Association for Renewable Energy Practitioners

Building a Sustainable Sector

Building a Sustainable Solar Sector

1.  Yesterday, today and tomorrow 2.  Include 3.  Inform 4.  Invest

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In keeping with the theme

▪  Yesterday ▪  Today ▪  Tomorrow

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Yesterday’s Data

▪  Data was readily available as Eskom is a public entity

▪  Data is not readily available ▪  Think out of the box

Today

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Yesterday - Power Generation

▪  Traditional power generation was centralised and largely government owned

▪  Through Solar PV it’s possible to transfers power generation ownership to a distributed market

Today

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Yesterday’s Cost of Energy

▪  Energy pricing was approved by Nersa and all users complied to municipal and approved tariffs

▪  Grid Parity was reached for Grid-tied systems - 2014 ▫  Pay back as short as 3 years in certain regions

▪  Grid parity for battery based systems ▫  Possible with certain storage systems

Today

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Storage Cost Of Energy

▪  Probably the single largest component responsible for exponential growth locally and globally

▪  What is it? ▪  Why is it relevant? ▪  Where is the COE currently? ▫  Lead Acid ~R1-45 – R15-00/kwh ▫  Li-ion ~R1-30 – R5-00/kwh

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Yesterday

▪  Eskom has a number of power stations on the brink of being decommissioned

▪  In SA there are more than ▫  >100 different brands of inverters ▫  >60 brands of Lead Acid batteries ▫  >20 brands of Li-ion batteries ▫  Estimated 5000-10000 contractors involved with PV

Today

Yesterday

▪  The Power Generation sector was structured

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▪  Multinational organisations consider the distributed solar PV Market to be fractured.

Today

Sustainability

▪  AREP’s contribution: ▫  INCLUDING industry ▫  By Engaging with Stakeholders ▫  Reduce Risk through Quality Assurance

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SSP Level 1 & 2

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Step 1: Login online

Step 2: Find a venue

Step 3: Select a date

Step 4: Book and pay online

Step 5: Arrive and write

Level 1 - Categories ▪  Electrical Theory ▪  Irradiation ▪  Efficiency ▪  Module Technology ▪  Handling & Transporting

Modules

▪  Batteries ▪  Standards ▪  Calculations ▪  System Sizing ▪  Drawings and diagrams

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P4 – Level 1 Online Test

India

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South Africa

Ireland Kazakhstan

Rwanda

Zambia Swaziland

Namibia

Botswana

Nigeria

Egypt

Sustainability

▪  AREP’s contribution: ▫  INFORMING industry ▫  Events & Reports

▫  INVESTING in industry ▫  Skills development ▫  Setting a platform on which financial investment

can take place.

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Thank you

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