Through this project, the Energy Partnership aims to support its partner SANEDI in analysing and documenting the experiments on cool roofs and walls done in KwaZulu-Natal at Genkem’s Umhlanga premises and at the Saint Lucia Ecolodge along the St Lucia Estuary, so that the gained results can be used for further project development and roll-out of cool roof/cool surface technology in South Africa. The following sections illustrate LowExCo’s approach and methodology to achieve this objective.
The Residential Energy Consumption project is focused around the collection of residential energy consumption data. This data is based upon the types of electrical appliances and their end-use by individuals within the different Living Standard Measure (LSM) across South Africa. The appliance end-use data utilised within the Long-range Energy Alternatives Planning (LEAP) model for analysis, enabling policy makers with a better understanding and visibility of residential energy side. Furthermore, this project supports aspects of the review of the National Energy Efficiency Strategy (NEES) targets, together with the National Standards & Labelling Programme (S&L) impact assessment.