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David Lipschitz with Dean Cooper (Head, Energy Finance Unit, UNEP DTIE, United Nations Environment Programme Division of Technology, Industry and Economics) and Lance Greyling MP (Chief Whip of ID, DA/ID coalition and Shadow Minister of Energy) at the Powering Africa Summit at the One and Only Hotel in Cape Town in November 2013.
David Lipschitz Live on CNBC Africa on 23rd June 2015
Interviewed in connection with the NERSA hearings
Conferences
· Conferences – Attended
o AEE Solar, Phoenix, Arizona, USA, February 2009 (wrote an article for the conference magazine)
o Retech 2009, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, February 2009
o Solar Energy Africa Conference, Cape Town, September 2012
o SAPVIA (SA PV Industry Association), Cape Town, October 2013
o Concentrated Solar Power (CSP), Cape Town, April 2015 on behalf of SAAEA (South African Alternative Energy Association)
o Various CPLO (Catholic Parliamentary Liaison Office) Conferences attended
o BBC Africa Radio Debate, Cape Town, June 2015
o African Utility Week, 17th May 2016. I was on the Conference Advisory Panel
· Conferences – Presented
o To Parliament: Climate Change Hearings, November 2009
o To Parliament: SA RE Bidding Processes, on behalf of SAAEA, the South African Alternative Energy Association, June 2012
o To DOE: IRP2010 Hearings, November 2010
o Power & Electricity World Africa Conference, Joburg, March 2011
o Powering Africa Ministerial Conference, Cape Town, November 2011
o Africa Health Facilities Week Conference, Durban, May 2012
o African Wind Energy Conference, Cape Town, May 2012
o African Municipal Business Leadership Conference, Joburg, May 2012
o Workshops on Community Power Stations & Net Metering at Solar Power Africa Conference, Cape Town, August 2012
o Half Day Workshop on Community Power Stations at Power & Electricity World Africa Conference, April 2013, and was asked to do a short presentation to the entire conference
o Powering Africa Ministerial Conference, Panel Discussion, Cape Town, November 2013
o “Connecting to the Grid” at the Copper Industry Association One Day Workshop, Cape Town, April 2014
o Eco-Film Festival, Utrecht, Natal, June 2014
o SANEA Gas Industry Dialog Conference, Johannesburg, February 2015 on behalf of Treasure the Karoo Action Group (TKAG)
o CNBC Africa (DSTV Channel 410): Interviewed Live on Air and also via phone on two occasions, Cape Town / Johannesburg, June 2015
o Sub-Saharan Energy Conference, Cape Town, October, 2015: “Social Capital in an African Energy System”.
o SAEE Conference, Johannesburg, November 2015. Spoke on “Social Capital in an African Energy System” and “Renewables and Embedded Energy and Storage as part of an Integrated, Smart, Energy Efficient, Grid.”
· Conferences – Presented and Chaired
o Energy Efficiency Conference, Joburg, April 2010
o Green IT Conference, Joburg, March 2012
o Transformer & Switch Gear Conference, Joburg, April 2012
o PowerGen Conference, Cape Town, August 2014: chaired the discussion on “Renewable Energy Grid Integration”
o PowerGen Conference, Cape Town, July 2015: chaired a panel discussion on “Energy Storage”
Also presented at many workshops, community organisation meetings, AGM’s, and to the PSASA (Professional Speakers Association of South Africa), etc.
And had numerous letters published in the newspapers and magazine and been interviewed many times by radio and TV.
Renewable Energy Clients include:
· Gecko Rock & Training Video on Youtube
o Off Grid Photovoltaic System installed in 2010
· Efergy Electricity Meter Sales
o Hundreds sold directly via my website and also to dealers
· Private Home Owner and Business Energy Interventions
o A number of consulting interventions
· Private Home Owner Installations
o I use a number of installers to do designs and installations
· Government Consulting
o Working with political parties, cities and mayors to solve energy problems
· Energy Research Projects
o Top 40 client
o Advising people starting Energy Companies
o Advising a foreign bank on an entry strategy into South Africa
o Advising a number of blocks of flats on energy requirements for Lifts in their buildings
Movies
· Appeared in the following Movies
o Gecko Rock Photovoltaic (PV) Power Station Installation: 16 November 2010
o The Five Winners: https://youtu.be/saviH0t9OhY 6 June 2012
o Power2thePeople Full Length DVD: http://youtu.be/wfkAs2zi1vo 25 January 2013
o Learning about Energy : November 2013
o Our Titles: June 2016
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