Prof LJ Grobler

(PhD, Pr Eng, CEM, CMVP)

LJ Grobler is professor in Mechanical Engineering at the School for Mechanical Engineering at the NorthWest University. He is a director of the company Energy Cybernetics Pty Ltd.

He was the 2007/8 President of the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE) based in Atlanta, USA. He was the first non-American to become president.

He is President of the Southern African Association for Energy Efficiency (SAEE). The SAEE is the local chapter of the AEE.

He is certified as an Energy Manager (CEM) and a Measurement and Verification Professional (CMVP) by the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE) based in the USA. He is registered as a professional engineer (Pr Eng) with the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) and received his Ph.D. at the University of Pretoria, South Africa.

LJ has authored and co-authored more than 40 local and international articles on energy related topics. He has also presented and co-presented more than 50 papers at local and international conferences and seminars on energy topics. He has conducted more than 100 industrial and commercial energy audits.

Tel no: (+27 18) 299 1328
Fax no: (+27 18) 299 1320
Cell no: (+27 82) 452 9279
E-mail: lj.grobler@nwu.ac.za
www.nwu.ac.za

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JJ(Karel) Steyn

(Pr Eng, CEM, CMVP, BEP)

Mr. Karel Steyn, Pr Tech (Eng), Pr Techni (Eng), C.E.M., C.M.V.P. and B.E.P., has been managing the Measurement and Verification (M&V) function on the Eskom Demand Side Management (DSM) program, on behalf of NERSA, since 2005. He is certified by the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE) in the USA, as a Certified Energy Manager since 2002, a Certified Measurement and Verification Professional and also as a Certified Business Energy Professional. He is registered with the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) and has formal qualifications in Marketing. He also sits on the Southern African CEM Evaluation Committee, the SAEE Scholarship Committee and chairs the M&V Steering Committee.

He is currently a board member of the Southern African Association for Energy Efficiency (SAEE), is a member of the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE) in the USA, South African Institute of Electrical Engineers (SAiEE) and the Institute of Marketing Management (IMM).

Karel has been active in the energy field for the past 20 years. His initial focus was on the Agricultural sector and thereafter the commercial and industrial sectors. During this period he received more than 12 awards for work done as an energy advisor, a high performer, as well as awards for innovation. Karel also spend a short period assisting some of his family, worldwide specialists in continues emissions monitoring and solutions, who is working from the USA.

He made many presentations related to energy efficiency, energy management and M&V. He has a passion for energy management, the measurement & verification thereon and related aspects such as the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM).

Tel: (011) 800-3981
Fax: (011) 800-4556
Fax to E-mail: 086 691 0755
Cell: 082 358 9251
E-Mail: Karel.Steyn@eskom.co.za

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Prof OD Dintchev

(CEM, CMVP, MIET CEng.)

OD Dintchev is professor in Power Engineering at the Department of Electrical Engineering at the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT). He is a co-coordinator of the Centre for Energy and Electric Power at TUT, which was established through the support of the Dutch Government.

His professional and research interests are linked with the Energy and its efficient usage based on renewable and sustainable solutions.

O.D Dintchev is certified as an Energy Manager (CEM) and a Measurement and Verification Professional (CMVP) by the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE) based in the USA. He is a member of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (UK) and a Chartered Engineer.

He is a team leader of TUT’s Measurement and Verification (M&V) team contracted by ESKOM’s Energy Audits Section - Assurance & Forensics Department. As such he and his team were involved in quantifying and reporting of the energy savings of various ESKOM/ DSM-managed energy saving and energy management projects in Industrial, Commercial and the Residential Sectors in South Africa.

He has established a wide national and international collaboration framework with local and foreign universities in the energy field.

He is involved in various community development projects aiming empowerment of the local communities by implementation of renewable energy sources and efficient and sustainable usage of the energy.

Tel: (012) 382-9512
Fax: 0866481918
Cell: 0828475039
e-mail: dintchev@icon.co.za or dintchevod@tut.ac.za

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Prof Johan Vermeulen

HJ Vermeulen received the B.Eng, M.Eng and Ph.D Eng degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Stellenbosch. After three years with Eskom as a research engineer, he joined the University of Stellenbosch in 1986, where he is currently Associate Professor in Electrical Engineering at the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering. His is manager of Stanver Technologies and previous industry experience includes directorships with energy metering and monitoring enterprises Electrical Research Facility (Pty) Ltd. and NetElek (Pty) Ltd. He is a member of IEEE.

He has authored, co-authored and presented more than 70 papers at local and international conferences on topics in electrical energy, power systems and high voltage engineering. He has acted as the leader of Stellenbosch University Measurement and Verification team since 2005 and has participated in more than 40 residential, industrial and commercial energy audits and energy and demand savings technology evaluations for industry.

Tel: 021 808 4326
E-mail: vermeuln@sun.ac.za

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Gerswynn Mckuur

Gerswynn Mckuur started his career as an engineer in training for the Samcor Motor group. This experience along with a training course on New Production Systems for South Africa he had completed in Japan in 2000 has developed his understanding of and expertise in the manufacturing sector.

Thereafter, he was a lecturer in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Cape Town (UCT) for five years, specialising in the fields of Manufacturing and Production as well as Measurement Science.

Gerswynn has been member of staff at the Energy Research Centre at UCT since 2005, as a Measurement and Verification (M&V) field engineer, M&V Projects Manager and M&V team leader for Eskom’s Demand-Side management (DSM) programme.

He is currently the Group leader for Energy Efficiency, and engages in consulting, extension work and research activities with relevant stakeholders in the Energy Sector so as to utilize and advance Centre’s research agenda.

Tel: 021 650 3898
Cell: 083 651 1031
Fax: 021 650 2830

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