SOLTRAIN - Southern African Solar Thermal Demonstration and Training Initiative

SOLTRAIN builds on successes and extends to a fourth phase

SOLTRAIN is pleased to announce that the programme will be extended to a fourth phase. SOLTRAIN began its first phas…

4 years, 9 months ago

Werner Weiss

Solar Drying Course in Mohales Hoek

SOLTRAIN Lesotho hosted a solar drying course in Mohale’s Hoek, Lesotho, late last year at the Bethel Business and C…

4 years, 9 months ago

Puleng Mosothoane

Launch of Solar Thermal Technology Roadmap and Implementation Plan

Zimbabwe launched its Solar Thermal Technology Roadmap and Implementation Plan (STTRIP) in late 2018 at the Zimbabwe…

4 years, 9 months ago

Samson Mhlanga & Blessed Sarema

Solar thermal energy for wastewater treatment

Earlier this year, Bethel Business and Community Development Centre completed a combined cycle biogas and wastewater…

4 years, 9 months ago

Ivan Yaholnitsky

New solar thermal heat systems save millions

The 15th of May 2019 saw the launch of the first solar district heating system and the largest solar process heat sy…

4 years, 10 months ago

SOLTRAIN Press Release

Austrian Development Agency (ADA) Managing Director, Dr Martin Ledolter, visits Namibia and South Africa

In late October, Namibia and South Africa played host to Dr Martin Ledolter, Managing Director of the Austrian Devel…

5 years, 2 months ago

Fenni Shidhika, Helvi Ileka & Angelo Buckley

Decision making in solar thermal investment for government partners

SANEDI has been engaging on sustainable, potential renewable energy and energy efficiency solutions for several gove…

5 years, 4 months ago

Dr Karen Surridge

Monitoring of domestic solar water heating systems in Namibia

A Namibian cabinet directive of 2007 on Solar Water Heaters (SWH) requires SWH to be installed in all government fin…

5 years, 5 months ago

Fenni Shidhika and Helvi Ileka

SANEDI assists the SA National Defence Force with going green

From 2014 to 2016, SANEDI, as a government partner, was invited to speak about renewable energy and energy efficienc…

5 years, 5 months ago

Dr Karen Surridge

Investigating the cost of large-scale solar thermal systems in SADC countries

A study entitled “Investigation into the Costs of Large-Scale Solar Thermal Systems in SADC Countries”, aut…

5 years, 5 months ago

Mr Angelo Buckley

SOLTRAIN Bursary Programme - Applications about to close

The SOLTRAIN Bursary Programme aims to support the work of the SOLTRAIN project in SOLTRAIN partner countries, and t…

5 years, 5 months ago

SOLTRAIN Admin

Energy stakeholders conduct tour of Maruapula Secondary School’s solar thermal installations

Various stakeholders from different entities, led by the Department of Energy (DoE), converged on the Maruapula Seco…

5 years, 8 months ago

Prof. E. Matlotse

International environment day commemorations

The National University of Science and Technology, Zimbabwe’s SOLTRAIN country partner, exhibited and presented a…

5 years, 8 months ago

Samson Mhlanga

SOLTRAIN at Sustainability Week

Sustainability Week has taken place each year since 2015 and is hosted by the City of Tshwane, South Africa’s capita…

5 years, 8 months ago

Khothatso Mpheqeke and Karen Surridge

SOLTRAIN’s Second Dissemination Training Course

The University of Botswana Clean Energy Research Centre (CERC) held the Southern African Solar Thermal Training and …

5 years, 8 months ago

Prof. E. Matlotse

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