By Conrad Roedern

Residences,office buildings, schools, workshops, factories and supermarkets share one common denominator; they require electricity to fulfil their function. Except for residences, the majority of this power usage takes daytime and this coincides perfectly with Namibia’s 300-plus sunny days.

The way to go is PV Solar Feed-In System which helps to make money by saving on cost of electricity. Since now home generation has crossed “grid parity”, i.e. generation on site seems cheaper than buying electricity from the grid, such an investment comes with typical pay-back period between five-eight years. Continue reading Benefits of producing power at the point of consumption →

by Conrad Roedern

When I called for more energy autonomy and decentralisation in the energy sector it all boils down to manage our energy transition. Again the focus will be on electricity since we have made meaningful strides in the right direction by embracing renewable energy (RE) and allowing embedded generation und small individual power producers (IPPs) to supply. The motto “from consumer to prosumer” is increasingly favoured and it drastically changes the landscape in the electricity supply industry (ESI). But the pending transition leaves unresolved issues and much need for innovation. Some of the following thoughts are inspired by Julia Hamm, CEO of US Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) published in Photon International 9/2016: Continue reading Towards a Smart Grid for Namibia →

 Electricity Africa, the publicity and event arm of RDJ Consulting Services, a wholly-owned Namibian enterprise operating under the branding of Electricity Africa, hosted Namibia’s first ever Solar for Development International Exhibition and Conference on October 13 and 14, 2016 at the Windhoek Country Club & Resort. Continue reading Solar Age Namibia at the Solar for Development Conference & Exhibition →

Solar Age attends the 3^rd Annual Green Building Exhibition 2016.

Solar Age Namibia Pty Ltd was founded in 1989, from “day one” the company focused on the development & selling of sustainable energy solutions. Today the company is responsible for High-tech Solar Energy Solutions adapted to all various rural, urban, institutional, Governmental & commercial customers.

In order to provide optimized solutions, Solar Age Namibia sort to liaise with, and exchange information with non-governmental institutions and other stakeholders of the alternative energy industry. With this regard SAN continues to mingle with developers, engineers and other professionals in the Green Energy sector. Solar Age Namibia company recently had the privilege to take part in the 3^rd Annual Green Building exhibition hosted by the Green Building Council (GBC) on the 26th to the 30th of September this month. Other companies present were; Unique Power Solutions, Province, City of Windhoek Municipality,nina maritz architects ,Bicoin consulting,Emcon Consulting, just to mention a few.

The Green Building Council (GBC) is national non-profit, Continue reading Solar Age attends the 3rd Annual Green Building Exhibition 2016 →

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are linked to Namibia’s development and help us to determine what is achieved on the way to a prospering and just society. I want to scrutinise how far the increased employment of Renewable Energy (RE) can deliver as appropriate technology towards this goal. These indicators would typically be:

Read more: Renewable Energy supporting Key Performance Indicators