North-West University 21 September 2020 The Centre of Excellence in Carbon-based Fuels together with the SARChI Research Chair in Coal Research and the SARChI Research Chair in Biofuels are co-hosting the annual national renewable energy postgraduate symposiums (REPS) to provide masters’ and doctoral students the opportunity to present their research. In 2020 the focus [...]
The intern’s core task will be to support the Portfolio Manager in organisational, administrative and technical aspects to guarantee the successful management and strengthening of the projects’ portfolio at GIZ South Africa and Lesotho. In this way, the intern will have the opportunity to gain an overview on several relevant and interesting processes [...]
Steve Clark, one of our STERG PhD candidates, was recently on a panel at the Energy Indaba. Read about it here: https://www.fin24.com/Economy/South-Africa/numbers-for-developing-an-sa-gas-network-still-dont-add-up-energy-indaba-hears-20200307-3
SolarPACES (Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems) is pleased to announce the SolarPACES 2020 conference to be held from September 29 - October 2, 2020, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. SolarPACES is the premier international network advancing research, development, and commercial deployment of concentrating solar-thermal power (CSP) and related technologies. This year, our annual SolarPACES [...]
The South African Conference in Applied Mechanics is taking place in November this year. Abstract deadlines are 15 March. https://sacam2020.org/conference-theme-2 Important Dates 15 March 2020 – Abstract submission deadline 15 April 2020 – Notification of abstract acceptance 31 July 2020 – Early-bird registration deadline 31 October 2020 – Regular registration deadline 1 November 2020 – [...]
What is the GradStar Awards? We help students find employment and have an amazing group of business mentors from various corporates, as well as our Alumni of Accenture Rising Star winners, who help us teach students what they really need to know, when navigating the world of work. We have a GradStar Regional Qualifier [...]
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is a leading scientific and technology research organisation that researches, develops, localises and diffuses technologies to accelerate socio-economic prosperity in South Africa. The organisation’s work contributes to industrial development and supports a capable state. Senior Researcher/Engineer: Energy System Modeller About the job: The CSIR has a vacancy [...]
Kathu Solar Park project Company ENGIE BU Africa is present in Abidjan (Ivory Coast), Nairobi (Kenya), Rabat (Marroco) and Johannesburg (South Africa). The South African assets in operation are Avon and Dedisa are two thermal peaking power plant operated with a total capacity of 1 005MW, Aurora Wind farm 94 MW, Aurora and Vredendal [...]
Master fellowship at the Pollution Research Group, University of KwaZulu-Natal (Durban, South Africa), about the development of a pilot-scale solar dryer Onsite sanitation is employed in places of the planet that are not connected to the sewage system and it could contribute to solve the lack of sanitation in developing countries that affects 2.4 [...]
Job Description Maintenance Supervisor Intern – Kathu Solar Park – Northern Cape, South Africa EPC - Liciastar (Pty) Ltd Liciastar, a Joint Venture between engineering and construction group SENER and the infrastructure, renewable energy and services corporation ACCIONA, is the Principal Contractor that developed the turnkey project of the Kathu solar thermal plant. Kathu [...]