Southern Africa Solar Thermal Training and gDemonstration Initiative

(SOLTRAIN)(SOLTRAIN)Wikus van Niekerk

13 August 2010Cape TownCape Town

Outline of Presentation

• Framework

• Content

T i i• Training

• Measurement

• Individual advice to companies

• Project status• Project status

• Conclusions

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Framework

• Financed by: Austrian Development Agency (ADA)

• Implemented by: AEE-Intec

• Institute for Sustainable Technologies in Austria

• Project partners

• South Africa – SESSA (northern SA) & CRSES (southern SA)• South Africa – SESSA (northern SA) & CRSES (southern SA)

• Namibia – Polytechnic of Namibia

M bi Ed d M dl U i i t d N&M L t h• Mozambique – Eduardo Mondlane Univeristy and N&M Logotech

• Zimbabwe – Domestic Solar Heating

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Framework cont…

• Target groups

• Training institutions: universities and other relevant institutions

• Small and medium enterprises involved in manufacturing, supplying

and installing SWHs

• Social institutions

• Policy makers and public administration officials

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Content: Training

• Institutions (Universities and other centres)

• Design, optimisation and monitoring

• Testing equipment and personnel

• Small and medium enterprises

• Optimisation, improvement and skills training (commissioning etc)p p g ( g )

• Policy and Administration

• Best practise support mechanismsBest practise support mechanisms

• Proven market support programs

Labelling schemes and quality assurance• Labelling schemes and quality assurance

• Awareness and public relation campaigns

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Content: Measurement

• 2 Systems instrumentedFamily home in Stellenbosch• Family home in Stellenbosch

• Commercial Laundry in Tokai

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Content: Measurement cont…

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Content: Individual advice

• On product improvementAdvise to companies on thermosyphon and pumped systems• Advise to companies on thermosyphon and pumped systems

• Medium scale systems for institutions like hospitals• On collector testing and improvement

• Stellenbosch facility improved• Testing/consultation for 5 participating companies

• Installations at deserving social institution• Submitting nomination• Optimisation of proposed systems• Partial funding via ADA

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Project status: Completed

• July 2009Ki k ff ti• Kick-off meeting

• September - December 2009• Monitoring proposals, selection, installing of monitoring equip.Monitoring proposals, selection, installing of monitoring equip.

• January 2010• 1st 2 Day training course in Stellenbosch• 1st Political decision makers workshop• Company visits started

• June 2010June 2010• Funding approved for installation at Jan Kriel (school for

children with special needs)• July 2010

• Mid-term monitoring report• Monitoring system improvement

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• Monitoring system improvement

Project status: Completed

• System monitoring and improvements2 Systems: Commercial laundry and household• 2 Systems: Commercial laundry and household

• Drastic improvements of systems after alterations

Energy balance

60%

700.0

800.0

gySystem 1

40%

50%

500.0

600.0

Q loss [kWh]

System-1 E_Backup [kWh] sum

System 1 Q Solar [kWh] sum

20%

30%

200 0

300.0

400.0

[kW

h]

System-1 Q_Solar [kWh] sum

System-1 Q_DHW [kWh] sum

Q loss [%]

Solar fraction [%]

Collector efficiency [%]

0%

10%

0.0

100.0

200.0

input input input input input input

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input input input input input input

January February March April May June

Project status: Completed

Input/Output temperatureSystem 1

120

80

100

60

Tem

p. [°

C]

System-1 T_Solar_f [°C] avg

System-1 T_Solar_rf [°C] avg

System-1 T_DHW_hot [°C] avg

System-1 T_DHW_cold [°C] avg

20

40

02009/12/13 00:00 2010/01/22 00:00 2010/03/03 00:00 2010/04/12 00:00 2010/05/22 00:00 2010/07/01 00:00

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Project status: Pending

• Assistance to producers• Testing facility at Stellenbosch University• Selection of 5 locally manufactured systems for testing and

improvement• Waiting for submissions• Waiting for submissions

• Deserving institutions: 25 – 50 to be selected• Application submitted for approvalpp pp• Installation of systems• Recommendations? (email: duncs@sun.ac.za)

• Feedback of system monitoring to producers and users• Dissemination workshop in Cape Town• Awareness campaign• Awareness campaign

• Trade fair• Leaflets to focus groups

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g p• Website

Conclusions

• FrameworkFinancing project partners and target groups• Financing, project partners and target groups

• Duration: 2009 – 2012• Project Content

• Training and dissemination workshops• Measurement• Individual advice to companiesIndividual advice to companies

• Completed• Workshops/dissemination• Monitoring and successful system improvements• Funding for deserving institutions, institution selection

• Pendingg• Testing facility• Awareness campaign

Deser ing instit tions

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• Deserving institutions

Contact details

http://www.sun.ac.za/crses/http://www.sun.ac.za/crses/d @d @ (D P l )duncs@sun.ac.zaduncs@sun.ac.za (Duncan Palmer)

Telephone: 021 808 4945Fax: 021 808 4277

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Fax: 021 808 4277