Transcript Namibia Energy Institute (NEI) VISION

Green Energy in Namibia
VAASA ENERGY WEEK
Abraham Hangula
Projects Officer
Namibia Energy Institute
14 March 2016
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About NEI
About Namibia
RE Sources
Conclusion
1. Namibia Energy Institute (NEI)
BACKGROUND
• Formed as a project of the Ministry of Mines and Energy
(MME) in 1996.
• Became an Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Institute
(REEEI) in 2006
• Transformed through a Cabinet decision in 2012 to NEI
• To be established by an Act of parliament
Namibia Energy Institute (NEI)
VISION
To be a leading institute for energy research and development in
Africa and beyond.
MISSION
To contribute to Namibia’s industrialisation by linking energy
research, technology, policy, and education to the needs of
industry, and to national socio-economic development
imperatives, initiatives and programmes.
NEI STRATEGIC GOALS
• Collaborate with industry, government, development partners
and academic institutions in transformational research
projects and educational outreach for new approaches to the
world's energy opportunities.
• Catalyse the transition to advanced sustainable energy
exploration, generation, distribution and utilization, through
coordinated research and development, capacity building and
project management.
NEI Strategic goals continue…
• Provide a forum for constructive debate to facilitate
innovation, development, deployment, and dissemination of
energy technology knowledge and good practice.
• Enhance public understanding of energy resources and
technologies and their role in society, in order to address the
barriers that hinder increased use and access to modern
energy technologies.
CENTRES
• Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
• Centre for Oil and Gas
• Centre for Electricity Supply
• Centre for Nuclear Science
Engagements
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Development & Adoption of Quality Standards
Off-Grid Energisation Master Plan
Namibia Energy Regulatory Framework
Solar Thermal Demo & Training Initiative -SOLTRAIN
Resource Assessment
Demand Side Management
National Integrated Resource Management
Piloting Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) Technology
Supporting other Research Activities in the School of Engineering
Various training programmes
Inspection of RE installations
Dialogue forums and committees
 POPULATION: 2.1 million (2011)
 AREA: 824,000 sq km
 DENSITY: 2.5 / sq km (2011)
 GDP: US$ 13 billion (2015)
 GDP/CAPITA: US$ 5,900
 CAPITAL CITY: Windhoek (352,000)
 GRID ACCESS: approx 45%
Primary RE resources
Wind
Solar
Biomass
Namibia’s solar
insolation is twice
as high as most of
Europe.
Solar home systems (SHS)
Institutional
Solar pumps (PVP)
Rooftop solar system
Residential
Off-grid PV Plants (300 KWp)
Grid connected Plants
(4.5 MWp)
Solar Photovoltaic (PV)
• Namibia’s solar energy potential is amongst the world’s best. At an annual solar
radiation average exceeding 6 kWh per square meter per day
• The generation potential of solar photovoltaic (PV) plants in Namibia is not
limited by the availability of the resource, or space requirements
• Rather, matching the supply from such power plants to the current demand, and
accommodating their supply peculiarities in the Namibian grid
Studies on Grid stability and the potential of using
storage underway.
Biomass
• In Namibia the greatest potential for Biomass is from
invasive bush
• This phenomenon is called bush encroachment.
• suppresses the growth of grasses
• reduces biodiversity
• and reduces the penetration of rainwater required to
recharge our all-important underground water resources
26M ha’s in Namibia's prime agricultural land is bush encroached this
resource amounts to about 1,100 TWh
Wood from invader bush can fuel the boilers of
conventional power stations
(Ohorongo Cement).
Alternatively, the volatile parts of biomass can be
liberated through a process called gasification,
and be used to power conventional piston engine,
which in turn can drive a generator
(C-BEND Project 250 kW proof-of-concept
gasification plant)
• The financial feasibility of small bush-to-electricity plants is
marginal at most, but plants between 5 and 20 MW each
may one day prove economically viable
• Namibia’s biomass, is a substantial and as yet underutilised
source of energy
• To develop the potential of our national bush resource, policy
support and incentives are needed
• Wind resources along the Namibian coast are considerable
(14 – 15 m/s)
• Several on-shore wind farms with an installed capacity of
between 20 and 50 MW each could be built along our coast,
taking the constraints of the Namibian transmission system
into account
• Presently, very limited site specific wind resource
measurements are available
• Wind data measurement on going, with aim of generating
regional wind atlases in 2018.
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Much of our current energy supply comes from fossil fuels, despite us having to import all
of them.
• Namibia is blessed with abundant solar and wind energy resources, and has a considerable
stock of biomass. Seemingly plentiful clean energy resources such as geothermal, wave and
tidal energies could constitute a national comparative advantage that should be exploited
more aggressively
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The Namibian environment is conducive for RE development, Political will is there,
infrastructure is in place to export to neighbouring countries. Hence great opportunities
exists for potential partners and investors
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Private Bag 13388
Windhoek
NAMIBIA
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