Cape Town, South Africa
Expert Renewable Energy Consulting and Innovation
Greening Africa, one electron at a time. More than twenty five years in solar, wind, storage, inverters and grids, now at your service.
About
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The sun powers our planet, and all her abundant renewable resources, wind and hydro included.
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Children enjoy the world the most; we should too, but there is work to be done, so that our children's children can do the same.
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Time to get smart, and solve the world's problems: energy, climate, poverty.
#SolarBoyGenius · In the early 2010s I was given this name after problem-solving on an off-grid solar-battery project in Botswana. Having worked for over 20 years in renewables, I now offer my skills to you.
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Data Analytics
Interactive stories from South Africa's grid, built on Eskom's hourly data, the Integrated Resource Plans and Stats SA. The charts are live: hover, switch views, drag the sliders.
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Use the sun: why South Africa needs batteries now
By 2029 more than half of a sunny day's utility solar could be switched off. What batteries change.
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Every plan forecast growth but (shock) demand fell.
Nine national demand forecasts, 2008 to 2025, against what the grid actually delivered.
Key Partners
Together with Meridian Economics, we are commercialising intellectual property to better enable the energy transition in South Africa.