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2022 PROGRAMME

2023 PROGRAMME

WindAc Africa 2023 – the 6th Annual Wind Energy Academic Conference

“Beyond the Turbines”

SAWEA is proud to announce that WindAc Africa 2023 will take place on the 3rd – 5th October 2023, at Cape Town International Convention Centre, alongside the Windaba Conference and Exhibition.

WindAc Africa is a platform for the research and academic community to expand the knowledge base in the wind energy sector by sharing, presenting, and discussing new research, insights and ideas. We wait with anticipation and excitement to hear the cutting edge thought leadership that will be shared by leaders in the research and academic space, that will shape the future of wind energy in Africa.

As always, the speakers and presenters will be carefully selected to ensure the best content will drive the conversation at WindAc 2023 and beyond. The programme will be based on papers selected through rigorous peer review and final selection by a scientific advisory panel. With that being said, the 2023 programme will present research covering the wind value chain, technical, socio-economic, policy and environmental aspects, with a focus on academic engagement across disciplines.

This conference presents the perfect opportunity for researchers to profile their work and inspire the student delegates to better understand and pursue careers in renewable energy and the wind energy sector specifically.

The very successful WindAc Africa 2022 saw the rise of 7 researchers who prepared and presented leading papers to be included in the Journal of Southern Africa which is expected to be published as a special edition. This will indeed be an inspiration to the up-and-coming researchers looking for a platform to profile their work.

Looking forward, we are seeing a changing policy landscape swayed towards renewable energy and moving towards a liberalised energy market in South Africa. As we gear up to deliver 14.4GW of wind power by 2030, we expect an unprecedented growth of the wind energy sector in South Africa. It is important for us to reflect on our state of readiness to translate this policy into practise and create the lasting impact that South Africa needs.

The time is now for the research and academic community to reflect on the last 10 years and creating new innovative thinking in areas of policy advancements, access to investment capital, localisation, skills development, responsible land use, grid access, asset management, operational excellency, and industrialisation to name a few.

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Messages exchanged

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Conference delegates

365

Exhibition visitors

80

Speakers

Testimonies from Students

  • During the exhibition I was delighted to learn and hear about the different stakeholders from across the world coming together to ensure that there are different sustainable environmental management strategies to help combat the increasing rate of climate change through wind energy.

    - Malebo Maifo

  • The highlight of this event for me was having the opportunity to network with various specialists and learn about their achievements in the renewable energy sector.

    - Raquel Peters

  • I liked that as students we were united, one couldn’t distinguish that we came from different institutions or places of stay.""My expectations were met in terms of learning and getting to know more about the Wind Energy.

    - Johannes Nkwana

  • I liked that as students we were united, one couldn’t distinguish that we came from different institutions or places of stay.

    - Tlhalefo Mohloai