Scientific Advisory Board 2018
The CSIR, Energy Centre has been appointed as the Chair of the Scientific Advisory Committee for the WindAC conference 2018.
This initiative will be headed by Energy Centre member Mr Greg Landwehr, supported by Mr Johan Stander and Mr Julian Naidoo, as well as Dr Karen Surridge-Talbott from SANEDI.
Keith Bowen
Chief economist at Eskom
Prof. Peter Freere
Associate Professor in Electrical Engineering, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU)
Jens-Carsten Hansen
Head of section of Integration and Planning, Technical University of Denmark (DTU)
Prof. Wei Hua Ho
Chair of Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of South Africa (UNISA)
Prof. Azeem Khan
Associate Professor department of electrical engineering, University of Cape Town (UCT)
Paul Lochner
Principal environmental assessment practitioner, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
Prof. Johan de Koker
Head: Sustainable Energy Technology & Research Centre (SeTAR), University of Johannesburg (UJ)
Wikus Kruger
Graduate School of Business, University of Cape Town (UCT)
Barry Mac Coll
Senior Regional Manager for Epri
Dr. Amos Madhlopa
Senior researcher in renewable energy at the Energy Research Centre ERC, University of Cape Town (UCT)
Prof. Lochner Marais
Centre for Development Support, University of the Free State (UFS)
Prof. Josiah Munda
Professor and HoD: Department of Electrical Engineering, Tshwane University of Technology (TUT)
Andre Otto
SAWEP 2 Project manager: Renewable Energy, South African National Energy Development Institute (SANEDI)
Dr. Russell Philipps
Associate Professor in Mech. Engineering and manager of the Renewable Energy Research Group, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU)
Dr. Kurt Rohrig
Deputy director: Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy and Energy Systems Technology (IWES), Germany
Dr. Karen Surridge-Talbot
Centre Manager: Renewable Energy Centre of Research and Development (RECORD/SANEDI)
Johan Tande
Chief Scientist, SINTEF Energy Research, Norway
Prof. Johan Vermeulen
Associate Professor, Department of electrical and electronic engineering, Stellenbosch University (SU)
Richard Worthington
Freelance researcher and activist
Somila Xosa
Director:Transport Fuels, Department of Science and Technology (DST)
Owen Zinaman
Technical lead – 21st Century Power Partnership South Africa Program, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), USA
Sumaya Nassiep
Acting General Manager, Research, Testing and Development, Eskom Transmission & Sustainability Division
Willie Cronje
Smart Grid and Grid Integration Specialist
Roderick Crompton
Director of the Energy Leadership Centre at Wits
Gregory Landwehr
Principle Research Engineer, CSIR