SOLTRAIN - Southern African Solar Thermal Demonstration and Training Initiative

Interview with Helvi Ileka from the Namibia Energy Institute

Namibia is southern Africa´s front runner in terms of solar energy. Solar could provide energy security for the country…

6 years, 2 months ago

SOLTRAIN Administrator

BBCDC Awarded Emirates Energy Award

On Oct. 24, Stephen Lelimo and Ivan Yaholnitsky accepted an Emirates Energy Award in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on be…

6 years, 2 months ago

Ivan Yaholnitsky

SOLTRAIN Supports Schools Climate Change Education and Awareness Campaign Fair

The National University of Science and Technology, Zimbabwe’s SOLTRAIN partner, exhibited at the Schools Climate Change…

6 years, 2 months ago

Givemore Kanyemba and Samson Mhlanga

Solar Bakery Information Exchange

Under the Southern African Solar Thermal Training and Demonstration Initiative (SOLTRAIN), partners are expected to tra…

6 years, 2 months ago

Fenni Shidhika and Helvi Ileka

Solar Innovation at BBCDC

Bethel Business and Community Development Centre (BBCDC) updates us on some solar innovations that they have recently u…

6 years, 2 months ago

Puleng Mosothoane

SWH and PV system installed at Mariendahl

The Centre for Renewable and Sustainable Energy Studies (CRSES) at Stellenbosch University undertook a project to insta…

6 years, 2 months ago

Angelo Buckley

Solar Thermal Technology Roadmap (BSTTR) and Implementation Plan launch

The Clean Energy Research Centre (CERC) of the University of Botswana (UB) recently launched the Botswana Solar Thermal…

6 years, 2 months ago

Dr. Edwin Matlotse

Representatives of ADA visit Maputo

The new Counsellor and Head of Cooperation of the Austrian Embassy in Mozambique, Mr Hubert Neuwirth, visited the Facul…

6 years, 2 months ago

Geraldo Nhumaio

Hospital solar water heating systems technical tour

The National University of Science and Technology, Zimbabwe’s SOLTRAIN partner, and the Zimbabwe Institute of Engineers…

6 years, 2 months ago

Samson Mhlanga

A tribute to Dr. Anton Schwarzlmueller in Zimbabwe

This month’s submission to the Soltrain Newsletter from BBCDC, pays tribute to the work of Dr. Anton Schwarzlmuelle…

6 years, 5 months ago

Ivan Yaholnitsky

Key Stakeholders commit to implement the Solar Thermal Technology Roadmap (Nam-STTR) Implementation Plan at the Final Stakeholder Workshop

The Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST), through the Namibia Energy Institute (NEI), organised the …

6 years, 5 months ago

Fenni Shidhika and Helvi Ileka

Solar thermal theoretical and practical workshop for high-school teachers and students at Mahlothova Secondary School, Umguza, Bulawayo

The National University of Science and Technology SOLTRAIN team continued with their schools outreach programme a…

6 years, 5 months ago

Blessed Sarema & Samson Mhlanga

SOLTRAIN Project Trailer on display at the Gaborone International Consumer Trade Fair

The Clean Energy Research Centre (CERC), in partnership with the Department of Energy (DoE) under the Ministry of…

6 years, 5 months ago

Dr. E. Matlotse

First Collector manufactured in Namibia by the participants of Train the Trainer Courses carried out under SOLTRAIN II

Colleagues from the Windhoek Vocational Training Centre attended the Final Stakeholder Workshop on the Implementati…

6 years, 5 months ago

Fenni Shidhika, Helvi Ileka and Virginia Roman

First SOLTRAIN project dissemination training course held at the University of Botswana

The Clean Energy Research Centre (CERC), ran a successful first dissemination training course in early August. Part…

6 years, 5 months ago

Dr. E. Matlotse

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