties across the country. They will besupported by technical teams from EDIHoldings, Eskom and the NationalEnergy Efficiency Agency. The Depart-ment of Provincial and Local Govern-ment will co-ordinate this activity sup-ported by the line Departments ofMineral and Energy and Public Enter-prises.

The President will convene a meet-ing of the Joint Presidential WorkingGroups to co-ordinate our overall

State of

the

Nation

addressPRESIDENT THABO MBEKI,

IN HIS STATE OF THE NATION

ADDRESS IN FEBRUARY,

MENTIONED THE FOLLOWING

ON ENERGY MATTERS


actions. He will also shortly announce ateam of ‘Energy Champions’ consistingof prominent and knowledgeable SouthAfricans who will assist governmentwith the energy efficiency campaignand inform investors and communitieson the actual situation and how theycan help to address our current chal-lenges.

The Minister of Finance would pro-vide more information in the BudgetSpeech on the support that the govern-ment will provide for the energy effi-ciency campaign and to Eskom in itsbuild programme.

We face an emergency but we canovercome the problems in a relativelyshort period. This situation has precipi-tated the inevitable realisation that theera of very cheap and abundant elec-tricity has come to an end. However,given our large base of installed gener-ation capacity, for a long time to comeours will remain amongst the feweconomies with affordable electricity.

We are a minerals resource econo-my. We must therefore continue to sup-port the mining industry. It is inevitablethat if we are to continue on our growthpath as a manufacturing country, wewill also have to continue supportingthe processing industry. However, it isimperative that all enterprises becomemore energy efficient. Indeed, energyefficiency itself provides economicopportunity.

Let us therefore use this emergencyto put in place the first building blocksof the essential energy efficient futurewe dare not avoid. Let us ensure thatall hands are on deck to address theturbulence that has hit us, inspired bythe approach that our circumstancescall for Business Unusual!

To speed up the process of buildinginfrastructure, we will finalise the devel-opment of an integrated infrastructureplan, with specific emphasis on energyefficiency. This entails co-ordinating theprogrammes of the State-owned Enter-prises and overlaying all the infrastruc-ture plans, including freight and otherlogistics, energy pipelines, informationand communications technology, roadinfrastructure, water and electricity,both in terms of their timing and geo-graphic location.

l Website: www.gov.za

Hydropower

news

in Africa

As power shortages become more common on the African con-tinent and the demand for energy increases, it seems thatAfrica’s governments and utilities are opting for generation of

electricity through hydropower. Even more significant is the invest-ment that has flowed into hydropower projects and the number ofPPPs, indicating a growing confidence in hydropower as a long-term,sustainable and clean energy option.

Some projects receiving funding are:

CAMEROON

Memve’ele hydropower station will be built by Globeleq, who havesigned a deal with the government for construction of the new 200megawatt power station.

DRC

MagEnergy Inc. signed a preliminary agreement with INGA hydro-electric facility owner, Societe Nationale d’Electricite (SNEL), callingfor the rehabilitation of all the turbines currently installed at INGA Iand II.

ETHIOPIA

The Gibe111 Hydro Electric Power Project was signed between theElectric and Power Corporation (EEPCO) and SALINI Construction,an Italian construction company.

MADAGASCAR

The German Cooperation Agency, GTZ, has lent its support to thefeasibility studies for a mini-hydropower plant and distribution net-works to be implemented in the Lokoho river basin.

NIGERIA

The Mambilla station is part of Nigeria’s National Integrated PowerPlants (NIPP). The Nigerian government has pumped US$2.5 billioninto the NIPP project to strengthen power transmission infrastructureand the distribution network.

UGANDA

The World Bank has to date invested US$360 million of loans andguarantees in Uganda’s Bujagali Hydropower Project. The EuropeanInvestment Bank (EIB) in London signed the documentation for aloan of roughly Euros 92 million to be extended to Bujagali EnergyLimited (BEL). BEL is a private company established in Uganda tobuild, own and operate a 250 MW hydro-electric project on the upperNile at Bujagali.

l Contact: Nicole SmithSpintelligent


Website: www.spintelligent.com


African Utility Week, from 19 – 23May 2008, has become thelargest annual forum for African

and international experts to network,attend workshops and to learn fromothers’ experiences on how utilities canbe more efficient and offer cost-effec-tive services through improved infra-structure maintenance, load manage-ment, delivery and revenue manage-ment choices.

This year African Utility Week hasbeen streamlined into three distinctthemes:

Towards efficient and sustainable

power generation

Generation Africa will examine the on-going power crisis in Africa and rea-sons behind this. Proper planning isvital and ignorance can be detrimentalto any progress. What plans are beingimplemented, how to implement vari-ous technologies and future challengesare just some of the vital issues that willbe addressed.

Towards reliable and profitable

energy delivery

Transmission & Distribution Africa willaddress cross-border electrification,energy trade issues, maintenance andindustrial electrification. Case studieson a BPL project, a Virtual Power Sta-tion and much more will be showcased.

Towards secure and intelligent

metering

Next generation technologies towardsa smart utility, with the emphasis onSmart Metering and Smart Grids, willbe highlighted in the Metering,Billing/CRM Africa theme.

Some of the companies you willhear from in the program and see onthe exhibition floor include: 4RF Com-munications; ABSA Corporate Bank;Actaris Measurement and SystemsSouth Africa; ADD Group Ltd; AdroitTechnologies; Alectrix; Alstom Protec-tion & Control; Barlows Power Sys-tems; Comtest; Conlog Durban; Coop-er Industries SA; Cullinan Industrial

Porcelain; DST International; EasonElectronic; El Sewedy ElectrometerCompany; Elster Kent Metering; Ener-web; Geopower Africa; GIMS; GMCPowerlines; Goldstone Infratech Ltd.;Greenbro; Grinpal Energy Manage-ment (Pty) Ltd; Hefcom; Hefcom; Hol-ley Metering Group Co. Ltd.; INFO-GRATE; Integrity Control Systems;Intelligent Metering Systems (Pty) Ltd;J & D Electronics Co., Ltd; JocastroSwitchboard; Kama Coils and Trans-formers; KBK Power Solutions; KelmanDistributors Africa; KG TechnologiesInc.; Krishnam Group of Companies;Landis+Gyr (Pty) Ltd.; Lesira-Teq (Pty)Ltd; Lucy Switchgear; Magnalec; Meg-ger Inc.; Metacom (Pty) Ltd; NationalEnergy Regulator of South Africa –NERSA; Nexans Pty Ltd; Njabulo Light-ing; Nu-Lec Africa (Pty) Ltd.; Ore Ener-gy Product Solutions (Pty) Ltd; PalaceGroup; Powertech Technologies Ltd;Rea Sebetsa; Reinhausen t/a SBREngineering; Schweitzer EngineeringLaboratories (Pty) Ltd; SchweitzerEngineering Labs; SDMO; Seifel;SERGI France; SIAME; Spintelligent;Siemens South Africa Ltd; SouthAfrican Electrotechnical Export Coun-cil; Surge Technology; Syntell; TapEngineering; Tenesol Manufacturing(Pty) Ltd; Trans-Africa Projects Ltd;Trinity Telecomms; Urban and RuralEngineering Services Limited; VAMPSolutions; Verotest; and Zest ElectricMotors & Drives.

The multi-track programme enablesdelegates to match their informationand learning needs with sessions dedi-cated to:• Regulatory issues (Why?)• Transitory issues (How?)• Current issues (What’s now?)• Future issues (What’s next?)

Smart pre-conference workshops in-clude:• Smart Metering• Smart Grids• Maintenance and refurbishment• Nuclear generation

l Contact: Nicolaas Loretz (Generaland conference information)

Spintelligent

E-mail:

[email protected]

Andrew Evans (Exhibition or sponsor-

ship information)

E-mail:

[email protected]

Rue Limekhaya (Registration, travel

and accommodation information)

E-mail:

[email protected]

Website: www.african-utility-week.com

African Utility Week


Earthlife Africa, the Congress ofSouth African Trade Unions,Sustainable Energy Africa (SEA),

the Southern African Faith Communi-ties’ Environment Institute (SAFCEI)and the South African Climate ActionNetwork (SACAN), have started a cam-paign to turn the current electricity cri-sis into an energy opportunity. Althoughthe deficit of generation capacity hasbeen billed as a crisis, it can also beseen as an opportunity to shift to amore long-term sustainable approach.

Our past reliance on coal andnuclear and our proposed continuedreliance on fossil and nuclear genera-tion are in direct contradiction to ourcommitment to sustainable develop-ment. But here is an opportunity to dothings differently.

A focus on energy efficiency in theshort term, with a longer term emphasison renewable energy for generation willtake us down the renewable road,meeting the sustainable developmentaims and addressing climate changealong the way.

We have therefore put together aten-point plan that we think would putSouth Africa on the road to economicsustainability:

1. Solar Water Heaters massmobilisation project (M2SWH) – kick-start implementation with a communi-cation campaign to be conducted overthe next 4 months – emphasis onaccredited installers and quality sys-tems (imported or locally made). Low-income households are to receive sub-sidy and to pay off through rates bill,and high-income households are to usetax based incentive. Local Governmentmust ensure mass rollout.

2. National Treasury is toannounce that approved energy effi-ciency measures implemented by any-one can be declared tax deductible.These measures must be implementedin the next year, and can be written offover 2 years.

3. NERSA is to implement thefeed-in tariff (this was planned to be in2008), and two-way metering. Govern-ment is to work with renewable energyexperts to determine a reasonable tar-iff, and funds allocated to subsidise thegrid if necessary.

4. The Department of Labourand the Department of Education are towork together to put together a fasttrack training programme which willskill workers for solar water installation,and manufacture as well as otherrenewable energy and energy efficien-cy related skills which are lacking in thecountry at the moment. A budget is tobe allocated from 2008 and use ofSETA funds prioritised.

5. The National Energy Efficien-cy Agency must employ at least 100people, and send them out to facilitateenergy efficiency practical implementa-tion to industry and business. Local andprovincial government must employpermanent energy efficiency officers,and develop integrated energy plans.

6. Large energy intensive busi-ness and industry should enter intonegotiations with renewable energypower providers to establish standalone power stations – solar, thermal,electric (for 24 hour heavy industry),ocean and tidal for coastal areas, andwind (with storage) where appropriate.

7. The Department of Treasuryand the Department of Trade andIndustry must engage with the Renew-able Energy sector to determine invest-ment incentives to attract national andinternational expertise to build renew-able energy plants, and other interna-tional financiers for investment inrenewable energy, particularly solarthermal electric power plants. Eskom’snew power plants must prioritiseRenewable Energy with commitment tobinding and significant renewable ener-gy targets.

8. DEAT must prioritise renew-able energy and energy efficiencyStrategic Environmental Assessments.All EIAs for new developments mustdemonstrate energy efficiency andrenewable energy measures to beimplemented.

9. Social and environmental jus-tice must be prioritised to avoid unfairdiscrimination against the poor. Astepped tariff must be prioritised andthere should be a freeze on subsidisedelectricity for industry.

10. Government is to establish anadvisory team of energy experts includ-ing from the NGO sector to provideguidance to Cabinet over the next 5years.

This ten point plan is a start andsignifies willingness to engage with allstakeholders to resolve the “energy cri-sis” in a way that promotes human well-being through sustainable develop-ment. All individuals and organisationsare encouraged to endorse the plan.

l E-mail: [email protected]

Fax: 086 654 9788.

Civil

society

launches

10-point

plan


The South African National EnergyAssociation (SANEA) has as itsVision “Energy People Working

Together”. SANEA continues to honourand celebrate the achievements ofcompanies, organizations and individu-als that are making an effort to ensureand contribute to a sustained andhealthy South African Energy Sector.

The energy industry in South Africahas changed vastly in the last fewyears, and continues to change, devel-op and mature. Many individuals andcompanies have worked together andhave made significant contributionstowards these developments. Some ofthese are high profile and have becomehousehold names while many are thehard working “behind the scenes” typeswho quietly get on and deliver. All areimportant to the development of SouthAfrica. These are the individuals,organisations and companies thatSANEA would like to recognise for theirefforts to promote and provide sustain-able energy supply and use for thebenefit of all. These are the individualsand organisations that deserve to havetheir role recorded in the history of theSouth African Energy Sector. Theseare the people and organisations thatmerit nomination for one of the SANEAAwards.

The Awards include the followingcategories:• SANEA Energy Award• SANEA Energy Project Award• SANEA Recognition Award• SANEA Service Award• SANEA Energy Journalism Award• SANEA Education Award It is these people that we would like toknow about. It is these names that wewould like to bring forward to thank. It isthese to whom we wish to pay ourrespects.

The finalists and recipients of theawards will be entertained at a presti-gious banquet and awards ceremonyhosted by SANEA on the 31st of July2008. This gala event will reflect thesignificance of the both the awards andthe recipients. The awards aredesigned to generate public, govern-ment and business awareness of

achievements in the Energy Sector.The aim is to inspire innovation andactions to address future energy

Entrants are welcome to nominatecandidates in more than one category.Please fill in a separate entry form foreach category.

l Contact: Sarita CronjéSouth African National Energy Associ-

ation

Tel: +27 (0)12 346 6004

Cell: +27 (0)83 325 6716

Fax: 086 611 5942

E-mails: [email protected] and

[email protected]

Website: www.sanea.org.za/awards-

2008/

Eta awards

2007

The eta Awards is an annual event, endorsed by the Department of Miner-al and Energy as well as Eskom, and has been running for the past 17years. The purpose of the eta Awards is to promote the more efficient use

of energy and to improve business competitiveness. The awards are granted forexceptional effort in promoting the more efficient use of energy.

WOMEN IN ENERGY INDUSTRY AWARD

Lisa Reynolds, Saint-Gobain General Manager: Technical and Specifications,won the “Woman in Energy Industry” category of the eta Awards. Lisa won theaward for her contribution to the writing and driving of Energy Efficiency stan-dards for buildings; and also for her energy awareness raising achievementswithin the building and other industries.

COMMERCIAL CATEGORY – ENERGY EFFICIENCY AWARD

Electro Sense won the Commercial Category of the eta Awards. This is the sec-ond year running that they have won this prestigious award.

The winners of the Awards were announced at a gala dinner function held onthe 10th of December 2007.

l Contact: Nikki NelSAEE


SANEA awards 2008


According to an article in Business

Report on 17 January 2008(‘Shelve new projects, Eskom

warns’), Eskom’s financial director isasking the Government to stop market-ing South Africa as a low-cost electrici-ty investment centre. This wouldinclude delaying, until 2013, the contro-versial and proposed Alcan aluminiumsmelter at Coega. The Alcan was thesubject of intense civil society, localPort Elizabeth, and international oppo-sition in 2007.

Eskom’s financial director, Mr. Bon-gani Nqwababa, is reported to havesaid, in regard to the Alcan smelter,that, ‘Eskom needs to review supply toCoega’, and that paying penalties forthe delaying the project would becheaper than building a new power sta-tion, which is what the proposedsmelter would require.

Earthlife Africa Johannesburg wel-comes this reasoned and enlightenedviewpoint and hopes that this is thebeginning of responsible energy supplyplanning, especially in the current cli-mate of load shedding. Responsibleenergy planning requires demand man-agement and industrial energy efficien-cy.

Earthlife Africa Johannesburg urgesCabinet to reject the tariff policy (theDevelopmental Electricity Pricing Pro-gramme – DEPP) under which the 25-year contract with Alcan was signed.Abandoning the DEPP would help toensure security of electricity supply forSouth Africa’s ordinary citizens. TheDEPP ensures that contracts betweenthe State and foreign corporationsremain secret and not for public review.This is extremely anti-democratic.

The Energy Policy Officer of Earth-life Africa Johannesburg, Tristen Taylor,states, ‘The big question that should beasked when Eskom turns off the lightsis; why, if Eskom can’t supply electricityto the citizens of this country, is it offer-ing foreign companies large amounts ofpower at reduced tariffs? Must individu-als and small businesses suffer so thatlarge industries can be assured profit?It seems that Mr. Nqwababa under-stands these questions and has sug-gested it would be irresponsible to sup-ply the Canadian multinational corp-oration Alcan before supplying electric-

ity to the citizens and voters of thiscountry.’

l Contact: Tristen TaylorEnergy Policy Officer

Earthlife Africa, Johannesburg Branch

Tel: +27 11 339 3662

Fax: +27 11 339 3270

Cell: +27 84 250 2434


Biogas plant

markets boom

worldwide,

studies show

Biogas plant markets are boom-ing worldwide in Municipalities,Industry and Agriculture. The

profit potential is high. The world mar-ket was about 2 billion Euros in 2006and is expected to increase to over 25billion Euros by 2020.

Helmut Kaiser Consultancy re-leased a new study about the marketsfor biogas plants worldwide. The worldmarkets for Biogas and Biogas Plantshave increased over the years by 20to 30 percent depending on the coun-try. Germany, as a technology leader,reached about 700 million Euros with400 companies in 2006, and 100 com-panies offering the whole value chain,the export is between 10 and 15 per-cent. Some 900 plants were built andthe objective is about 3 600 plants intotal. It is expected a market size of7.5 billion Euros by 2020 for plants, 30percent export and 85 000 jobs in Ger-many alone.

The competition is growing too,worldwide. The USA and China showmuch greater potential than Germanyand the rest of Europe. Many plantsare low tech and easy to reproduceand design. The key is the knowledgein biotechnology, molecular scienceand optimization in the future.

The total energy mix of the futurewill be more regenerative and sustain-

able. The generation and storage ofrenewable energy will be the fastestgrowing sector in the energy marketfor the next 20 years. The market vol-ume of renewable energy worldwidewill increase from US$ 95.8 billion in2007 to US$ 124.4 billion in 2010, andreach US$ 198.1 billion in 2015.These figures and developments arebased on the whole value chain.

Biogas power plants are a combi-nation of anaerobic digestion systemswith associated electricity generatorssuch as gas turbines or gas engines.The electricity they produce is classi-fied as renewable or green energy andif sold into the national grid attractssubsidies. In the last 20 years, biogasutilisation has been successful inwastewater treatment plants, industri-al processing applications, landfillsand the agricultural sector.

The future increased use of biogasis a strong goal in most countries, notonly because is it a renewable energysource but it will help to reduce green-house gas emissions, water pollutionand soil degradation and, last but notleast, it will change the agriculturesectors in many countries worldwideto produce energy partly.

This study is the first researchworldwide for biogas plants in 50countries with potential and develop-ments to 2030, with technologies andcompetition worldwide.

l Contact: Hku TuebingenE-mails: [email protected] and

[email protected]

Websites:

www.hkc22.com/biogas.html and

www.hkc22.com/renewableenergy.ht

ml

Eskom may delay Alcan smelter

until 2013

?


What

impact

are

ongoing

blackouts

likely

to have

on the

property

market

Monté Jordaan, MD of Multi-Pro-jects, an investment propertymarketing company based in

Somerset West, says: ‘We do not knowhow great the impact on the economicgrowth of South Africa is going to be.Only time will tell on that score. But wedo believe that the energy crisis willhave an effect on property develop-ments – and developers who do notplan for alternative energy sources willsuffer.

‘Developers and developments thatincorporate alternative energy sourcesto Eskom-produced power will flourish.Developments with generators andalternative ‘green’ sources of power(such as solar panels) will be in highdemand. Security that runs off solarpanels or stand-by generators will alsoincrease in desirability and value, sincepower-cuts increase security risks. Thesmarter developers that apply creativethinking will survive and prosper.Developers are committed capitalists –and they will find solutions.

‘However, as indicated by Eskom,all the indications seem to be thatpower cuts are likely to accelerate untilwell into the future – and major powerstations require about 5 years or longerto construct. This could mean fewerdevelopments taking place, or lead tothem being postponed for severalyears. This in turn will result in lessstock being available, especially resi-dential units. John Loos of First Nation-al Bank believes that the demand forresidential property in the affordablemarket of up to R800 000 will increase.This increased demand will lead toincreased prices in this category –while a shortage will drive the prices upfurther. We further believe that land-owners that want to dispose of theirland for development purposes (espe-cially unzoned land) will see a dramaticreduction in their expected values, dueto the economy cooling down, theincreased development cycle, and theincreases in holding costs for develop-ers. These costs cannot just be passedon to the consumer; the consumer mar-ket is currently very price- sensitive.’

Jordaan says he believes that theinterest cycle is very close to its peak,and that we could see reductions in thefirst half of 2009. ‘Taking all of theabove into account, one must alwaysremember that investing in property is along-term journey and not a quick one;investors must remain calm and focuson the longer term. The South Africanproperty market is still exhibiting the

characteristics of a normal market, it isjust ‘taking a breather’ from a 5-yeargrowth period. I am sure that it will con-tinue its positive run in and from 2009to 2012/2014. For those who want toinvest in property, now is the right timeto buy – especially in new develop-ments that will only be completed in2010 or thereafter.

‘People must not make hasty, irra-tional decisions and sell their propertieswithout considering all the options; theymight just find out down the line thatthey cannot replace what they had.Property remains the cornerstone ofwealth creation for the majority ofSouth Africans, and will continue to beso for decades to come. I stronglybelieve in the South African propertymarket and its future. In terms of thepower shortages, we must just allremain calm and find a common solu-tion – after all, this power shortage isjust a symptom of a growing economy!’

l Contact: Monté Jordaan Multi-Projects

Tel: +27 (0)21 850 9620

Cell: +27(0)82 774 9202


Website: www.multiprojects.com


Citizens and businesses joinedforces in mid-February to launchThe Power of One, a national

call to action for the people, by the peo-ple to rally together to use less powerand save South Africa from pendingdisaster.

The Power of One has attracted awealth of collaborators – from the man-in-the-street, famous individuals, smallenterprises to large and powerful cor-porates who have rallied together topool their resources to take The Powerof One campaign to the nation. Theseinclude Helen Zille, Pam Golding, Biz-community.com, Nashua Mobile, Me-dia24, Massmart, Ireland/Davenport,TBM Communications, amongst oth-ers.

The Power of One is a totally inde-pendent, non-profit, apolitical, all-inclu-sive and positive endeavour to helpalleviate the power crisis in SouthAfrica. The campaign provides a vehi-cle for national collaboration allowingevery individual, business and govern-ment department to unite under oneumbrella.

The primary objective is to reduceelectricity consumption in South Africaby inspiring every individual – includingchildren, teenagers and adults – topractice power saving methods throughmass media messaging.

Max Pichulik, Power of One projectmanager says, ‘The campaign is three-fold: it’s about uniting South Africans to‘plug into’ the campaign, encouragepeople to actively follow the messagesand then influence friends, family andcolleagues to do the same.’

The first message is a call to actionfor every person to ‘switch off’. Themessage is loud and clear and is a callto action to start cutting back on per-sonal electricity consumption.

‘It’s time that we, as the man in thestreet, take the bull by the horns,’ addsPichulik, ‘and become part of the solu-tion rather than the problem. If there’sto be a future in this country, we needto create it! The Power of One is aboutthe power of a nation to overcome a cri-sis in a positive and proactive manner.

‘One power saving method at atime will be broadcast for four to six

weeks, before we include the next keymessage. Our communications willinclude feedback on participation, aswell as figures on the reduction ofpower consumption where possible.’

Besides individuals, companies areparticipating by spreading the messag-ing in a free viral campaign to all theirstakeholders, from staff, suppliers tocustomers.

Sue Ferguson, MD of Ireland/Dav-enport, the advertising agency collabo-rating on the Power of One says, ‘Arange of media advertising and spon-sorship opportunities are available forcompanies to help spread the messageto every corner of our country.

‘We invite all our fellow colleaguesin the advertising, media, PR and relat-ed marketing industries to join forcesand use this channel. For example,media groups – large and small – aredonating air time, electronic or printspace to carry the messages. Mass-mart’s marketing team are carrying themessages in their flyers, online, in-store and other campaigns. Advertisingagencies are asking clients to includethe messaging as a strap-line in theiradverts. All the finished art work isavailable for inclusion.

‘We are commoditising certain mar-keting items,’ adds Ferguson. ‘Theseinclude posters, stickers, glow-in-the-dark bangles, and Street Pole Adverts,where companies can include theirlogos and distribute through their sup-ply chain.’

There are a range of free down-loads on the Power of One websiteavailable for inclusion and distributionon emails, websites, voicemail mes-saging, on buildings and cars, inadverts, to name a few.

l Contact: Max Pichulik Power of One

Tel: 021 442 9600


Website: www.powerofone.org.za

Marketers called to unite against

power crisis

Dipetane

launch

Irish R & D fuel technology is thesole inventor, manufacturer anddistributor of Dipetane, and is

based in Kilcoole, 20 miles south ofDublin, Ireland.

Dipetane is a single product forall fuels and has one mix rate of1:200. So, 6 litres will treat 1 200litres of diesel or petrol, or heatingand industry fuels.

Dipetane works as a pre com-bustion technology to enable theoxygen to access the carbon muchmore completely, leading to thebenefits. It is a pure 100% hydro-carbon, and contains no additivesof any description.

Dipetane has been used inmany older motor vehicles withexcellent results. It may also haveuse for other applications such as ingenerators.

l Contact: Drew – DipetaneE-mail: [email protected]

Health24

developing

carbon

calculator

Health24 is planning on devel-oping a simple carbon calcu-lator. To do this, they will

need a number of ratios for factorslike the amount of carbon releasedwhile driving, amount of carbonsaved by switching to energy-sav-ing light bulbs, etc.

Heath24 would appreciateassistance with these kinds ofratios, and where applicable, ratiosthat are specific to South Africa. Anysuggestions surrounding what acarbon calculator should consist ofwould also be welcome.

l Contact: Marcus LowHealth24


Website: www.health24.com


Leading by example, one of SouthAfrica’s biggest food retailers,Pick n Pay, has decided to cut its

power consumption by 20%. Not onlythat, it is selling energy-efficient lightbulbs at cost to consumers.

Pick n Pay is well equipped to dealwith the effects of load shedding, withmost major stores having their owngenerators to protect the cold chainand run tills, lights and security. How-ever, the company believes that what ismore important is the national role ithas to play by significantly cutting backon its own electricity usage.

‘Using generators to keep ourstores open during blackouts address-es the symptom, not the cause of load-shedding: that there is not enough elec-tricity to go around. The reality is thatwe are all at the mercy of our circum-stances, and we can continue to pointthe finger of blame or we can do some-thing about it. The time has come foreveryone to act in the national interestby conserving electricity, and we willaim to lead by example by cutting ourown power consumption by at least20%,’ says Pick n Pay CEO Nick Bad-minton.

BULBS SOLD AT COST

‘But we also want to help our cus-tomers do their bit, too. This is why wehave decided to sell energy-saving lightbulbs at cost. Although they are cost-effective in the longer term – becausethey last much longer and use muchless power than conventional lightbulbs – their unit cost is comparativelymuch higher, which makes them lessaffordable to a great many SouthAfricans. We want to change that bymaking them more accessible to morepeople, and in so doing also have anindirect beneficial impact on our coun-try’s power situation.’

According to the group’s generalmanager for sustainable development,

Tessa Chamberlain, the company haslong since identified more efficientpower usage as a key objective forreducing its carbon footprint, an indica-tor of how much energy it consumes,and this constitutes a major part of itssustainability strategy.

‘We were South Africa’s first majorretailer to participate in the Carbon Dis-closure Project, an international initia-tive to promote more efficient use of ourplanet’s precious resources, and wehave been working hard for severalyears already to reduce the amount ofpower we consume.

‘For example, we have been usingupright merchandise freezers withglass doors in new and refurbishedstores since 1998, as they use 60%less electricity than open horizontalrefrigeration cabinets. We also com-menced with the fitting of fluorescentlighting with electronic ballasts in ourstores, which are 22% more efficientthan conventional lighting, in all newstores from 2001. In the past year, webegan converting the balance of ourstores to the new lighting. We havealso since 2001 been using heatreclaim systems, which harness heatdispelled from our refrigeration sys-tems, to provide hot water. All our larg-er stores have also been using thesame heat reclaim systems for comfortheating through the air-conditioningsystem, further cutting back on con-

sumption,’ says Chamberlain.‘Nevertheless, we have identified

several more ways in which we intendto aggressively cut back further on ourelectricity usage and meet our target ofa 20% reduction. Many are simple,commonsense measures that we willimplement immediately, and many arelonger-term interventions that will fun-damentally change the way we usepower and do business.’

SIMPLE STEPS TO USE LESS

ENERGY

Badminton confirmed the immediateactions to conserve power in both thegroup’s stores and corporate offices,which include the following:• Educating staff about how to con-

serve power and why they shoulddo so, and encouraging them to bevigilant

• Switching off lights in areas thathave sufficient natural lighting

• Isolating lighting to necessaryspots, such as above desks

• Installing geyser blankets, turningdown the settings of geysers, andswitching off geysers for activitiessuch as hand-washing

• Running air-conditioners only whennecessary

• Using equipment more efficiently• Evaluating equipment such as that

used in kitchens and canteens, witha view to better efficiencies

• Unplugging equipment such as cell-phone chargers when they are notbeing used

• Switching off lights and unneces-sary equipment at night, and usingonly security lighting

• Keeping cold room doors closedwhen not in use, installing alarmsthat will sound if cold room doorsare left open too long, and ensuringthat cold room flaps are kept in topcondition

• Installing fridge covers for open-top

Lights

to go

out at

Pick n

Pay


Illuminating

sponsorship

alleviates

traffic chaos

Leading aerial laser surveying firm,Southern Mapping Company(SMC), is taking the lead in allevi-

ating some of the power problems, bysponsoring one of the first solar pow-ered traffic lights in Gauteng.

SMC recently signed an agreementwith the National Energy EfficiencyAgency (NEEA) to sponsor the trafficlights at one of the busiest intersectionsin Johannesburg, on the corner ofCedar and Witkoppen Roads in Four-ways, to ensure that motorists will havethe pleasure of fully functional robots atthat point very soon – even duringEskom’s power cuts.

‘Commuters are at breaking point,and someone has to do somethingabout it urgently. This is exactly whywe’ve decided to come on board withthe NEEA by sponsoring the trafficlights at this extremely busy intersec-tion,’ says Peter Moir, Southern Map-ping Company MD.

‘Retrofitting robots to run on solarpower is probably the best solution wehave for the current traffic crisis,’affirms NEEA Acting General Opera-tions Manager, Barry Bredenkamp.

COVERING COSTS

Although solar powered traffic lightsare more expensive to install than con-ventional robots, the efficiency of thesolar traffic light will allow for costs tobe recovered within the first year ofoperation, in terms of power saved.

The traffic lights at the corner ofCedar and Wikoppen Roads will be fit-ted with a 4m² solar panel and batterypacks to capture energy from the sun.Solar panels at the top of the light poleare used to power the lights, and sur-plus power is stored in battery packs,allowing the system to work throughoutthe night, and for up to three days incloudy weather, if need be.

Moir adds, ‘Southern Mapping Co-mpany decided to sponsor this inter-section at Cedar and Witkoppen Roadsin particular, as it plays an integral rolein our business, because many of ouremployees and customers use the

intersection to get to our offices. Byensuring that the robots stay functional,we can make certain that our companycontinues to provide the excellent serv-ice for which we are known.’

Solar-powered traffic light systemshave been successfully operational inEurope for many years and morerecently, have been manufactured inJapan.

‘We have a power crisis, so let’saccept it and fix it. Let’s all help Eskomto help South Africa, and it can be doneif we all work together for our countryand not just our pockets. We challengeother business owners to step up to theplate to help alleviate this crisis and toconvert as many robots as possible tosolar power before the end of the year,’Moir concludes.

With acknowledgements to Bizcommu-

nity.com

The photograph shows a similar

installation at an intersection in

Cape Town

l Contact: Peter MoirSouthern Mapping Company

Tel: 011 467 2609

Fax: 011 467 3443


Website: www.southernmapping.com

Barry Bredenkamp


refrigerators, to be used at night• Switching off or turning down ovens

when they are not in use• Fitting some equipment with timers,

so they switch off at non-essentialtimes

• Engaging with centre manage-ments regarding signage lighting atnightLonger-term actions include chal-

lenging the group’s equipment suppli-ers to present innovative solutions interms of low-energy equipment, buildingstores that are more energy-efficient,making air-conditioning more efficient,implementing better store maintenancepractices, making better use of heatreclaim systems, reviewing opportuni-ties to make business activities moreenergy-efficient, and looking to interna-tional retailers to identify further power-saving innovations. In addition, Pick nPay will be investigating the feasibilityof using decentralised renewable ener-gy sources.

‘It is common cause that load-shed-ding is far more than just an inconven-ience; it is a national crisis. It is costingour economy millions of rands everyday in lost productivity, and it is threat-ening jobs and inhibiting economicgrowth. However, all this can be min-imised if we all pitch in – in both big andsmall ways. Every little bit makes a dif-ference.

‘We all need to take simple, imme-diate steps to cut back on our electrici-ty consumption, at home and at work.But more importantly, we all need tochange our mindset by accepting thatelectricity is a scarce commodity thatshould be used sparingly and judicious-ly. Only by doing that together can westeer our country away from economicloss. It’s the responsible thing to do,’says Badminton.

With acknowledgement to Bizcommuni-

ty.com

l Contact: Bizcommunity.comWebsite: www.bizcommunity.com


In 2007, 19.696 MW of new windenergy capacity was added sum-ming up to a global installed capaci-

ty of 93.849 MW by the end of Decem-ber. The added capacity equals agrowth rate of 26.6 %, after 25.6 % in2006. The currently installed windpower capacity generates 200 TWh peryear, equalling 1.3% of the global elec-tricity consumption. In some countriesand regions, wind energy already con-tributes to 40% and more. The windindustry employs 350 000 peopleworldwide, an increase of 50 000 peo-ple on the previous year.

Based on the accelerated develop-ment, the WWEA has increased its pre-diction for 2010 and expects170.000 MW to be installed by the endof that year. However, in the majority ofthe top 40 wind markets, the increasein the deployment of wind energyslowed down in 2007.

Dr Anil Kane, President of the WorldWind Energy Association: ‘The year2007, all in all, was a very successfulyear for the wind industry worldwide.However, there are several develop-ments that make us feel concerned: 20out of the top 40 markets havedecreased the volume of additionalcapacity and only 18 countries havebeen able to increase their size. Anoth-er concern is that most of the develop-ing countries are far behind the devel-opment of the leading wind energycountries. Today the emerging coun-tries India and China are amongst thetop five wind markets, and there shouldbe sufficient motivation for the govern-ments as well as for international donororganisations to launch effective andsubstantial international deploymentprogrammes. We need a stronger sup-port for investment in renewable ener-gies like wind especially in the develop-ing countries in order to ensure a trulysustainable development.’

In comparison with 2006, when15.120 MW were added, 2007 brought

Wind turbines generate more

than 1% of global electricity

19.7 GW added in 2007

Figure 1: Total installed capacity (MW) 1997-2007)

Figure 2: Capacity installed 2007

Figure 3: Additional wind power capacity worldwide 1998-2007 (MW)


another new record in new installa-tions. Mainly the booming wind marketsin the USA (5.216 MW of new capaci-ty), Spain (3.515 MW) and China(3.313 MW) contributed to this record.China with a growth rate of 127.5 %showed the greatest performance ofthe top five wind countries. Germanydefended clearly its position as numberone country in terms of overall capacitywith 22.274 MW installed. With addi-tional capacity of 1.625 MW, Germanyas well as India (1.580 MW added) kepttheir positions as leading markets,however, both countries clearly de-creased in new installations. Only twocountries (after five in 2006) addedbetween 500 MW and 1.000 MW andshowed strong growth rates: France(888 MW, 56.7% growth) and Italy(603 MW, 28.4%). The most dynamicmarket in 2007 was Turkey adding142 MW up to a total of 207 MW, whichequals a growth rate of more than200%.

The market for new wind turbinesreached an overall size of 19.696 MW,after 15.120 MW in 2006 (30%increase). In the last ten years,between 1998 and 2007, even analmost tenfold increase can be seen.

Based on this very dynamic devel-opment of the past years, the WWEAhas again lifted its prediction for 2010from 160.000 MW up to 170.000 MW.

In terms of continental distribution,Europe decreased its share in installedcapacity from 65.5% in 2006 to 61% in2007. However, Europe is still thestrongest continent whilst North Ameri-ca and Asia are increasing rapidly theirshares. In terms of new additionalcapacity, Europe for the first timeinstalled less than half of the new glob-al capacity and counted for 43.6%, fol-lowed by North America (28.5%) andAsia (26.6%).

The developing countries in LatinAmerica and Africa counted for only0.4% and 0.6% respectively of the totalcapacity, and Latin America fell back interms of new installations down to only0.2% of the additional capacity installedworldwide in 2007.

An important indicator for the vitali-ty of the wind markets is the growthrates in relation to the installed capaci-ty of the previous year. After a decreasein the average worldwide growth ratesbetween 1999 and 2004, the growthrate went up steadily since 2004,reaching 26.6% in 2007, after 25.6% in2006 and 23.8% in 2005. However, thisincrease in the average growth rate is

Figure 4: Total installed capacity and prediction 1997-2010 (MW)

Figure 5: Wind energy capacity added in 2007 by continent (total: 19.883MW)

Figure 6: Total installed wind energy capacity by continent (total 93,9GW)

Figure 7: Wind energy worldwide annual growth rates (%)


Figure 8: Rates of growth 2007 (%) Top 20 markets (>100MW)

Rank Country/ Total capacity Additional capacity Rate of Ranking Total capacity Total capacity

total region installed 2007 (Difference Growth total 2006 installed installed

2007 end 2007 2007-2006) 2007 end 2006 end 2005

(MW) (MW) (%) (MW) (MW)

1 Germany 22.247,4 1.625,4 7,9 1 20.622,0 18.427,5

2 USA 16.818,8 5.215,8 45,0 3 11.603,0 9.149,0

3 Spain 15.145,1 3.515,1 30,2 2 11.630,0 10.027,9

4 India 7.850,0 1.580,0 25,2 4 6.270,0 4.430,0

5 China 5.912,0 3.313,0 127,5 6 2.599,0 1.266,0

6 Denmark 3.125,0 -11,0 -0,4 5 3.136,0 3.128,0

7 Italy 2.726,1 602,7 28,4 7 2.123,4 1.718,3

8 France 2.455,0 888,0 56,7 10 1.567,0 757,2

9 United Kingdom 2.389,0 426,2 21,7 8 1.962,9 1.353,0

10 Portugal 2.130,0 414,0 24,1 9 1.716,0 1.022,0

11 Canada 1.846,0 386,0 26,4 12 1.460,0 683,0

12 The Netherlands 1.747,0 188,0 12,1 11 1.559,0 1.224,0

13 Japan 1.538,0 229,0 17,5 13 1.309,0 1.040,0

14 Austria 981,5 17,0 1,8 14 964,5 819,0

15 Greece 873,3 115,7 15,3 16 757,6 573,3

16 Australia 817,3 0,0 0,0 15 817,3 579,0

17 Ireland 805,0 59,0 7,9 17 746,0 495,2

18 Sweden 788,7 217,5 38,1 18 571,2 518,0

19 Norway 333,0 7,9 2,4 19 325,0 268,0

20 New Zealand 322,0 151,0 88,3 25 171,0 168,2

21 Egypt 310,0 80,0 34,8 21 230,0 145,0

22 Belgium 286,9 92,6 47,7 22 194,3 167,4

23 Taiwan (China) 280,0 92,3 49,2 23 187,7 103,7

24 Poland 276,0 123,0 80,4 26 153,0 73,0

25 Brazil 247,1 10,2 4,3 20 236,9 28,6

26 Turkey 206,8 142,2 220,0 31 64,6 20,1

27 Korea (South) 191,3 15,0 8,5 24 176,3 119,1

28 Czech Republic 116,0 59,5 105,3 34 56,5 29,5

29 Finland 110,0 24,0 27,9 28 86,0 82,0

30 Ukraine 89,0 3,4 4,0 29 85,6 77,3

31 Mexico 86,5 0,0 0,0 27 86,5 2,2

32 Costa Rica 74,0 0,0 0,0 30 74,0 71,0

33 Bulgaria 70,0 34,0 94,4 37 36,0 14,0

34 Iran 66,5 19,1 40,4 36 47,4 31,6

35 Hungary 65,0 4,1 6,8 33 60,9 17,5

36 Morocco 64,0 0,0 0,0 32 64,0 64,0

37 Estonia 58,1 25,1 76,1 39 33,0 33,0

38 Lithuania 52,3 -2,7 -4,8 35 55,0 7,0

only due to the fact that the biggestmarkets – USA, Spain and Chinashowed growth rates above the aver-age. Also France showed a very strongperformance with 888 MW added,equalling a growth rate of 57% in com-parison to the previous year.

l Contact: Stefan Gsänger Secretary General – World Wind

Energy Association

Tel. +49 228 369 4080


Website: www.wwindea.org


Rank Country/ Total capacity Additional capacity Rate of Ranking Total capacity Total capacity

total region installed 2007 (Difference Growth total 2006 installed installed

2007 end 2007 2007-2006) 2007 end 2006 end 2005

(MW) (MW) (%) (MW) (MW)

39 Luxembourg 35,3 0,0 0,0 38 35,3 35,3

40 Argentina 29,8 2,0 7,2 40 27,8 26,8

41 Latvia 27,4 0,0 0,0 41 27,4 27,4

42 Philippines 25,2 0,0 0,0 42 25,2 25,2

43 Jamaica 20,7 0,0 0,0 43 20,7 20,7

44 Guadeloupe 20,5 0,0 0,0 44 20,5 20,5

45 Tunisia 20,0 0,0 0,0 45 20,0 20,0

46 Chile 20,0 18,0 900,0 59 2,0 2,0

47 Colombia 19,5 0,0 0,0 46 19,5 19,5

48 Croatia 17,8 0,6 3,5 47 17,2 6,0

49 South Africa 16,6 0,0 0,0 48 16,6 16,6

50 Russia 16,5 1,0 6,5 49 15,5 14,0

51 Guyana 13,5 0,0 0,0 50 13,5 13,5

52 Curaçao 12,0 0,0 0,0 51 12,0 12,0

53 Switzerland 11,6 0,0 0,0 52 11,6 11,6

54 Romania 9,0 6,2 226,1 57 2,8 0,9

55 Israel 7,0 0,0 0,0 53 7,0 7,0

56 Slovakia 5,0 0,0 0,0 54 5,0 5,0

57 Faroe Islands 4,1 0,0 0,0 55 4,1 4,1

58 Ecuador 3,1 3,1 73 0,0 0,0

59 Cape Verde 2,8 0,0 0,0 56 2,8 2,8

60 Nigeria 2,2 0,0 0,0 58 2,2 2,2

61 Cuba 2,1 1,7 366,7 67 0,5 0,5

62 Jordan 1,5 0,0 0,0 60 1,5 1,5

63 Martinique 1,1 0,0 0,0 61 1,1 1,1

64 Belarus 1,1 0,0 0,0 62 1,1 1,1

65 Indonesia 1,0 0,2 25,0 63 0,8 0,8

66 Eritrea 0,75 0,00 0,0 64 0,75 0,75

67 Peru 0,70 0,00 0,0 65 0,70 0,70

68 Uruguay 0,60 0,45 300,0 70 0,15 0,15

69 Kazakhstan 0,50 0,00 0,0 66 0,50 0,50

70 Namibia 0,47 0,22 88,0 69 0,25 0,25

71 Netherl. Antilles 0,33 0,33 74 0,00 0,00

72 Syria 0,30 0,00 0,0 68 0,30 0,30

73 North Korea 0,01 0,00 0,0 71 0,01 0,01

74 Bolivia 0,01 0,00 0,0 72 0,01 0,00

Total 93.849,1 19.695,8 26,6 74.153,3 59.033,0


BACKGROUND

Site work is already advancing forthe Medupi coal-fired powerplant in Lephalala in Limpopo,

and tenders have been awarded forsupplying the main components of theplant. While full information on thecosts of the plant are not available toEskom’s shareholders, the public atlarge, nor even relevant parliamentarycommittees, cost estimates per unit ofplant have apparently doubled sincethe initial investment decision wasmade. Recently reported estimates areR80 billion and rising and this is quiteseparate from the escalation of opera-tional costs, inter alia due to compli-ance with air quality standards sched-uled to come into force ahead of plantcommissioning, which Eskom hasexplicitly stated is not factored into cur-rent plans, as well as rising coal prices.

A positive Record of Decision (RoD)against the Environmental ImpactAssessment (EIA) has also beenissued for another enormous coal-firedplant (set to be the world’s largest) inthe Witbank area. The terms of theRoD are largely a replication of thedecision on Medupi: while the projectproponents have not yet identified theextent or efficiency of pollution abate-ment equipment to be fitted at theseplants the RoD requires, operation ofthe plant will be conditional to compli-ance with all legislation, including airquality standards that are promulgatedafter the issuance of the RoD. At thispoint the impacts of these plants can-not be fully assessed, as decisionshave not been made regarding thetrade-offs between local and global pol-lution, as well as different forms oflocal/regional impacts: for example,both dry cooling to avoid unsustainablewater consumption and exhaust gascleaning to reduce local health impactsand degradation of land and water at aregional scale, resulting in higher ratesof atmospheric pollution and thus cli-mate change. The later point is a costas well as a corporate social responsi-bility issue, giving strong signals thatgovernment intends to introduce a car-

bon tax.With the process currently under-

way, the following questions should beanswered in the public domain:• Will South Africa need another 5

400 MW of coal-fired electricity gen-eration capacity in the next decadeand following construction of about10 000 MW additional capacityalready on the cards?

• If government finally implementspolicy commitments (see WhitePaper on Energy Policy 1998) tointegrate externalised costs in ener-gy planning and pricing, would acoal-fire plant, particularly one notutilising best available technology,be the ‘cheaper’ generation optionby the time it is fully commissioned?

• Given both the improving economiccase for, and policy commitmentsto, energy efficiency and conserva-tion, is Eskom heading for a repeatof its over-investment in generationcapacity in the 1980s, which is thefoundation of current electricity sup-ply shortfalls?

• Is Eskom still avoiding even study-ing the possibility of large-scalerenewable energy utilisation?

As our public utility would be invest-ing well over R100 billion to developthe proposed coal-fired plant andintends to operate it for upwards of 50years, there seems to be a fairly obvi-ous case for looking into availableoptions.

Earthlife Africa is not convinced thatthe Witbank coal-fired plant (in additionto the Medupi pant in Limpopo) is asocially or environmentally defensibleor a sound public investment decision,but those decisions have largely beenmade and will need to be addressedvia avenues such as the Energy PolicyReview process that Minister Sonjicahas promised for 2008. In the case ofthe Free State Plant, as the ScopingReport and Plan of Study have not yetbeen completed, there is the opportuni-ty for the EIA process to truly serve thepurpose for which it is designed. Prop-er assessment is required not only to

avoid unacceptable and/or avoidableimpacts on ecosystems, including com-munities that are part of the receivingenvironment, but also to avoid stupiddecisions, such as public investment ininfrastructure that is at high risk ofbecoming a stranded asset early in itsanticipated lifespan.

Richard Worthington, Coordinatorof Earthlife Africa’s Sustainable Energyand Climate Change Project, thinksthere can be no more easy or obviousopportunity for individuals to supportresponsible public decision-making:‘Anybody who is wondering whetherthere is anything they can do about cli-mate change, or what kind of a societytheir children will live in, or whethercoal really is cheap, or just dirty andprofitable, should not hesitate to sup-port the assessment of alternatives.However, even if you are in denialabout the human contribution to globalwarming, don’t care about the publichealth care costs of inefficient coalburning and think that windmills are agreater environmental blight thansmokestacks, you may still be curiousas to whether we could save a hundredbillion through more intelligent use ofenergy and thus keep electricity moreaffordable.’

While a populist view sees EIAs asa barrier to development, anybody thatcan see beyond an exclusive preoccu-pation with economic growth or themost immediate short-term results,should realise that an EIA is a valuabletool to address the quality of develop-ment, not only as a public responsibili-ty but also to improve the prospects forbetter returns over time. Such returnsmay be simple profits, or may be in thequality of life of beneficiaries of housingprojects, durability of a road or bridgeunder changing climate conditions, orthe viability of a commercial activityunder constraints resulting fromhumanity continuously diminishing thecarrying capacity of our ecosystem,even as over-consumption increases.

February 14 was the deadline forcomments on the Draft AddendumScoping Report of the Environmental

Assessment and alternatives for Northern

Free State coal-fired power station


Impact Assessment: Proposed newcoal-fired power station and associatedinfrastructure in the Northern FreeState. The project proposal also as-sumes extensive new coal mining inthe vicinity of Sasolburg, although thisis outside the scope of the currentprocess (despite local communityrequests that the two activities beassessed together).

ALTERNATIVES

For too long the implementation of EIAregulations that require considerationof alternatives to proposed activitieshas been restricted to consideration ofmore than one site. Occasionally somevery general statements have beenmade about higher costs of alternativetechnologies, but such assertions havenot been subject to any investigation.Recent developments make thisapproach not just short-sighted, butnow financially irresponsible, contraryto national policy and internationalcommitments and morally indefensible.

The EIA process should investigatealternatives to additional coal-firedelectricity generation capacity, as wellas alternatives to the specific coal-based technology proposed. Alterna-tives that may be feasible within therevised / extended timeline of the proj-ect and should be studied in detailinclude: • Electricity conservation – meeting

existing and growing electricitydemand growth through energy effi-ciency measures and alternativesto electricity use, notably solarwater heating (including in residen-tial, commercial, government build-ing and industrial sectors);

• Renewable energy electricity gen-eration (including accelerated roll-out of wind, solar thermal and/orsolar photovoltaic generation);

• Best available or cleaner and moreefficient coal-based technologiessuch as Integrated GasificationCombined Cycle (IGCC) technolo-gy, including a comparison of therisks of selection of a less maturetechnology with the risks of a lessefficient and/or more resource/int-ensive process.

The social impact assessmentshould consider in some detail theemployment effects of all technologychoices, including the potential impactof implementing alternatives to the pro-posed project activity, including renew-able energy and conservation. This

should include assessing the job cre-ation potential of renewable energyoptions, particularly rapidly acceleratedroll-out of solar water heating, to avoidsome or all of the electricity demandgrowth that is assumed as the principledriver of this project activity.

Failure of the EIA to assess activityalternatives beyond the fairly insignifi-cant variables considered to datewould not only prevent the possibility ofan informed decision, but also make anonsense of the most recent statementof the ruling party, of January 8, whichasserts: ‘We must therefore proceedwithout delay to implement our resolu-tions on climate change, particularlywith respect to the reduction of green-house gas emissions and the promo-tion of renewable energy sources.’

l Contact: Karen Shippey or LindiweGaika

Ninham Shand

Tel: 021 481 2400

Fax: 021 424 5588

E-mails:

[email protected] and

[email protected]

Website: www.nihamshand.co.za

Richard Worthington

Earthlife Africa – Johannesburg


Portable

gensets,

ups and

battery

standby

systems for

home and

office use

There has been a dramaticupsurge of interest in andapplication of generator sets,

UPS and battery standby systemswithin home and office environments.

There is undoubtedly a need forsubstantive yet easy-to-understandinformation to address the applica-tion issues, as well as the seriouspotential health and safety hazardsthat may arise.

The South Africa Network of theInstitution of Engineering and Tech-nology (IET SA Network) had anevening of presentations on 5 March,on the practical and safe applicationof portable gensets, ups and batterystandby systems for home and officeuse

The two speakers, Gerrit Teunis-sen and Graham Beyleveld, gavenon-commercial presentations aimedat the general, non-technical, homeand/or business owner/user. The pre-sentations focused on providingpractical, down-to-earth and usefulinformation, and in particular, cov-ered the various technology, selec-tion, rating, application, maintenanceand safety related issues.

SYNOPSIS

The application of generator sets

for home and office use

The first presentation was given byGerrit Teunissen of City PowerJohannesburg, who discussed theapplication of generator sets in thehome and office environment, and


BACKGROUND AND SCOPE

The Research Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management of theNorth West University, Potchefstroom Campus, in collaboration withthe Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of the

Free State, aim to bring together researchers from academia and industry topresent leading edge research findings, exchanging ideas, stimulate newresearch focuses relating to mining towns, and the spatial impact and devel-opment thereof.

The primary objective of the Conference is to present and discuss theproblems of mining towns, to transfer scientific and technological knowledgeto a wide range of stakeholders and to open debate amongst scientists,practitioners, mining companies, engineers, stakeholders and government.

CONFERENCE TOPICS

The topics include the following:• The process of functional change in mining towns and regions.• Corporate social responsibility and development of mining towns.• NSDP and IDP and mining towns.• Economic development of mining towns.• Role of small mines to meaningful contribute to the development of min-

ing towns on a very limited budget.• Housing development in mining towns.• Policy and legislation related to mining towns.• Environmental rehabilitation and mining towns.• Environmental management and planning of mining towns.• Geo-environmental assessment of mining related urban development.

l Contact: Melanie NellTel: +27 (0) 18 299 2486


Prof. Leon van Rensburg (Sponsorship opportunities)

Tel: +27 (0) 18 299 1543


Mining towns in South

Africa Conference18 JUNE 2008 – NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY,

POTCHEFSTROOM CAMPUS

the associated safety requirements.Since early 2007, Gerrit has headedan 8-man working group of the Asso-ciation of Municipal Electricity Under-takings of Southern Africa (AMEU).The working group comprises repre-sentatives from municipal electricitydistributors and Eskom, and wastasked to produce a document thatcould be circulated widely in SouthAfrica, titled Guidelines for the safe

use of portable generators on utilities’

networks. The presentation add-ressed many of the issues covered inthe latest Revision 9 of this docu-ment, and this edition, published byEE Publishers, was made availableand handed out to all delegatesattending the presentation.

The application of UPS and

battery standby systems for home

and office use

The second presentation was givenby Graham Beyleveld of MeissnerUninterruptible Power, and coveredthe application of UPS and batterystandby systems for home and officeuse, including technology optionssuch as in-line, line-interactive andswitched power supplies, with squarewave, quasi-square wave or sinewave output. While UPS equipmentis primarily used for safe shutdownand/or the provision of relatively shortterm back-up power to PCs andperipherals, the presentation alsocovered the application of batteries,battery chargers and inverters to pro-vide standby power for more extend-ed periods to other domestic andoffice appliances, lighting equipment,etc. The application and coordinationof standby generator sets with UPSequipment, as well as issues of safe-ty, battery maintenance, replacementand disposal, were also discussed.

l Contact: Marlindi Bosch IET SA Network Secretariat

VDW - PO Box 868, Ferndale, 2160

South Africa

Tel: 011 789 1384

Fax: 011 789 1385

E-mails: [email protected] and

[email protected]

Websites: www.iet.org.za and

www.vdw.co.za


The Programme for Basic Energyand Conservation (ProBEC) is aregional programme implement-

ed by the German Agency for TechnicalCo-operation (GTZ) in the SADCregion. ProBEC is funded by the Ger-man and Dutch governments.

ProBEC is a programme that man-ages and stimulates the establishmentof various projects based on basicenergy conservation in 10 memberstates in SADC. Currently ProBEC isactively involved in Malawi, Lesotho,Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia andZimbabwe. ProBEC is in negotiationsregarding future activities in Botswana,Namibia, South Africa and Swaziland.

After May 2008, ProBEC willexpand its scope of work, not only interms of its focus but also in terms ofthe countries where it is operating.

ProBEC has offices at regional andat the national level. National officesimplement projects at the country level;the regional office, located in Johan-nesburg, assists the national offices inproject implementation and has addi-tional actions on policy development.ProBEC has three core componentsand is focused on improving the accessof low-income households to sustain-able energy. ProBEC’s first componentconsists of the promotion of the effi-cient use of energy devices primarilyassociated with cooking such as ener-gy efficient wood-fired and charcoalstoves, solar cookers and heat reten-tion devices.

In order to do this, ProBEC followstwo approaches. Firstly, it adopts acommercial approach towards marketdevelopment for energy efficientdevices. In order to develop a market,ProBEC builds capacity by trainingcommercial producers to manufactureenergy saving cooking devices and, inparallel, it stimulates the demand forthese devices through raising aware-ness of potential users. The secondapproach utilises training of artisanalproducers or producer groups throughextension workers to supply targetgroups with efficient energy devices,Lastly, ProBEC also trains users toadopt efficient kitchen managementtechniques and efficient cooking habitsin order to maximise the benefits ofenergy efficient devices.

ProBEC offers a stove testing andresearch service to identify the mostenergy-efficient devices and to min-imise indoor air pollution. It also teach-es kitchen management techniques toassist beneficiaries with conservingenergy.

ProBEC’s second component fo-cuses on policy advice. It plays a facili-tating role in order to make the impor-tance of biomass and biofuels arecognized issue at the regional andnational level; supports the formulationand enforcement of a regulatory frame-work; supports the development ofbasic energy strategies and operationalplans with a pro-poor focus; andimproves coordination amongst keystakeholders. An instrument for doingthis is the establishment of a NationalAdvisory Group in each country inwhich ProBEC operates, consisting ofgovernment, NGOs, private and otherstakeholders in the energy field.

ProBEC is also exploring sustain-able biofuels and provides the SADCSecretariat with knowledge and infor-mation based on best practices toimplement a sustainable biofuels proj-ect that upholds both international stan-dards and social responsibility andenvironmental sustainability criteria.

These different components ofProBEC’s activities are easily inter-linked, and they are structured in sucha way as to be flexible enough toaccommodate regional differences.

l Contact: Feroza Cassim Senior Project Administrator

Programme for Biomass Energy Con-

servation

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische

Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH

German Agency for Technical Coop-

eration

PO Box 13732, Hatfield, 0028

Tel: + 27 11 339 6633

Fax: +27 11 339 6634/ 086 630 1435

Mobile: +27 82 904 5040


Website: www.probec.org

What is ProBEC?


This course offers an opportunityto learn more about the SouthAfrican air quality and vehicle

impact, industry views on fuel specifi-cations, global fuel trends, refineryimpacts and options. The programmewill be delivered by South African fuelquality experts.

Limited course funding is availablefor small businesses (BEE and NGO’s),especially ones owned by HDSA.Enterprises are encouraged to applyearly to stand a chance for funding.

Module 1: South African Situation

Air quality and vehicle impacts • Gov-ernment processes for air quality, fuelsspecifications, vehicle emissions,transport policy • Industry views on fuelspecifications • Biofuels role • Futuregoals

Module 2: International perspective,

with a European focus

Global fuel quality trends • EU historyand current position • Process to deter-mine fuel specifications • Refineryimpacts and options • Automotivetrends – the technology driver • Airquality aspects - driving vehicle tech-nology and fuels

Module 3: Process issues

Objectives • Timing • Process steps •

Distribution aspects • Monitoring •Compliance •

TARGET GROUP

This programme is aimed at profes-sionals employed in the South Africanfuels, transport and automotive sec-tors. This includes people from govern-ment, labour, industry and the researchcommunity. Technical and environmen-tal specialists and managers dealingwith petroleum products, marketing,pricing, procurement, refining and theirimpacts are especially encouraged toparticipate.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

At the end of the course participantsshould be able to:• Understand global, European and

Southern African issues regardingfuel quality requirements

• Demonstrate knowledge of fuelquality characteristics and howthese relate to refinery productionprocesses

• Follow changes and trends for thefuture

• Demonstrate a good grasp ofprocesses to advance fuel qualityspecifications

• Understand the role of biofuels• Identify and describe measures to

monitor fuel qualities and ensure

compliance

METHODOLOGY

A variety of methods including class-room work, group discussions, casestudies, presentations and simulationexercises will be used.

COST

The course fee is R4 600 (includingVAT). The fee covers tuition, coursematerials, lunches and parking, but notaccommodation or transport to thevenue. A cancellation fee of 50% of thetotal amount is payable if you cancelyour registration 7 days or less beforethe course begins and 100% for failingto register on the first day of the course.Cancellations must be confirmed inwriting.

VENUE

The course will be held at the MEETIoffices: Level 9 Block 9, Mintek Cam-pus, 200 Malibongwe Drive (formerlyHans Strijdom Drive), Randburg,Johannesburg.

l Contact: Musa MashininTraining Coordinator – MEETI

PO Box 599, Randburg, 2125

Tel: 011 709 4718

Fax: 011 709 4657


Programme in fuel qualities,

specifications and compliance22 – 23 MAY 2008

Programme

Thursday 22 May Friday 23 May

08h30-10h00 08h30-09h30: Registration & introduction SA fuel supply and distribution, and related quality issues, 09h30-10h30: The SA fuel specification: process including SABS marks and complianceAdrian Cogills, DME Abner Manaka, SABS

10h30-10h45 Tea Tea

10h45-11h45 The SA fuel specification: process and plans Other factors : Transport modes and technology, Biofuels Adrian Cogills, DME Raoul Goosen, CEF

South African air quality in context of vehicles Margo Richardson, DEAT

11h45-13h00 Automotive technology drivers international and SA Refinery challenges and optionsStuart Rayner, NAAMSA Cyril Stevens, Engen

13h00-13h45 Lunch Lunch

13h45-15h00 International fuels quality issues SA fuels qualities and specifications, SWOT analysis

Pierre Malherbe, Engen

15h00-15h15 Tea Tea

15h15-16h30 International fuels quality issues SA fuels qualities and specifications, SWOT analysis

Pierre Malherbe, Engen


South Africa is in the grip of anenergy crisis as is well-known,which not only endangers the

country’s economic development, butour standard of living.

Government announced a pre-emptive plan to reduce the strain on thegrid. This plan will consist of massiveload shedding and power rationing inan attempt to reduce national demandby at least 10%. Voluntary rationing isset to become mandatory through reg-ulation from April 2008 onwards.

This will run in conjunction with thePower Conservation Programme whichincludes quotas that require 10%reductions in energy use and demandfor all industries, 15% for all commer-cial and office buildings and 20% forhotels, resorts and shopping malls.Harsh penalties will be enforced ifthese targets are not met, whilst incen-tives will be given if they are.

It is consequently clear that every-body has a role to play in averting a fullscale national crisis. Penalties will havea direct impact on your bottom-linewhilst incentives will make it worth yourefforts if you become energy efficient.

However, the question is: Are youprepared to become part of the solu-tion?

The two courses that the EnergyTraining Foundation (ETF) present willnot only help you to put a system inplace to become energy efficient(Building Energy Management TrainingCourse), but will assists you in quanti-fying your actual impacts (CertifiedMeasurement and Verification Profes-sional Course).

CERTIFIED MEASUREMENT &

VERIFICATION PROFESSIONAL

(CMVP) COURSE

The Association of Energy Engineers(AEE), in cooperation with the Efficien-cy Valuation Organization (EVO) for-merly known as the International Per-formance Measurement & VerificationProtocol (IPMVP), has established theCertified Measurement and Verification

Professional (CMVP) program with thedual purpose of recognizing the mostqualified professionals in this growingarea of the energy industry, and raisingthe overall professional standards with-in the measurement and verificationfield. The purpose of the course is todevelop and promote the use of stan-dardized protocols, methods and toolsto quantify and manage the perform-ance risks and benefits associated withend-use energy efficiency, renewableenergy, and water efficiency businesstransactions.

The 3-day Certified Measurementand Verification Professional coursewill be presented by the Association ofEnergy Engineers (AEE) in conjunctionwith the Energy Training Foundation(ETF) for three consecutive days. Afour-hour examination will take placeon the last day.

The four-hour CMVP exam is givenin conjunction with the Fundamentalsof Measurement & Verification threeday training program. The examinationquestions are based on concepts andexperiences basic to measurement andverification. The exam is open book,and the questions are a mixture of mul-tiple choice and true or false selections.After passing the exam you will have tosubmit the CMVP application. Personsattending the 3-day CMVP Course willalso receive a certificate of attendance.

BUILDING ENERGY MANAGEMENT

(BEMT) TRAINING COURSE

The Energy Training Foundation (ETF)is presenting a Building Energy Man-agement Training Course. This is a 3-day programme that was developed bythe Department of Minerals and Energy(DME) with support from Danida.

This 3-day programme offers a verypractical and hands-on exposure of themanagement aspects of energy man-agement. In addition to developing anunderstanding of the issues, it isintended to begin the actual planningprocess of energy management ofbuilding clients. Because the courseoutcomes essentially involve increasedorganisational capacity for energymanagement, it is especially beneficialif more than one person from a givenorganisation attend. The commonunderstanding of the issues arisingfrom the course will help to bridge anygaps that might exist withinthe organi-sation regarding the importance andpracticality of energy management.

Target groups that will benefit fromthe training are:• Plant operations;• Maintenance;• Engineering;• Finance; and• Management.

The CMVP and BEMT TrainingCourses are CPD Accredited.

l Contact: Christina den Heijer Energy Training Foundation

Tel/Fax: +27 (0) 18 294 7174

Cell: +27 (0) 82 334 0923


Marietjie Strydom

Energy Training Foundation

Tel/Fax: +27 (0) 18 294 7174

Cell: +27 (0) 83 401 7709

E-mail:

[email protected]

Website: www.energycybernetics.com

Energy

management

training

courses


MAY 2008

20 – 21

OPPORTUNITIES IN MINE WASTE

UTLISATION: AN UPDATE

Wits Club, West Campus, University

of the Witwatersrand, Johannes-

burg, S Africa

Contact: Mr Musa Mashinini or Mr

Stephen Ramotsei

Tel: 011 709 4718 or 011 709 4351

Fax: 011 709 4657


Website: www.meeti.org.za

20 – 23

AFRICAN UTILITY WEEK

Cape Town, S Africa

Contact: Nadia Boucher, Spintelligent

Tel: +27 21 700 3500

Fax: +27 21 700 3501

E-mail:

[email protected]

Website: www.spintelligent.com

INDUSTRIAL ENERGY MANAGE-

MENT TRAINING COURSE AND

ENERGY AUDIT TRAINING COURSE

Emperors Palace, Gauteng, S Africa

Contact: Christina den Heijer

Tel/Fax: +27 (0) 18 294 7174

Cell: +27 (0) 82 334 0923


and [email protected]

Marietjie Strydom

Tel/Fax: +27 (0) 18 294 7174

Cell: +27 (0) 83 401 7709


21 – 22

CITY ENERGY CONFERENCE 2008,

Eskom Convention Centre, Midrand,

S Africa

Contact: Juanita Louw, Ingwe Commu-

nications

Tel: 011 472 5388 Fax: 011 472 5304


Website: www.ingwecom.co.za

22 – 23

PROGRAMME IN FUEL QUALITIES,

SPECIFICATIONS AND

COMPLIANCE

MEETI Offices, Randburg, Johan-

nesburg, S Africa

Contact: Musa Mashinin, Training

Coordinator, MEETI

Tel: 011 709 4718 Fax: 011 709 4657


Website: www.meeti.org.za

JUNE 2008

2 – 6

KEY ISSUES IN WORLD NUCLEAR

ENERGY TODAY

The Saint George Hotel, Rietvlei-

dam, S Africa

Contact: Gert Claassen, NIASA

Tel: +27 12 641 1071

Fax: +27 12 641 1802

Cell: +27 83 602 5254

Website: www.niasa.co.za

12

SOUTH AFRICAN ECONOMIC OUT-

LOOK CONFERENCE

Johannesburg, S Africa

Contact: Coreen Beukes, Global

Insight

Tel: +27 12 665 5420

E-mail: coreen.beukes@globalin-

sight.co.za

18

MINING IN TOWNS IN SOUTH

AFRICA: PDP CONFERENCE 2008

North West University, Potchef-

stroom, S Africa

Contact: Melanie Nell

Tel: +27 (0) 18 299 2486

E-mail:[email protected]

29 - 2 July

ADVANCES IN ENERGY STUDIES

Graz University of Technology,

Graz, Austria

Website: www.aes08.tugraz.at

JULY 2008

7 - 10

XIV CONGRESS OF THE SOUTH

AFRICAN SOCIOLOGICAL

ASSOCIATION - POWER AND THE

ENVIRONMENT: CHALLENGES FOR

THE 21ST CENTURY

University of Stellenbosch, Stellen-

bosch, S Africa

Contact: Dr Heidi Prozesky, SASA

Secretary, Department of Sociology

and Social Anthropology, University of

Stellenbosch, Private Bag X1,

Matieland 7602, South Africa

Tel: +27 21 808 2092

Fax: +27 21 808 2143

Mobile: +27 83 666 3166

Website: www.sun.ac.za/sociology

OCTOBER 2008

13 – 16

INDUSTRIAL ENERGY MANAGE-

MENT TRAINING COURSE AND

ENERGY AUDIT TRAINING COURSE

Birchwood Executive Hotel & Con-

ference Centre, Gauteng, S Africa


Tel/Fax: +27 (0) 18 294 7174

Cell: +27 (0) 82 334 0923

E-mails: [email protected]


Marietjie Strydom

Cell: +27 (0) 83 401 7709

Tel/Fax: +27 (0) 18 294 7174


13 – 17

CERTIFIED ENERGY MANAGER

COURSE

Birchwood Executive Hotel & Con-

ference Centre, Gauteng, S Africa


Tel/Fax: +27 (0) 18 294 7174

Cell: +27 (0) 82 334 0923

E-mails: [email protected]


Marietjie Strydom

Cell: +27 (0) 83 401 7709

Tel/Fax: +27 (0) 18 294 7174


NOVEMBER 2008

20 – 23

3RD INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION

‘ENERGY 2008’ AND 1ST

INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION

`PHOTOVOLTAIC 2008’

Maroussi, Greece

Contact: LEADEREXPO

Tel: +30 210 614 1164 / 1223

Fax: +30 210 802 4238


Website: www.leaderexpo.gr

MARCH 2009

16 - 19

2009 EUROPEAN WIND ENERGY

CONFERENCE

Marseille, France


Website: www.ewea.org

Forthcoming energy and energy-related

conferences and courses: 2008–2009

Visit www.erc.uct.ac.za forfurther events and details


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