Mercy Shuma-Iwisi, 2015

 

Mercy holds a BSc (Honours) degree in Physics and Mathematics, a Postgraduate Diploma in Electronics Design Engineering, a MSc. (Eng.) degree and a PhD degree in Engineering. She is a Certified Energy Manager (CEM), a member of the South African Association for Energy Efficiency (SAEE) and a Senior Member of the South African Institute of Electrical Engineers (SAIEE). She is a Senior lecturer teaching in the School of Electrical & Information Engineering at the University of Witwarersrand. Her research work is in Energy Efficient End-Uses in Households as well as Domestic load characterization. Mercy is a member of the SABS TC 0075: Performance of Household and Similar Electrical Appliances. She was actively engaged and led the Working Group WG941 towards the development of the SANS 941: Energy Efficiency of Electrical & Electronic Apparatus published in February 2012.  This standard covers energy efficiency requirements, measurement methods, performance, and energy efficiency labelling. She is a contributor and an active participant in FEE activities.

 

Dieter Krueger, 2013

 

Dieter Krueger is a professional engineer and a Certified Energy Manager. As project manager for EL Bateman he was responsible for various construction projects in the coal mining and processing sector. He was later appointed as director of the CSIR’s Division of Energy Technology. In 2002 he joined North West University as senior lecturer in the Faculty of Engineering, where he supervised MSc and PhD students and published several engineering articles focusing on energy optimization and efficiency. He joined Africon (now Aurecon) in 2006 as a project manager. His Lifelong interest in energy and energy conservation is evident in his day to day activities and passion in energy related work.  He represented RSA on several national and international forums on energy, including International Committee for Coal Research (ICCR), World Energy Council (WEC, through SANCWEC, the SA National Committee of the WEC) and the SA National Committee for Energy Research (NCER). He is also the secretary of the SA Association of Energy Services Companies (SAAEs) since its formation in 2005 and a part-time consultant for BBEnergy.  Dieter has been an asset to the South African Energy Efficiency Industry since very early in his career when he first became coordinator of the CSIR’s National Energy Programme in 1983.

 

Barry Bredenkamp, 2012

 

Barry Bredenkamp is a ‘struggle veteran’ in the energy efficiency revolution, having started work in this area in 1996 already. For 27 years he worked in the distribution, customer service, marketing and DSM areas at Eskom and was seconded from the utility, to establish and head-up the new National Energy Efficiency Agency in South Africa in 2006. Barry has experience in energy efficiency and renewable energy in a developing country context, and was instrumental in implementing the highly successful GEF/ ELI program in South Africa.  He is a past President of the South African Sustainable Energy Society of Southern Africa (SESSA), a member of the Public Relations Committee of the Illumination Engineering Society of South Africa (IESSA), and has published and presented papers in various local and international journals and conferences over the past decade.  Barry currently the holds the position of Senior Manager at the SA National Energy Development Institute (SANEDI) and is responsible for energy efficiency.

At the SAEE annual banquet and award ceremony, held at Emperors Palace on 10 November the second Hall of Fame award was presented to Prof. Nico Beute.  He personally received the award, presented by Prof LJ Grobler. Prof Ernst Uken gave a tribute to Prof Beute.  Prof Nico Beute is the founder of the International Conference of Domestic Use of Energy that was started in 2002. DUE focuses on promoting sustainable development particularly in Southern African countries through the more effective use of energy. The successes of this conference lead to the development of an addition International Conference, Industrial and Commercial Use of Energy in 2004. ICUE focuses on promoting sustainable development particularly in Southern African countries, through the effective use of energy.  Prof Beute is employed at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology since 1969 were he has contributed and assisted in many projects. He is well known in the energy industry for his enthusiastic devotion to energy.  In the late 80’s and early 90’s he worked on energy related reports for the then South African National Energy Council. The reports dealt with energy efficiency and energy use issues mainly in the domestic sector. This lead to his doctoral studies in the use of electrical energy in the South African domestic sector. On completion of his studies he reported his findings to Eskom and various municipalities and this lead to the annual Domestic Use of Energy conferences which he organised and participated in.  These achievements and the active role he has played in other international events such as the EEDAL conference dealing with energy efficient domestic appliances speaks of the influence he has had in the past 20 years towards the effective use of energy in the domestic, industrial and commercial sectors.  He has also utilized many opportunities to promote the effective use of energy in the community and in education both at school level and at higher education level. An example of this is the way he promoted energy efficient compact fluorescent lamps in communities by taking a kit, developed by Bonesa to schools in developing communities, by developing the Wattlog meter, measuring the electrical consumption of appliances, for a programme to educate scholars on the effective use of energy in the home. He has also been actively involved in the Gateway Discovery project since its inception in the early 90’s and served as chairperson of this trust for many years. This project takes interactive exhibits, including energy related projects, to all sectors of South African schools.  He served on the working group developing the South African technology curriculum for schools during the late 80’s and the early 90’s. He was also actively involved in the international, Dutch based PATT (Pupil’s Attitude towards Technology) foundation. He is the chairperson of the Engineering Standards Generating Board that is responsible for developing standards for the Higher Education Engineering Sector in South Africa. He also served on various committees of ECSA, the Engineering Council of South Africa. In all this he was able to promote energy related engineering.  He was able to drive IEEE’s Teacher-in-Service Programme (TISP) in South Africa, working with educators and engineers across the country, developing lesson plans in order to successfully execute the TISP. He presented papers discussing and demonstrating how to bring mathematics, science and technology to previously disadvantaged communities and schools. The South African national and the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has worked with him and other role-players in the engineering industry, to develop in-service training programmes for teachers who teach mathematics, science, technology and engineering related subjects in Grades 10 to 12.  This included energy related studies benefiting the Further Education and Training (FET) sector during the implementation of a new curriculum in South Africa to develop scarce skills that will help the South African economy. Since 2008, the approach has been continued from FET to the General Education and Training (GET) sector, which has increased the span to grades before Grade 10 in the South African education system. In recognition of what he did, he received the IEEE Educational Activities Board’s Meritorious Achievement Award in Informal Education in November 2009.

Dr. Ian Ernest Lane, 2009

The sad passing of Dr. Ian Ernest Lane on November 3rd 200 highlighted the significance that exceptional individuals contribute within the industry. The SAEE Board established the Hall of Fame in 2009 and named it after Dr. Lane. Dr. Lane was viewed as the epitome of a Hall of Fame candidate whom through his life because known for his service, dedication, commitment and selfless hours given o the energy industry.  Dr. Lane held a directorship position at Megkon Inc. a multi-disciplinary enfineering consultancy and later became a Managing Member of Energy Efficiency Enterprises and a director at Energy Cybernetics. sadly passed away November 3rd 2008, after being known for his service, dedication, commitment and selfless hours given to the energy industry.Consulting work was done for:

Dr.Lane was contracted on a long-term basis through Energy Efficiency Enterprises to consult on the integrated electricity planning to ESKOM. He led an energy efficiency development project for the Sasol group of companies. This involved investigation into all types of energy saving opportunities, including electricity, steam, coal and fuel gas. The purpose of the project was to set up an energy management strategy and system for the management of energy commodities.  Dr. Lane was also an Executive Director of the Energy Training Foundation (ETF), a group that is actively involved in training of individuals towards competence in the energy field. The ETF has an agreement with the AEE to present their Certified Energy Manager qualification in Africa. In addition to this course, he presented the Energy Solutions Training Program to practicing technologists. Dr. Lane actively performed research and consulting work in the energy field for more than 20 years.

 

Dr. Lane was Chairman of the Energy Engineering Standards Generating Group. This is the official body developing unit standards for assessment of learner energy professionals in South Africa. Dr. Lane was very occupied with the development of skills and technical competence in the energy field. He was a member of the United Nations International Energy Expert Group. He facilitated UNIDO activities regarding the Clean Development Mechanism in South Africa.  Dr Lane was chairperson of TC101, the South African Bureau of Standards body that develops Energy Efficiency related Standards for South Africa. He represented the SABS on PC 242, the ISO project committee tasked with development of energy management standards. He chaired the SABS working group on energy management standards. Dr Lane was a member of the Strategic Advisory Group for Energy, appointed by ISO, to advise on the development of standards for energy efficiency and renewable energy.  He was chairman of the Energy Practitioner’s Steering Committee, a group tasked by the DME to help ECSA study the feasibility and to draft regulations for the certification of competence of energy practitioners.