SA Affordable Housing May - June 2020 // ISSUE: 82 | Page 25

PROJECT Last year saw the Austrian Ambassador officially launch the Wits Junction SOLTRAIN project - the largest solar process heat system in Sub-Saharan Africa. SOLTRAIN - Southern African Solar Thermal Training and Demonstration Initiative - is a regional initiative on capacity building and demonstration of solar thermal systems in the SADC region. The programme in South Africa is managed by the Centre for Renewable and Sustainable Energy Studies (CRSES), at Stellenbosch University, and the South African National Energy Development Institute (SANEDI), in partnership with AEE-Institute for Sustainable Technologies (AEE INTEC) from Austria. It is funded by the Austrian Development Agency and co-funded by the OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID). "SANEDI is delighted to be associated with such landmark developments that put the SOLTRAIN projects firmly on the renewables table." Dr Karen Surridge, Centre Manager, Renewable Energy Centre of Research & Development, SANEDI says: “SANEDI is delighted to be associated with such landmark developments that put the SOLTRAIN projects firmly on the renewables table. The successful conference we have just held with SOLTRAIN partners indicates the relevance of this highly successful programme for the SADC renewable energy strategy and the development in successful systems across six countries.” TO ADVERTISE IN SA AFFORDALE HOUSING Contact: Angeline Martin [email protected] AFFORDABLE SA HOUSING www.saaffordablehousing.co.za www.saaffordablehousing.co.za MAY - JUNE 2020 23