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Invite to the inaugural meeting of the RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ENERGY
EFFICIENCY COUNCIL OF SOUTHERN AFRICA in Darling, Western Cape
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From: H <mailto:oelsnergrp@mbury.new.co.za> Oelsner
Sent: 30 July 2000 09:22
Subject: RECOSA -INVITATION TO INAUGURAL MEETING
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Dear All,
Lulamile Xate of Velonic Investments and myself, would like to invite
any interested person or representative of any organisation
to attend the
INAUGURAL
MEETING OF THE
RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY COUNCIL OF SOUTHERN AFRICA
R E C O S A
DATE: Saturday the 5th of August
2000; 10 for 11 a.m.
VENUE: 6, Long Street, DARLING,
Western Cape
PURPOSE OF MEETING:
The official founding of an umbrella organisation, namely the Renewable
Energy and Energy Efficiency Council of Southern Africa, the election of
office bearers and the design of an immediate action plan.
1. MOTIVATION:
For renewables to be accepted as a force to be reckoned with, a new
unity among the associations representing the different technologies is
needed.
All associations from the "renewable energy sources", i.e. renewable
non-fossil fuels( wind, solar, geothermal, wave, tidal, hydroelectric
installations with a capacity below 10 MW and biomass, which means
products from agriculture and forestry, vegetable waste from
agriculture, forestry and from food production industry, untreated wood
waste and cork waste ), will be a driving force for this new unity.
In preparation for the above and at the last ReOUND TABLE* meeting on
the 1st of July 2000 in Darling all participants agreed that Energy
Efficiency should be also one of the objects of RECOSA.
Together we will initiate the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
Council of Southern Africa, which will represent all the major renewable
energy organisations, local and national Government, industry, research
institutions and the energy end user, women groups in particular, in
Southern Africa and provide a united lobbying force on issues which
concern us all.
2. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
Our aims and objectives include and are not restricted to the
following:
* Promotion and advocating of renewable energy development.
* Provide a forum for all renewable energy players to work
together.
* To be a repository and source of knowledge on renewable energy.
* Champion and advocate the development of economically viable
renewable industries.
* Assist in initiating and formulating long-term strategies for
renewable energy developments.
* Provide leadership in a united and collective approach in
renewable energy development.
* Work hand in hand in a constructive and progressive manner with
the government towards achieving the goals of the WHITE PAPER.
* Promote energy efficient practices and usage methods.
3. ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMMES
* Lobbying for enabling policies, legislation and regulations at
all levels.
* Support all efforts of enterprising players in renewables
* Build strategic relationships with the government, industry and
NGO's to ensure that our voice is heard at all.
* Establish a position of an open, balanced and professional
advisor to the government and other organisations on renewable and
related fields.
* Carry out regular targeted training programmes, workshops and
promote further education and study on renewable energy sources
development and application.
4. THE VISION
To be the eminent and leading promoter of sustainable, renewable
and clean energy sources in our region.
5. THE MISSION
Is to spread the message and practice of clean energy use.
6. POTENTIAL MEMBERS
The council should have three categories of members as follows:
ORDINARY MEMBERS:
Individuals who are prepared to work long hours to implement our
programmes. Will come from all walks of life bringing deferent
expertise, skills and experiences to lead the council. Will be a
reasonable membership fee to join. From whom we will elect leadership.
CORPORATE MEMBERS:
Made up of corporate entities who share our vision and mission.
Unlimited number, the morethe better. We need them for their resources
especially financial resources. They will pay a higher membership fee
and may be expected to contribute in other ways.
PATRONS:
Made up of reputable opinion makers who support the aims and objectives
of RECOSA. Maximum of 20 will do. We need them for their authority and
influence.
7. PARTNERSHIP AND RELATIONSHIP
To pursue our objectives we will need to develop strategic
Partnerships and relationships both in our country and
internationally. In this regard the following are the targeted key
relationships:
IN OUR COUNTRY
The following ministries, Minerals and Energy, Environment and
Tourism, Health, Agriculture, Trade and Industry, Arts Culture Science
and Technology.
The Office of the Deputy President of S.A.
Provincial and Local Administrations
Educational institutions.
INTERNATIONALLY:
Renewable Energy Associations in other countries.
Green Peace.
Other
There is a definite urgency attached to this initiation because of the
required united input of Renewables into the Integrated Energy Planning
Process initiated by the Department of Minerlas and Energy.
For transparency's sake and to fully include all stakeholders and
interested parties we are copying this invitation to parties known to us
as possible stakeholders and we would like in addition those parties to
let us have a list of names and contact addresses of persons they
believe should be involved.
Finally it should be noted, that up to now only one single objection has
been received from SESSA, the Solar Energy Society of Southern Africa.
It must be stressed here that RECOSA as an NGO and umbrella organisation
is not intended to replace existing Renewable and/or Environmental
orientated organisations - just the opposite:
RECOSA needs strong NGO's like SESSA, SAWEA, SASHWA, PV MA, EARTHLIFE,
GREENPEACE, WORKERS UNIONS, END USER WOMEN GROUPS; to name just a few
specialist organisations in their fields and co-ordinate these various
activities by transparent and goal orientated interaction with
government and potential donors.
RECOSA will be organised and managed by democratically elected members
of these organisations and representatives.
It appears to be sensible that the head office of RECOSA should be
located in the Western Cape, which is blessed with an abundance of
solar, wind and ocean based renewable resources and the obvious location
for future large scale grid connected renewable energy bulk electricity
generation plants.
Well established regional offices in other provinces need to be set up
since each region will have its particular strength of activity as for
instance solar thermal in the Northern Cape, off-grid applications in
the North of the country and the Eastern Cape. Manufacturing centres
might be concentrated in Gauteng and other provinces.
SESSA - we need you - please send at least one of your representative to
Saturday's meeting.
Anybody attending the meeting kindly RSVP on or before 12 a.m., Friday
4th of August 2000.
Yours sincerely
Hermann F.W. Oelsner
for and on behalf of
RECOSA (to be formed)
Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Council of Southern Africa
recosa@mbury.new.co.za <mailto:recosa@mbury.new.co.za>
Tel/Fax: +27 22 492 3095
Cell: 083 290 12 62
P.O.Box 13, DARLING, 7345,
Western Cape, SOUTH AFRICA
NOW THE TIME HAS COME TO UNITE
REMARKS:
* ReOUND TABLE MEETING: Every first Saturday,10 a.m. for 11 a.m. an
informal meeting of people interested in Renewable Energy and Energy
Efficiency matters are meeting at the "Zum Schatzi Restaurant" in 6,
Long Street, Darling.
Come along bring your family and kids !
The area has lots of interesting things to see and to do. Darling is 25
km from the sea. Has a nice museum, about 30 artists. A satirical
political theatre - Peter Dirk Uys and many more.
Attachment:
Langfontein Farm 30 km North of Darling: A national/international
Renewable Energy Research Centre with 100 MW Wind and 50 MW Solar
Thermal ( Integrated Solar Gas Combined Cycle future optional)
electricity power plant to start with,followed by desalination and
biomass applications.A very exciting Renewable Energy Project on the
West Coast is in the pipeline on
A forum for the discussion and promotion of organic gardening,
Permaculture and Ecovillages in South Africa
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<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=4><BR>Invite to the inaugural meeting of the
RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ENERGY<BR>EFFICIENCY COUNCIL OF SOUTHERN AFRICA in
Darling, Western Cape<BR>----- Original Message ----- <BR>From: H <<A
href="mailto:oelsnergrp@mbury.new.co.za">mailto:oelsnergrp@mbury.new.co.za</
A>>
Oelsner <BR>Sent: 30 July 2000 09:22<BR>Subject: RECOSA -INVITATION TO
INAUGURAL
MEETING<BR><BR>PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS MESSAGE IS DISTRIBUTED VIA SEVERAL ADDRESS
LISTS -<BR>PLEASE IGNORE AND DELETE ANY REPETITIONS:<BR><BR><BR><BR>Dear
All,<BR><BR><BR>Lulamile Xate of Velonic Investments and myself, would
like to invite<BR>any interested person or representative of any
organisation <BR>to attend the
<BR><BR> &n
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p; &n
bsp;
INAUGURAL<BR>MEETING OF THE <BR><BR>RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY
COUNCIL OF SOUTHERN AFRICA <BR><BR><BR>R E C O S
A<BR><BR>DATE: &n
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Saturday the 5th of August<BR>2000; 10 for 11
a.m.<BR><BR>VENUE: &nbs
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bsp;
6, Long Street, DARLING,<BR>Western Cape<BR><BR>PURPOSE OF
MEETING: <BR>The official founding of
an umbrella organisation, namely the Renewable<BR>Energy and Energy Efficiency
Council of Southern Africa, the election of<BR>office bearers and the design of
an immediate action plan.<BR><BR>1. MOTIVATION:
<BR><BR>For renewables to be accepted as a force to be reckoned with, a
new<BR>unity among the associations representing the different technologies
is<BR>needed.<BR><BR>All associations from the "renewable energy
sources", i.e. renewable<BR>non-fossil fuels( wind, solar, geothermal,
wave, tidal, hydroelectric<BR>installations with a capacity below 10 MW and
biomass, which means<BR>products from agriculture and forestry, vegetable waste
from<BR>agriculture, forestry and from food production industry, untreated
wood<BR>waste and cork waste ), will be a driving force for this new unity.
<BR><BR>In preparation for the above and at the last ReOUND TABLE* meeting
on<BR>the 1st of July 2000 in Darling all participants agreed that
Energy<BR>Efficiency should be also one of the objects of RECOSA.
<BR><BR>Together we will initiate the Renewable Energy and Energy
Efficiency<BR>Council of Southern Africa, which will represent all the major
renewable<BR>energy organisations, local and national Government, industry,
research<BR>institutions and the energy end user, women groups in particular,
in<BR>Southern Africa and provide a united lobbying force on issues
which<BR>concern us all.<BR><BR>2. AIMS AND
OBJECTIVES<BR><BR> Our aims and objectives
include
and are not restricted to the<BR>following:<BR><BR>* Promotion and
advocating of
renewable energy development. <BR><BR>* Provide a forum for all renewable
energy
players to work<BR>together. <BR><BR>* To be a repository and source of
knowledge on renewable energy. <BR><BR>* Champion and advocate the development
of economically viable<BR>renewable industries. <BR><BR>* Assist in initiating
and formulating long-term strategies for<BR>renewable energy developments.
<BR><BR>* Provide leadership in a united and collective approach
in<BR>renewable
energy development. <BR><BR>* Work hand in hand in a constructive and
progressive manner with<BR>the government towards achieving the goals of the
WHITE PAPER. <BR><BR>* Promote energy efficient practices and usage
methods.<BR><BR>3. ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMMES<BR><BR>*
Lobbying for enabling policies, legislation and regulations at<BR>all levels.
<BR><BR>* Support all efforts of enterprising players in renewables <BR><BR>*
Build strategic relationships with the government, industry and<BR>NGO's to
ensure that our voice is heard at all. <BR><BR>* Establish a position of an
open, balanced and professional<BR>advisor to the government and other
organisations on renewable and<BR>related fields. <BR><BR>* Carry out regular
targeted training programmes, workshops and<BR>promote further education and
study on renewable energy sources<BR>development and
application.<BR><BR>4. THE
VISION<BR><BR> To be the eminent and
leading promoter of sustainable, renewable<BR>and clean energy sources in our
region.<BR><BR>5. THE
MISSION<BR><BR> Is to spread the
message and
practice of clean energy use.<BR><BR>6. POTENTIAL
MEMBERS<BR><BR> The council should have
three categories of members as follows:<BR><BR>ORDINARY
MEMBERS: <BR><BR>Individuals who are
prepared to work long hours to implement our<BR>programmes. Will come from all
walks of life bringing deferent<BR>expertise, skills and experiences to
lead the
council. Will be a<BR>reasonable membership fee to join. From whom we will
elect
leadership. <BR><BR>CORPORATE MEMBERS: <BR><BR>Made up of
corporate entities who share our vision and mission.<BR>Unlimited number, the
morethe better. We need them for their resources<BR>especially financial
resources. They will pay a higher membership fee<BR>and may be expected to
contribute in other
ways.<BR><BR>PATRONS: &
nbsp;  
;
<BR><BR>Made up of reputable opinion makers who support the aims and
objectives<BR>of RECOSA. Maximum of 20 will do. We need them for their
authority
and<BR>influence.<BR><BR><BR><BR>7. PARTNERSHIP AND
RELATIONSHIP<BR><BR> To pursue our
objectives we will need to develop strategic<BR>Partnerships and relationships
both in our country and<BR>internationally. In this regard the following
are the
targeted
key<BR>relationships:<BR><BR><BR><BR> &nb
sp;
IN OUR COUNTRY<BR><BR><BR><BR>The following ministries, Minerals and Energy,
Environment and<BR>Tourism, Health, Agriculture, Trade and Industry, Arts
Culture Science<BR>and Technology.<BR><BR>The Office of the Deputy President of
S.A.<BR><BR>Provincial and Local Administrations<BR><BR><BR><BR>Educational
institutions.<BR><BR><BR><BR>INTERNATIONALLY:<BR><BR>Renewable Energy
Associations in other countries.<BR><BR>Green
Peace.<BR><BR>Other<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>There is a definite urgency attached
to this initiation because of the<BR>required united input of Renewables into
the Integrated Energy Planning<BR>Process initiated by the Department of
Minerlas and Energy.<BR><BR>For transparency's sake and to fully include all
stakeholders and<BR>interested parties we are copying this invitation to
parties
known to us<BR>as possible stakeholders and we would like in addition those
parties to<BR>let us have a list of names and contact addresses of persons
they<BR>believe should be involved.<BR><BR>Finally it should be noted, that up
to now only one single objection has<BR>been received from SESSA, the Solar
Energy Society of Southern Africa.<BR>It must be stressed here that RECOSA
as an
NGO and umbrella organisation<BR>is not intended to replace existing Renewable
and/or Environmental<BR>orientated organisations - just the opposite:
<BR><BR>RECOSA needs strong NGO's like SESSA, SAWEA, SASHWA, PV MA,
EARTHLIFE,<BR>GREENPEACE, WORKERS UNIONS, END USER WOMEN GROUPS; to name just a
few<BR>specialist organisations in their fields and co-ordinate these
various<BR>activities by transparent and goal orientated interaction
with<BR>government and potential donors. <BR><BR>RECOSA will be organised and
managed by democratically elected members<BR>of these organisations and
representatives.<BR><BR>It appears to be sensible that the head office of
RECOSA
should be<BR>located in the Western Cape, which is blessed with an abundance
of<BR>solar, wind and ocean based renewable resources and the obvious
location<BR>for future large scale grid connected renewable energy bulk
electricity<BR>generation plants.<BR>Well established regional offices in other
provinces need to be set up<BR>since each region will have its particular
strength of activity as for<BR>instance solar thermal in the Northern Cape,
off-grid applications in<BR>the North of the country and the Eastern Cape.
Manufacturing centres<BR>might be concentrated in Gauteng and other
provinces.<BR><BR><BR>SESSA - we need you - please send at least one of your
representative to<BR>Saturday's meeting. <BR><BR>Anybody attending the meeting
kindly RSVP on or before 12 a.m., Friday<BR>4th of August
2000.<BR><BR><BR>Yours
sincerely<BR><BR><BR>Hermann F.W. Oelsner<BR><BR>for and on behalf of
<BR><BR>RECOSA (to be formed)<BR>Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Council
of Southern Africa<BR><BR><A
href="mailto:recosa@mbury.new.co.za">recosa@mbury.new.co.za</A> <<A
href="mailto:recosa@mbury.new.co.za">mailto:recosa@mbury.new.co.za</A>>
<BR>Tel/Fax: +27 22 492
3095<BR>Cell: 083 290 12
62<BR>P.O.Box 13, DARLING, 7345,<BR>Western Cape, SOUTH AFRICA<BR><BR>NOW THE
TIME HAS COME TO UNITE<BR><BR><BR>REMARKS: <BR><BR>* ReOUND TABLE
MEETING: Every first Saturday,10 a.m. for 11 a.m. an<BR>informal meeting
of people interested in Renewable Energy and Energy<BR>Efficiency matters are
meeting at the "Zum Schatzi Restaurant" in 6,<BR>Long Street,
Darling.
<BR>Come along bring your family and kids !<BR>The area has lots of interesting
things to see and to do. Darling is 25<BR>km from the sea. Has a nice museum,
about 30 artists. A satirical<BR>political theatre - Peter Dirk Uys and many
more.<BR><BR>Attachment: <BR>Langfontein Farm 30 km North of
Darling: A national/international<BR>Renewable Energy Research Centre
with
100 MW Wind and 50 MW Solar<BR>Thermal ( Integrated Solar Gas Combined
Cycle future optional)<BR>electricity power plant to start with,followed
by desalination and<BR>biomass applications.A very exciting Renewable Energy
Project on the<BR>West Coast is in the pipeline on <BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>A forum
for the discussion and promotion of organic gardening,<BR>Permaculture and
Ecovillages in South
Africa<BR><BR><BR>__________________________________________________________
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5266<BR>E-mail: <A
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