SOLTRAIN news

Our news archive on the SOLTRAIN website covering updates on projects, training initiatives, and events from the SADC territories under the SOLTRAIN program.

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on SOLTRAIN

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on SOLTRAIN

At SOLTRAIN's training courses, which were held in the SOLTRAIN partner countries in early 2020, no one would ha…

3 years, 6 months ago

Werner Weiss

Solar water heating dissemination workshop in Botswana

Solar water heating dissemination workshop in Botswana

A dissemination workshop on solar water heaters was conducted by the Clean Energy Research Centre at the University …

3 years, 6 months ago

Ditiro Setlhaolo

Lesotho experience with dual training

Lesotho experience with dual training

Solarsoft, the commercial entity of Lesotho SOLTRAIN partner, the Bethal Business and Community Development Center (…

3 years, 6 months ago

Puleng Mosothoane

SOLTRAIN supports the installation of another 100 solar thermal demonstration systems

SOLTRAIN supports the installation of another 100 solar thermal demonstration systems

The support of the installation of solar thermal demonstration systems in so called “Flagship Districts”…

3 years, 6 months ago

Werner Weiss

SOLTRAIN 4 bursaries awarded

SOLTRAIN 4 bursaries awarded

SOLTRAIN provides financial support for masters theses or other student theses that deal with topics of solar therma…

3 years, 6 months ago

Monika Spörk-Dür

Train the Trainers Workshop at Harare Institute of Technology

The National University of Science and Technology (NUST), country partner in the SOLTRAIN 4 project in cooperation w…

3 years, 6 months ago

Samson Mhlanga and Blessed Sarema

Local Zimbabwean SMME exemplifies efficacy of SOLTRAIN's practical and theoretical training interventions

Local Zimbabwean SMME exemplifies efficacy of SOLTRAIN's practical and theoretical training interventions

One of the key aims of the SOLTRAIN programme is to increase technical skills through training and local skills…

3 years, 6 months ago

Samson Mhlanga

SACREEE joins the IEA Solar Heating and Cooling Technology Collaboration Programme

SACREEE joins the IEA Solar Heating and Cooling Technology Collaboration Programme

SOLTRAIN regional partner, SADC Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (SACREEE), has joined the IEA…

3 years, 6 months ago

Kuda Ndhlukula

Solar drying innovations in Lesotho

Solar drying innovations in Lesotho

Solar dryers have been taken to new level in Lesotho as Solarsoft introduces dryers that are operated by both solar …

3 years, 6 months ago

Puleng Mosothoane

SOLTRAIN Zimbabwe exhibits at the Renewable Energy and Biofuels Policies launch

SOLTRAIN Zimbabwe exhibits at the Renewable Energy and Biofuels Policies launch

Just prior to restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, SOLTRAIN Zimbabwe managed to exhibit at the l…

3 years, 6 months ago

Samson Mhlanga

SOLTRAIN Hosts Zimbabwe’s first solar heat policy workshop

SOLTRAIN Hosts Zimbabwe’s first solar heat policy workshop

Zimbabwe held its first-ever solar heat policy workshop in early February in Harare. The workshop was hosted by…

3 years, 6 months ago

Samson Mhlanga and Blessed Sarema

More than 300 solar thermal systems as part of training & R&D co-operation

More than 300 solar thermal systems as part of training & R&D co-operation

By the end of phase III of the SOLTRAIN programme, 3 000 people had been trained in 110 training courses, and the le…

3 years, 7 months ago

Stephen Forder

Solar electric vs solar thermal water heating: A comparison

Solar electric vs solar thermal water heating: A comparison

How does a solar PV-driven hot water system perform in comparison with an equivalently sized solar thermal driven sy…

3 years, 7 months ago

Angelo Buckley

SOLTRAIN fulfils its training mandate with the Namibia Energy Institute and Osona Village Housing Developers

SOLTRAIN fulfils its training mandate with the Namibia Energy Institute and Osona Village Housing Developers

One of the SOLTRAIN programme's key focus areas is the strengthening institutional structures which can offer expert…

3 years, 9 months ago

Fenni Magano, Tweetheni Shidhika

SOLTRAIN supports solar thermal decision makers

SOLTRAIN supports solar thermal decision makers

In keeping with some of SOLTRAIN's key focus areas, and specifically the strengthening of institutional structu…

3 years, 9 months ago

Karen Surridge