Energy Systems Research Group at UCT

📢 Reminder: Our Joint Virtual Lecture is TOMORROW! 🗓️ Tuesday, Sept 17th, 3 PM CEST / 8 AM COT 🌍 Topic: "The Role of Circular Economy in Shaping Just Energy, Climate, and Sustainability Transitions". 📍 Join us online or at @TUBerlin! 🔗 Register: trajects.org/events/146

The ESRG was delighted to host @climatemorgan earlier this week along with our colleagues from @ACDI_UCT, PRISM, and @MandelaUCT to discuss climate diplomacy, just energy transition, trade, skills, and many other shared aspects of the climate transition.

Besides the two junior fellow posts above, we are also hiring a senior researcher (part-time): see more: linkedin.com/posts/harro-vo…

We are hiring! To bolster our academic and socially responsive research in support of South Africa’s just energy transition, national energy & climate change policy, and African & multilateral climate change policy. See here: linkedin.com/feed/update/ur… Applications close 12 Jan 2024

The UCT Mandela School hosts this event to launch the Evolving Structure of the South African Economy, tomorrow, 5pm, with co-author @Jesse_Burton commerce.uct.ac.za/school-public-…

⚡️📢Today we are launching our papers checking the implementation of different energy transition policies in 🇨🇴🇩🇪🇮🇳🇮🇩 and 🇿🇦! climate-transparency.org/implementing-e…

The @UNEP #EmissionsGap Report is out! Findings show the 🌏 is heading for 2.5–2.9°C of warming unless gov'ts bring in more ambitious targets to 2035 & 📈 financial & technical assistance for an equitable energy transition. Take a closer look:🧵1/10 📗 unep.org/resources/emis…

The UNEP Emissions Gap Report for 2023 was released this week, with contributions from ESRG Senior Researcher @Jesse_Burton and long time collaborators and project partners from @ddp_initiative. See unep.org/resources/emis… for an overview of emissions and energy transitions

Take a look at the video of our South African Hub Mobile School 2023! A group of 14 people including postgraduate students of the @EnergyUCT, along with #JustTransitions junior researchers visited the Tsitsikamma Community #Wind Farm in the Eastern Cape youtube.com/watch?v=2klydd…

This week the #ClimateAmbitionSummit will take place. Join us to find out where #G20 countries stand in phasing-out #coal and phasing-in #renewables and what announcements are made during the Summit. 🗓️21 September ⏲️9:00 EDT/15:00 CEST Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

If you've ever had questions about power system operations but were too afraid to ask, now is your chance: join this introductory webinar starting in 15mins: climatecommission-org-za.zoom.us/webinar/regist… with speakers from @UCTEBE and @Eskom_SA

Interested in global trends in power system operations? Wondering what global experts and system operators have learned as levels of variable RE have increased? Join the "Future of the Grid" event next week, 13th September in Johannesburg: ebe.uct.ac.za/epse/esrg/even…

Quick highlights of some of the #greensteel discussions in @EngNewsZA @the_dti @Mahendra1_ZA @HiltonTrollip @EnergyUCT @TIPS__news @SwedeninSA @SEIclimate m.engineeringnews.co.za/article/south-…

I am really excited about this #COP27 event - Tuesday 15th Nov. Discussing global and local energy transition narratives. @IEA @WorldBank @NBISA @EnergyUCT @energycouncilsa @WWFSouthAfrica. In person at the SA Pavilion from 14:30 or online. Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

See new paper below and explanatory thread on Africa-wide spatial data to inform energy systems modelling - co-authored by the ESRG's modeller-in-chief, Bruno Merven

📢Call for Papers by @ARUA_ACEIR Symposium: Justice in Transition – Transforming Social Inequalities Through Inclusive Climate Action 🗓️Deadline fo submission – 15 Nov 2022 🗓️DATE: 7 – 8 Mar 2023 🇿🇦 VENUE: University of Cape Town @UCT_news ℹ️👇 mailchi.mp/f3ceacbcc812/t…

So delighted to have activists, unions, and government interacting with our MPhil students as they go into the field, learn about the challenges of coal dependency in Mpumalanga, and imagine a vision for a just transition in the Province 😍 @groundWorkSA @TRAJECTS_Centre

Our postgrad, Koaile Monaheng, is one of five finalists shortlisted for the prestigious Äänit Prize, an award from @MRF_Africa. Full story: bit.ly/KoaileM | Support Koaile & Khantša Energy’s bid for the Äänit Prize by voting for him here: bit.ly/aanitprize22

This is how TRAJECTS looks in practice in our African regional Hub: Yesterday, scholarship holders from 🇿🇦🇳🇦&🇨🇴, studying the MPhil in Energy and Development at @EnergyUCT got to 'touch' the new solar panel installations powering the campus on this sunny winter day in #CapeTown

The ARISE II programme focuses on the fields of agriculture, medical sciences, engineering & energy. More info: bit.ly/AriseIIUCT