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Pre-SASEC Workshop: Bridging Innovation, Sustainability, and Collaboration

The Pre-SASEC (Southern African Sustainable Energy Conference) workshops, held on 11-12 November 2024, gathered 66 participants across two crucial sessions: Academic Writing & Publishing and Entrepreneurship and Commercialization. The two sessions brought together experts from academia, industry, and government, and explored the intersections of innovation, technology transfer, sustainability, and the commercialization of research. The pre-workshop attendees at STIAS [...]

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Hub and Spoke Wins Top Award at 2nd Annual SANEDI Energy Conference!

The Hub and Spokes program has achieved a significant milestone by winning the first position award for the best-contributing project to SANEDI’s mandate at the 2nd Annual SANEDI Energy Conference. This recognition highlights the hard work and dedication of everyone involved in the project. CRSES' Engineer Simnikiwe Gulwa Hub&Spokes presentation             [...]

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CRSES Congratulates Professor Deresh Ramjugernath on Appointment as Rector and Vice-Chancellor of Stellenbosch University

Professor Deresh Ramjugernath. Picture: Stellenbosch University   The Centre for Renewable and Sustainable Energy Studies (CRSES) extends its warmest congratulations to Professor Deresh Ramjugernath on his recent appointment as the next Rector and Vice-Chancellor of Stellenbosch University, effective 01 April 2025. Professor Ramjugernath’s appointment marks a significant moment for Stellenbosch University, and we at CRSES are thrilled to [...]

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CRSES Research Engineer, Storm Morison wraps up an incredible week in Nairobi!

Storm Marison is a research engineer at the Centre for Renewable Energy Studies. She attended a training course called “Modeling the Integration of Hydropower into Modern Energy Systems for Africa,” from 19-23 August 2024. The course covered several important topics, including: PyPSA Modeling: Basic Python programming for analyzing energy systems. Renewable Energy Integration: Methods for adding renewable energy sources to [...]

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Prof Cristina Trois new director at CRSES

Prof Cristina Trois, an internationally recognised engineer leader, researcher and Cavaliere dell’Ordine della Stella d’Italia/Knight of the Order of the Star of Italy, has been appointed as the new director of the Centre for Renewable and Sustainable Energy Studies (CRES) at Stellenbosch University (SU) and officially took up the position on 1 October 2023. She has over 25 years of [...]

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University of Ibadan

Nureni Adedapo Adéwọlé

Dr A. Adewole is an Associate Professor in the Department of Wood Products Engineering, University of Ibadan, with almost two decades of professional practice as a Wood Products Engineer. The first registered Wood Products Engineer in Nigeria, active member of the Nigeria Society of Engineers, a Fellow of the Forestry Association of Nigeria and member of many professional bodies within and outside the country. He has supervised not less than 50 students at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, and, has helped many of his students to develop small scale wood-based business models with nine of such firms among the top fliers in Nigerian wood sector. He served as Faculty Sub-Dean (Undergraduate) 2011 to 2015, currently serving as University of Ibadan Senate member and the current Head of the Department of Wood Products Engineering, Faculty of Technology, University of Ibadan. He has well over 40 publications to his credit. He has special interest in Wood and Bamboo Properties, Processing and Utilization; Furniture Design, Manufacturing and Ergonomic Studies; Biomass Energy Studies

University of Ghana

Benjamin Agyei-Tuffour

Dr Benjamin Agyei-Tuffour is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Ghana. His research area includes Composite and Nanocomposite Materials Development for Sustainable Energy (Silicon, Organic and Perovskite Solar Cells, Batteries, Capacitors/Supercapacitors), Environment (Water and Waste Engineering) and Construction (Building, Structural and Industrial).

Addis Ababa University

Abubeker Yimam

Dr. Abubeker Yimam is an Associate Professor at School of Chemical and Bio Engineering, Addis Ababa University. He holds PhD in Chemical Engineering from Stellenbosch University, South Africa. He also did a Postdoctoral study (from 2010-2012) at the same University. He worked as a local consultant for the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB) and Exergia S.A. He was also a visiting professor at University of Toulouse, France,  teaching Biorefinery design.  His research area include biofuel, biorefiery and sustainable aviation fuel.

Newayemedhin A. Tegegne

Dr Neway is an Associate Professor of Physics at Addis Ababa University. She completed her PhD at Stellenbosch University in 2018, employing cutting-edge femto-second transient absorption spectroscopy to ascertain the charge transfer dynamics of organic solar cells. Her research interest includes fabrication and characterization of solar cells made from inexpensive materials.

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