The University’s directional leadership in the high-priority field of energy led to it being awarded the Centre for Renewable and Sustainable Energy Studies, sponsored by SANERI (South African National Energy Research Institute) and the Central Energy Fund. The centre, under the leadership of Prof Wikus van Niekerk, makes considerable efforts to involve interested parties in talks on energy provision - in collaboration with the Sustainability Institute on the Spier Estate.  The overall objective of this initiative is to develop and enhance national capacity in renewable and sustainable energy in support of accelerated and shared economic growth within the area of sustainable energy. This will be achieved by building the human resource capacity, create and disseminate knowledge, and lastly to stimulate innovation and enterprise in the field of renewable and sustainable energy.

Contact Person: Prof Wikus van Niekerk
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