Energy Research Centre

CSIR collaborates to establish scenario modelling assessment of green hydrogen

Modelling assessment of green hydrogen On Tuesday, 20 June 2023, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) partnered with the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO) and Energy Council of South Africa to establish a modelling capacity to support the just ene...

CSIR to brief media on load shedding statistics and water cuts in South Africa

Load shedding statistics and water cuts in South Africa The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) will release annual statistics on power generation (1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022) at a hybrid media briefing scheduled to take place on Wednesday, 22 February 2023. The annual s...

Energy systems

The CSIR’s energy systems group, situated in Pretoria, provides the scientific expertise necessary to address South Africa’s growing energy needs. The group responds directly to the challenges identified in the National Development Plan by providing unbiased decision support to solve the long-ter...

Energy Industry

The CSIR’s energy industry research group, situated in Pretoria, provides the scientific expertise necessary to address South Africa’s growing energy needs from an economic and socio-economic perspective. The group focuses on developing pathways that lead to industrial development in the South Af...