SOLTRAIN updates

Submitted by Puleng Mosothoane
Published 7 years, 8 months ago

SOLTRAIN Lesotho has provided updates on recent activities, including the 3rd SOLTRAIN Lesotho Roadmap Meeting, Quality Inspector training and further developments regarding its parabolic solar bread baking technology.

BBCDC’s parabola design

SOLTRAIN Lesotho: 3rd SOLTRAIN Roadmap meeting in Lesotho

The 3RD SOLTRAIN Roadmap Meeting was held at Avani Maseru in late February at which the results of the previous meeting were presented. Important guests who were present included Werner Weiss and Rudolf Moschik from AEE-INTEC. The welcoming remarks were made by Mr Liketso Ntho representing the Department of Energy. There were at least twenty eight 28 participants from different stakeholders including, solar companies, research institutions, government, academia and other interested parties.

SOLTRAIN Lesotho: Quality Inspector training

A quality inspector training session was carried out in late February at the Business and Community Development Centre (BBCDC). The course was led by Rudolf Moschik and Werner Weiss from AEE-INTEC and Martin Coetzee from the Institute of Plumbing SA (IOPSA). There were ten participants from different organizations who had all attended previous SOLTRAIN courses.

BBCDC solar parabolic bread baking technology technology making waves

In December 2016, Ivan Yaholnitsky and students continued with the development of their parabolic bread baking technology with the fabrication of a new parabola for export to a client in South Africa.

Solar power was used for all the cutting and welding needs of the parabola, thus minimising its embodied energy. The parabola is a robust, simple device, appropriate for supporting cottage food industries on a dispersed and decentralized basis. A full arc template was built from scratch for the shaping of the parabola.

BBCDC in the news

The Global Solar Thermal Council has published an article on the BBCDC - entitled SOLTRAIN Lesotho: Small Country, Big Accomplishments

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Intensive Practical and Theoretical Training Activities in Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe

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Theoretical Training Courses

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Intensive Practical and Theoretical Training Activities in Gaborone, Botswana

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Practical Training Course in Gaborone

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Call for Papers – Paper/Poster Session: 8th SOLTRAIN Conference 2025

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The 8th SOLTRAIN CONFERENCE hosted by the Clean Energy Research Centre (CERC), University of Botswana

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International Conference Participation of SOLTRAIN+ project team members in Spain and Cyprus

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