Masters students working with the Sustainability Institute and the Stellenbosch University’s Centre for Renewable and Sustainable Energy Studies met with the Stellenbosch Mayor and University of Stellenbosch Rector this Friday to introduce their research which will be focussing on renewable energy futures for Stellenbosch. The Sustainable Stellenbosch Research Group (based at the Sustainability Institute and partly funded with bursaries from the Centre for Renewable and Sustainable Energy Studies) is made up of a number of MPhil students whose research is promoting sustainability in Stellenbosch, from animal traction and local food economies to solar water heaters and solar roof tiles.
From left to right: Jaco du Toit, Ben Mokheseng, Prof Russell Botman, Mayor Patrick Swartz and Thumakele Gosa.