Dear Openmod Community,
On Friday 26 June, we gathered at the University of Cape Town for the first ever Openmod workshop on the African continent.
Over 180 registrations. 46 countries represented. 91 people in the room on the day, with around 10 joining us online, and 32 presentations across lightning talks, demos, workshops, and a dedicated roundtable for African utility representatives.
To everyone who submitted a contribution, travelled to Cape Town, joined online, shared the event, or simply cheered us on from wherever you are. Thank you! This workshop exists because this community believed it should.
We are sharing a few things below:
Photos from the day: [Photos]
Presentation slides by room: [Slides]
Photo 1: Attendees at the Openmod Forum SA, University of Cape Town
Photo 2: The first presentation of the day on Open Energy Planning in African Power Systems
Photo 3: Attendees at the Openmod Forum SA in front of the Sarah Baartman Hall
Photo 4: Attendees at the Openmod Forum SA in front of the Sarah Baartman Hall
Photo 5: Attendees at the Openmod Forum SA in front of the Sarah Baartman Hall
Photo 6: The Waterfront, Cape Town
Photo 7: Open Energy Transition organisers, flanked by volunteers from the University of Cape Town at the Robert Leslie Social Science Building, the venue for Openmod Forum SA
(L-R: Mashaka Lubenga, PhD Student at UCT, Albert Chitandula, Energy Systems Modeler at OET, Will Usher, Project Director and Senior Energy Systems Modeler at OET, Takudzwa Chitsiga, PhD Student at UCT, Tosin George, Project Manager at OET and organiser of the Openmod Forum SA, Mwiche Simpemba, Energy Systems Modeler at OET and Emmanuel Bolarinwa, AI Engineer at OET)