ENERGY EFFICIENCY
Our cities are high energy consumption nodes in the country. Indications are that without intervention, South African cities’ energy consumption is set to double in the next 20 or so years. This is a challenge, but also a vital opportunity for cities to shift to a more sustainable energy path. The first step is to meet our energy needs with the ‘best’ energy service available: energy efficiency. This includes thermally efficient buildings, efficient water heating and ventilation, efficient industrial motors, community awareness and behaviour changes, as well as new planning approaches to urban development.
Energy Efficiency
Our cities are high energy consumption nodes in the country. Indications are that without intervention, South African cities’ energy consumption is set to double in the next 20 or so years. This is a challenge, but also a vital opportunity for cities to shift to a more sustainable energy path. The first step is to meet our energy needs with the ‘best’ energy service available: energy efficiency. This includes thermally efficient buildings, efficient water heating and ventilation, efficient industrial motors, community awareness and behaviour changes, as well as new planning approaches to urban development.
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Guide for Energy Savings in Motor-Driven Systems at Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants: Posters
This set of three posters accompany the “Guide for Energy Savings in Motor-Driven Systems at Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants”. (GIZ, SALGA, 2020).
0.45MbDownloadA Practical Guideline for Energy Efficiency Audits at Wastewater Treatment Plants
This guideline provides an overview and methodology description of how to perform an energy efficiency audit at a wastewater treatment plant. Two case study audits are also included as examples of how the information in the guideline is applied in practice. (GIZ, SALGA, 2020).
18.29MbDownloadMunicipal Energy Management Tool for Baseline Assessments: How To Guide
This ‘How To Guide’ accompanies the Municipal Energy Management tool for baseline assessments, to assist the user with completing the audit template, analyse and interpret the information collected, and know what to do with the data that is available. (GIZ & SALGA, 2020).
1.25MbDownloadMunicipal Energy Management Tool for Baseline Assessments
An Excel-based Municipal Energy Management Systems tool to assist municipalities with mapping their own energy consumption. The tool is developed around the DMRE’s EEDSM energy audit template. A ‘How To Guide’ accompanies the tool. (GIZ & SALGA, 2020).
2.57MbDownloadAdapt and Save: Implementing Municipal Energy Management Systems
This information brochure provides a high level guide for municipalities on how to implement Energy Management Systems through an iterative process of institutionalisation, training, implementation, data monitoring and analysis (GIZ & SALGA, 2019).
0.68MbDownloadSAGEN: Energy Efficiency
Promoting energy-efficient technologies: Generating biogas from the digestion of municipal wastewater sludge (GIZ, 2019)
1.44MbDownloadAuditing for Energy Efficiency: Students Conduct Energy Audits in Polokwane
This case study is a summary of a partnership between SA-LED, Polokwane municipality and local Capricorn Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) College in supporting capacity of students to conduct energy audits. Polokwane municipality was able to identify potential areas for energy efficiency interventions and calculate the associated cost savings.
0.5MbDownloadDesign Guidelines for Energy Efficient Buildings in Johannesburg
This document, aimed at architects, designers, planners and developers, provides practical guidance on designing energy efficient buildings. (City of Joburg, Gauge, CSIR, 2008)
3.84MbDownloadOpportunities in Energy Efficiency for Municipalities in South Africa
This simple booklet provides an overview of energy efficiency installation and facilitation opportunities for municipalities; including benefits, risks, steps towards implementation, and case studies. (SALGA, 2018)
0.4MbDownloadOrganisational Capacity Assessment Chris Hani District Municipality
This is an assessment developed for SA-LED for institutional capacity assessments for municipalities. The assessment focuses on the important organizational dimensions of a municipality and identifies areas of strength and required improvement. The self-evaluation assessment also facilitates the implementation of a guided capacity building process. The assessment helps establish a baseline from which the municipality can measure progress. (USAID SA Low Emissions Development Program, 2017)
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