Research proposals on renewable energy systems and integration

i. Producing knowledge on practical and realistic results solutions or technologies are domestically and industrially implementable with potential for commercialisation in the area of Renewable Energy Systems and Integration.

ii. Improving Reliability in the delivery of modem energy.

iii. Providing technologies to improve and measure Energy Efficiency.

iv. Supporting human resources development in the area of energy for sustainability.

i. Greater and better integration of renewable energies into the national electricity grid.

ii. i utilization of Solar thermal heating as an alternative to electricity for producing heat required for industrial purposes.

iii. Renewable energy storage for solar; wind and biogas.

iv. Sustainable renewable energy application in agriculture and industry.

v. Energy initiative projects targeting smaller communities and specific industries with potential for contribution to the national grid.

vi. Micro grid integration of renewable energy and storage technologies

i. Addressing the deficit in supply of modern power in Zimbabwe Transmission and distribution networks Reliability

iii. Stability of electrical power grids

iv. Implementation of complex modem energy networks

v. Hied of Zimbabwe's climatic condition on reliability in electrical systems

vi. Reducing electricity leakages through the application of software and hardware on the National, Regional and Community grids to improve reliability

i. Energy efficiency at both utility and consumer levels.

ii. Energy efficient technology for homes, industry, commerce and agriculture.

iii. Industrial systems efficiency improvement.

iv. Domestic energy management systems.

i. Funding is open, on a competitive basis, to Zimbabwean researchers at local Academic Institutions, Research Institutions or Government Research Departments.

ii. Researchers from the Private Sector and Non-profit organisations affiliated to a Zimbabwean approved public institute are also encouraged to apply.

iii. Consortia of the above, with one institution as lead applicant assuming responsibility and accountability can also apply and may have a competitive advantage.

iv. Each proposal must have at least one Zimbabwean Student working towards attaining a Masters or Doctoral Degree in the area of Renewable Energy.

v. Female researchers are encouraged to apply.

i. The evaluation and selection of proposals will comprise verification of the proposal eligibility.

ii. Confidential peer review of the proposals by experts.

iii. Short listing of reviewed research proposals.

iv. Communicating results and funding decisions to applicants by 17 July 2019 (projects should commence by 1 September 2019).

v. RCZ and ZERA decision will be final.

i. All documents (application form, fill research proposal, annexes, etc.) have to be submitted as PEW and MS Word files to recc@rcz.ac.zw and copied to research@zera.co.zw with subject "Renewable Energy Systems Integration, Reliability in Energy Production/Delivery and Energy Efficiency".

ii. Approval from the host institution of affiliation is a prerequisite. Proposals without institutional approval will not he considered.