This is a final call for papers and presenters at SA Energy Storage 2017, with a closing date of 30 September 2017.

Note: You do not have to submit you paper now, just the name of the proposed presenter, a short resumé of the presenter, the title of the presentation, and a short synopsis for consideration.

Click here to make a presentation at SA Energy Storage 2017

The keynote speakers at SA Energy Storage 2017 are announced as follows:

Welcome and opening address:
Interim Eskom Group CE Mr. Johnny Dladla

The energy storage landscape in SA, and the value proposition:
Mr. Bertie Strydom, Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa (IDC)

Utility scale energy storage:
Dr. Markus Pöller, Moeller Poeller Engineering (MPE), Germany and UK

Industrial and commercial energy storage:
Dr. Tobias Bischof-Niemz, Head Corporate Business Development, Enertrag AG, Germany
Keynote speaker from Siemens

Energy storage for mini- and micro-grids and domestic installations
Keynote speaker from ABB

Lithium ion batteries and energy storage for electric vehicles
Dr. Micheal Thackeray, Argonne National Laboratory, USA

Outcomes and the way forward for energy storage in SA

Mr David Sekgororwana, Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa (IDC)

SA Energy Storage 2017 is a focussed conference and exhibition covering policy, regulatory, economic, technology, standards, business and application issues associated with Energy Storage, both as a disrupting and an enabling technology, with the theme:

"Showcasing energy storage technologies and applications as an enabling and disruptive technology"

with sub-themes and workshop programme as follows:

Welcome and opening presentation:  Eskom Group Interim CE Mr. Johnny Dladla 

Introductory keynote: The energy storage landscape in SA, and the value propisition

Day 1 morning: Utility scale energy storage technologies & applications
Day 1 afternoon: Energy storage for commercial & industrial applications
Day 1 workshop: Policy. legal, regulatory and standards framework for energy storage

Day 2 morning: Energy storage for micro-grids & domestic applications
Day 2 afternoon: Energy storage for electric vehicles
Day 2 workshop: Financing and procurement structures to make energy storage happen

Closing keynote: The way forward for energy storage in SA to make it happen

An exciting and rewarding day of site visits has been planned in two streams for delegates of SA Energy Storage 2017 for Thursday 30 November 2017 as follows:

Stream 1:

Day visit to: Eskom RT&D (Research Testing & Development) , Rosherville, Johannesburg, to view their large battery and solar PV test and evaluation facility; ABB South Africa Longmeadow campus , Johannesburg, to view their operational mini-grid; Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) campus in Pretoria and its Energy Centre.
 

Stream 2:

Day visit to Eskom's newly commissioned 1333 MW (4 x 333 MW units) Ingula pumped water energy storage scheme in the escarpment of the Drakensberg range, straddling the border of the KwaZulu-Natal and Free State provinces.

Further information and on-line registration forms for the site visits for delegates at SA Energy Storage 2017 will be announced shortly. Watch this space and the  SA Energy Storage 2017 website.

For further information, exhibition floorplan, prices, quotations and bookings, visit the website:

www.energystorage.co.za

or:

Click here to exhibit at SA Energy Storage 2017  
Click here to make a presentation at SA Energy Storage 2017  
Click here to attend SA Energy Storage 2017  

or contact: 

Charmaine Manicom , event coordinator, [email protected]
Roger Lilley , editor, Energize magazine, [email protected]|
Chris Yelland , managing director, [email protected]