
The innovation tour compromises of a visit to the Cape Peninsula University of Technology Belville Campus, the University of Western Cape Hydrogen Project, and the Lourensford solar installation.
University of the Western Cape Hydrogen Project
Attending delegates will view, among others, a fleet of golf carts powered by hydrogen fuel cell technology (HFCT) courtesy of UWC’s Hydrogen South Africa Systems (HySA Systems). In South Africa, UWC’s HySA Systems is leading the research into hydrogen fuel cell technology which has the benefit of being noiseless, effective and pollution free.
What to learn?
This is an opportunity to tour a world-class state-of-the-art research and development laboratory, which is set for the preparation and testing characterisation of catalysts and catalytic devices which are set for fuel cell and fuel-to-hydrogen activities.
Itinerary
08:00-08:40 | Participants are to gather at the meeting point/venue. Tea & coffee will be served
Location: CTICC, Cape Town
08:40-09:00 | Travel to UWC
Location: University of the Western Cape (UWC)
09:00-09:20 | Security Clearance
09:30–10:30 | Site 1 – UWC Hydrogen test lab
Location: University of the Western Cape, Robert Sobukwe Road, Bellville, Cape Town, 7535, South Africa
Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT)
The innovation tour includes a visit to the CPUT DEECE, Energy Institute. Delegates will be welcomed into the lab of the Centre for Substation Automation and Energy Management Systems (CSAEMS), where they will have the opportunity to tour the laboratory facilities which are well-equipped with tools for performing system studies that include real-time power system analyses, real-time software- and hardware-in-the-loop simulations, advanced communication, and control typologies development, etc.
What to learn?
The institute prides itself on facilities that are geared toward the transformation of ground-breaking scientific and technological research, where they implement solutions that will address a wide spectrum of the electric power industry’s grid modernisation needs. This laboratory attracts leaders in the field of metering, monitoring, protection, automation & control of power systems.
Programme Outline:
• Presentation covers the Introduction of the CSAEMS and RTDS centers.
• Sample of Current and completed Projects.
• Lab tour includes the RTDS and protection functional testing facilities available.
• Demo using HIL simulation.
• Q & A
Key Takeaway Objectives:
• IEC61850 communication for Substation automation
• Hardware-in-the-loop protective relaying function testing.
• IEC61850 GOOSE and Sample Value applications
Itinerary
10:45-12:15 | Site 2 CPUT
Location: DEECE, Energy Institute | Centre for Substation Automation and Energy Management Systems, Leaders in the field of metering, monitoring, protection, automation & control of power systems.
www.csaems.com
Lourensford Silo Solar Installation
Lunch will be served at the historic Lourensford vineyard in Somerset West, one of the first commercial farms in South Africa to invest in renewable energy. The initial project saw the installation of a 686kWp solar photovoltaic (PV) plant on the roof of the winery and the packing shed, which generates an average of 2,800kWh daily, enough to run the winery and feeds surplus energy to the internal grid supplying the rest of the estate. Delegates will be hosted by SPS Africa and given the opportunity to visit and see the innovative energy-efficiency solar project.
What to learn?
Lourensford prides itself in its energy saving in the winery as well as on the broader estate. Delegates will be informed and educated on methods that the winery uses to save on energy, such as the smart metering that was installed for real-time computerised measuring of electricity usage to effectively guide future practices. They will learn about the procedures which have been put in place regarding the main switch of the compressors on the farm and they will also be equipped with knowledge of how the winery saves energy on the broader estate. This includes homesteads on the farms being switched to prepaid meters, timers and blankets installed on geysers, inverters installed on pumps to ease start-ups, etc.
Itinerary
12:15-13:00 | Travel to Lourensford Wine Farm
13:00-14:15 | Lourensford Lunch
Location: Lourensford Road, Somerset West, Cape Town, 7130
14:30-15:00 | Lourensford Solar Installation Tour
Location: Lourensford Road, Somerset West, Cape Town, 3710
15:00-16:10 | Travel to back to CTICC