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Africa

The playing field of an adapted version of the EnergyPier concept

The African continent combines exceptional weather conditions, that prove advantageous for the deployment of mixed (solar+wind) power plants. Additionally, this solution is particularly well suited to solve the urgent need, from a social perspective, of making clean energy readily available to all.

South Africa has, as an example, recently conceded the rights for electricity production to municipalities and mining companies as a solution to endemic power shortages in order to both make electricity available to everyone and as a means to boost economic development.

It is for these reasons that EnergyPier has chosen to develop partnerships in the region with the intent of developing regionally adapted versions of its mixed power plants through specific projects.

The first milestone of this endeavour currently being finalized, is the EnergyPier / 237 Investments Partnership, which is based upon a Technology Transfer Agreement.

“Africa has the lowest electricity access in the world but is endowed with abundant reserves of renewable energy resources that remain underexploited”

ACET African Transformation Report 2021

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A Technology Transfer Agreement

EnergyPier / 237 Investments / Stellenbosch University

July 2021 - EnergyPier and 237 Investments of Durban South-Africa have signed a partnership / technology transfer agreement to exploit the market opportunities created by the challenges posed by inadequate power production and resulting power shortages faced in South Africa as well as similar green electrical supply needs in sub-Saharan Africa.

This situation is aggravating the already pressing need for large-scale renewable (green) electrical energy production capacities to replace fossil energies and to generate additional production to face growing needs for power.

The purpose of the Technology Transfer Agreement model is to jointly design, fund and develop EnergyPier Combined Power Plants projects is Sub-Saharan Africa. Stellenbosch University (SUN) is part of the agreement as a commercial and research partner.

The Center for Renewable ans Sustainable Energy Studies (CRSES) at Stellenbosch University enable a sustainable future for Africa through world-class renewable and sustainable energy research, advisory services, awareness campaigns and training programmes.

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A R&D Technology Transfer Agreement

with the Stellenbosch University

The EnergyPier/237 Investments Technology Transfer Agreement model is currently being completed with an agreement with Stellenbosch University to cover sustainable energy R&D projects.

The selected Research topics will be conducted by the Centre for renewable and Sustainable Energy Studies (CRSES) at Stellenbosch University and the EnergyPier Engineering team.

In addition, the Centre will also act as a commercial partner on the Sub-Saharan projects developed by EnergyPier/237 Investments.

For more information, contact:

237 Investments (Pty) Ltd
37 Columbia Crescent
Mount Edgecombe Estate
Durban
South Africa

The Center for Renewable ans Sustainable Energy Studies (CRSES) at Stellenbosch University enable a sustainable future for Africa through world-class renewable and sustainable energy research, advisory services, awareness campaigns and training programmes.