Electricity + Control January 2016

SOCIAL ENGINEERS

V&AWaterfront switches on solar A rooftop solar system has been installed at Cape Town’s V&AWaterfront. Provincial Minister of Economic Opportunities, Alan Winde, switched on the 7 500 square metre rooftop solar electricity system in Cape Town, commencing the powering of key buildings on the property with an estimated total output of 1 640 000 kWh of clean energy per year. At present, 900 kW have been successfully connected to the grid on six roofs. The three month installation process was concluded by Sustainable Power Solutions and its partners SolarWorld Africa, SMA Solar Technology South Africa and Schletter South Africa. Enquiries: Email Mariska.Viljoen@solarworld.com or Thorsten.Ronge@sma-solar.com

SolarWorld Africa (Gregor Küpper), Colin Devenish (V&A Waterfront), Provincial Minister of Economic Opportunities, Alan Winde, Axel Scholle (Sustainable Power Solutions), Thorsten Ronge (SMA Solar Technology) SA, Bernhard Suchland (Schletter SA).

First African team in BridgestoneWorld Solar Challenge The Solar car team of the North-West University has done it! They are the first team from South Africa and Africa to cross the finish line of the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge.

The team, now ranked 11 th in the world, has beaten several bíg names in the International arena of Uni- versities. Enquiries: Johan van Zyl. Tel. 018 299 2382 or email johan.vanzyl@nwu.ac.za

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