Direct Current Technology: Renewable Energy Education and Skill Development in South Africa

The main aim of DCT-REES is to develop and implement a new educational programme on renewable energy and DC technologies for South African universities. This can be translated to the following separate objectives:
1.To develop a new educational programme on DC for South Africa, containing a theory part, a lab practice part and a part for industry assignments and demonstrators.
2.To support teachers, researchers and professionals in South Africa in acquiring sufficient knowledge to teach and work with DC technology driven solutions by developing and implementing a train the trainer programme.
3.To strengthen the relationship and knowledge and need exchange between industry stakeholders and universities in South Africa and Europe.
4. To make the necessary preparations for setting up demonstrators in South Africa, in cooperation with industry stakeholders and universities, where students can be trained in ‘real-life’ settings.
5. To contribute to South Africa’s efforts to promote economic development and job creation, to shift to more sustainable energy solutions and to provide rural areas with energy supply.