The CoE in Energy has three main activities: (i) doing cutting edge research with an African focus, (ii) training postgraduate students, and (iii) building a network of collaborators and stakeholders around issues of energy in Africa. The CoE collaborates extensively with other disciplines, both within Stellenbosch University and in our wider network. We believe energy, and particularly renewable energy, plays an enabling role in various industries and disciplines and we align our work accordingly. Our research goes hand in hand with the training of postgraduate students, and our postgraduates have access to Stellenbosch University’s excellent facilities and the guidance of leading researchers. Collaboration forms a main pillar around which we build our research projects, and we therefore engage with academia, industry and other stakeholders to ensure that our work stays relevant, to learn from colleagues and to share what our CoE is doing.