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Recent and on ongoing projects include:

°Energy Efficiency Accord position paper (NBI, Jan 2009).

°(Developing Renewables) (European Commission, Feb07 to Nov 08).

°Gauteng 2034 economic development strategy development:  (Energy trend paper. Oct 2008) [1.3 Mb].

°Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS) Renewable Energy briefing paper [0.4 Mb] (March 2008).

°Establishment assistance to wind farm developers including resource assessment and project management systems (ongoing).

°Renewable and Hybrid Energy Access for Productive Use (RHEAP) Project for EDC/CEF and SANERI (Jun 2007 to Nov 2008).

°Preparation of the business case [0.2 Mb] for a funding application to NERSA for a national solar water heating programme (Eskom, Jan 2008 to April 2008).

°Final Evaluation: UNDP/GEF Solar Water Heaters (SWHs) for Urban Housing in South Africa (March to April 2008).

°Operation of Renewable Energy Certificate  Central Registration database April 2007 to Present – GreenX Energy and Amatola Green Power).

°Feasibility study [4.8Mb] for a Tradable Renewable Energy Certificate system for South Africa (DME, Feb 2006 to Mar 2007).

°Wind and Wave resource assessment for the Western Cape Integrated Energy Strategy [2.8 Mb]  (Jan07).

° Assessment [4.2Mb] of the viability and potential to replicate the national mini-grid hybrid pilot systems (DME, April 2006 to present).

°South African country study: European Commission’s RECIPES (Mar 2006).

°The potential of renewables in South Africa: [1.9 Mb] An overview of recent research relevant to energy planning and proposal of a possible transition by 2050 to sustainable energy [1.9 Mb] based on the findings (Feb 2006).

°UNDP/GEF Solar Cooker Project (Phase 3: 2003 to 2006) Final evaluation (Nov 2005 to Apr 2006 and Sep 2007).

°System design for monitoring of national renewable energy [1.4Mb]  and energy efficiency targets (DME, Nov 2004 to Oct 2005).

°Techno - economic analysis and research particularly relating to pricing of electrical supply to large geographically distributed customers.

°Renewable Energy Device Registration Protocol development and device audit for South African Green Power Trading Market Pilot Project (April 2005).

°Specification [9.46 Mb] of a national wind monitoring programme aimed at minimising uncertainty in assessment of the total resource (DME, 2004).

°Analysis for the World Bank’s South African Renewable Energy Market Transformation programme formulation (2004).

°Technical and policy information provision to the national publication on renewable energy independent power production as a business opportunity (Feb 2004).

°Macro economic and financial analysis [1.0 Mb] for the formulation of the South African Renewable Energy Strategy (DME 2003).

°South African Renewable Energy Research Initiatives [1.6 Mb].

°Renewable Independant Power Provider Brochure [2.0 Mb]: Research and scenario development for management of Eskom’s DSM assets (Eskom, November 2003).

°Bulk Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer (REIPP) Study (2002).

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