Szewczuk, S2012-02-082012-02-082011-08Szewczuk, S. 2011. Draft South African wind energy technology platform: preliminary wind energy research and development framework. Industrial & Commercial Use of Energy, Cape Town, 15-17 August 2011, pp 141-147978-0-9814311-6-1978-1-4577-1745-1http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/freeabs_all.jsp?arnumber=6033098http://hdl.handle.net/10204/55568th Conference on the Industrial & Commercial Use of Energy, Cape Town, 15-17 August 2011. This is the post-print version of the work. © 2011 EEE. Reprinted, with permission, from Szewczuk, S. Draft South African wind energy technology platform: preliminary wind energy research and development framework. 8th Conference on the Industrial & Commercial Use of Energy, Cape Town, 15-17 August 2011. This material is posted here with permission of the IEEE. Such permission of the IEEE does not in any way imply IEEE endorsement of any of CSIR Information Services' products or services. Internal or personal use of this material is permitted. However, permission to reprint/republish this material for advertising or promotional purposes or for creating new collective works for resale or redistribution must be obtained from the IEEE by writing to pubs-permissions@ieee.org. By choosing to view this document, you agree to all provisions of the copyright laws protecting it.The South African Wind Energy Technology Programme (SAWEP) Phase 1 aims to achieve two key strategic outputs that will guide South Africa on wind energy development. One of these outputs is the Wind Atlas for South Africa (WASA) which will play a significant role in providing information for potential investors for wind farms on areas that have opportunities. The other output is the study of the development of a Wind Industrial Strategy for South Africa. This will help determine the possibility of establishing a wind industry in South Africa. The Wind Industrial Strategy project aims to play a strategic role in paving the way for the gradual phasing in of wind energy in South Africa. One of the objectives of the Wind Industrial Strategy project was to also undertake a preliminary investigation into local innovative wind turbine and component research and development. This paper describes the potential high-level opportunities for wind energy research and development. A preliminary Technology Tree and a Draft South African Wind Energy Technology Platform is also discussed.enWind energyAlternative energySouth African wind energySouth African Wind Energy Technology Programme (SAWEP)Conference PresentationSzewczuk, S. (2011). Draft South African wind energy technology platform: preliminary wind energy research and development framework. IEEE. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5556Szewczuk, S. "Draft South African wind energy technology platform: preliminary wind energy research and development framework." (2011): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5556Szewczuk S, Draft South African wind energy technology platform: preliminary wind energy research and development framework; IEEE; 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5556 .TY - Conference Presentation AU - Szewczuk, S AB - The South African Wind Energy Technology Programme (SAWEP) Phase 1 aims to achieve two key strategic outputs that will guide South Africa on wind energy development. One of these outputs is the Wind Atlas for South Africa (WASA) which will play a significant role in providing information for potential investors for wind farms on areas that have opportunities. The other output is the study of the development of a Wind Industrial Strategy for South Africa. This will help determine the possibility of establishing a wind industry in South Africa. The Wind Industrial Strategy project aims to play a strategic role in paving the way for the gradual phasing in of wind energy in South Africa. One of the objectives of the Wind Industrial Strategy project was to also undertake a preliminary investigation into local innovative wind turbine and component research and development. This paper describes the potential high-level opportunities for wind energy research and development. A preliminary Technology Tree and a Draft South African Wind Energy Technology Platform is also discussed. DA - 2011-08 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Wind energy KW - Alternative energy KW - South African wind energy KW - South African Wind Energy Technology Programme (SAWEP) LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2011 SM - 978-0-9814311-6-1 SM - 978-1-4577-1745-1 T1 - Draft South African wind energy technology platform: preliminary wind energy research and development framework TI - Draft South African wind energy technology platform: preliminary wind energy research and development framework UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5556 ER -