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07/10/2026

Guess what we’re up to. 👀

This is one very large solar farm. Our team is out there this month doing a specialist assessment.

Hint 1: it’s not the panels.
Hint 2: it’s about what falls from the sky.

Drop your guess in the comments. We’ll reveal the answer on Friday. 👇

06/10/2026

Battery storage is an investment. Build the expertise to make it work.

Specifying, installing or managing battery storage? Your decisions affect system safety, reliability and financial returns.

Join IEPA and PQRS Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) Training and strengthen your ability to evaluate and integrate storage solutions for commercial and industrial applications.

» 2–3 November 2026
» Hybrid: In-class in Benoni or online via Zoom

Over two focused days, explore:
• Low-voltage and high-voltage batteries, battery management systems and inverters
• Safety, risk mitigation and relevant standards
• Integration with solar PV and generators
• Installation, commissioning and fault-finding considerations
• Peak shaving, diesel savings and financial modelling

Designed for engineers, electrical contractors, solar PV installers, energy professionals and facility managers who need to make informed storage decisions.

Turn battery storage knowledge into practical project capability. Book your November training today.

Register for BESS Training: https://www.iepa.org.za/pqrs-solar/

Enquiries: [email protected] | 087 148 8997

PQRS - Solar PV Training Academy

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Your genuine passion for the renewable energy sector is infectious and inspiring."That's what Albert told us afte...
06/10/2026

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Your genuine passion for the renewable energy sector is infectious and inspiring."

That's what Albert told us after Carel guided his commercial solar PV project, and it's one of the nicest things a client can say. 💚

Here's the full review:

"Thank you for your invaluable guidance on advancing our commercial solar PV project. Your genuine passion for the renewable energy sector is infectious and inspiring, and it's clear this drives your commitment to helping others succeed. I highly recommend Carel to anyone in the industry for expert advice and training."

Thank you, Albert. 🙏

🎓 Training: [email protected]
⚡ Consulting: [email protected]

05/10/2026

Today's the last day. 🚨

Pay It Forward closes tonight:
● Last chance to nominate a practitioner for a free course seat
● Last chance to enrol and gift a course, free, to someone on your team or keep it for yourself.

Winners will be announced soon — thank you to everyone who nominated someone and everyone who used their own enrolment to bring someone else in this month.

📧 [email protected]
🔗 pqrs.co.za

18 delegates. Multiple companies. One custom course. 📍This week in Johannesburg, Carel ran a custom training session wit...
03/10/2026

18 delegates. Multiple companies. One custom course. 📍

This week in Johannesburg, Carel ran a custom training session with DHT - Wired — teams from several companies, brought together around a course shaped by their shared scope of work.

Our custom corporate training is not a one-size-fits-all approach but is built around the people in the room.

Got a team with a specific scope of work? Let's build something around it.
📧 [email protected]
📱 082 322 2601

01/10/2026

Final days. ⏰

Pay It Forward closes Monday, 5 October — last chance to:
● Nominate a practitioner who deserves a free seat.
● Enrol in a course and gift a second one, free, to someone on your team or to keep for yourself.

📧 [email protected]
🔗 pqrs.co.za

Small design tweak. Big difference in glare. ☀️✈️Designing a ground-mount PV array near an airport? Tilt and azimuth are...
01/10/2026

Small design tweak. Big difference in glare. ☀️✈️

Designing a ground-mount PV array near an airport? Tilt and azimuth aren't just yield decisions. They change how much glare your array creates.

In Carel's new walkthrough, we run a Glint & Glare assessment on a sample 30MWp site next to Wonderboom Airport, then change module tilt and azimuth to show how design iteration can keep the air traffic control tower result at PASS (FAA 2021 test) while reducing approach-path glare hours.

What you'll see:
🔹 Set the airport and ground level (ASL)
🔹 Draw the PV footprint
🔹 Mounting plane vs module tilt
🔹 Place the ATCT and flight paths
🔹 Run the annual analysis and read PASS / FAIL
🔹 Open the report (maps, hours, scatter plots)
🔹 Iterate azimuth and tilt to cut flight-path glare

▶️🔗 Links in the comments

On site in East London this week with DHT - Wired 📍⚡For this group training, we didn't use a textbook example. We revers...
30/09/2026

On site in East London this week with DHT - Wired 📍⚡

For this group training, we didn't use a textbook example. We reverse-engineered a real 320 kWp commercial grid-tied solar PV system currently being built, working straight from the actual equipment datasheets.

And it paid off. 🔍 Scrutinising the site's lightning protection design against the standard flagged possible shortcomings the team could act on immediately.

A taste of what we covered:
⚡ Lightning protection (IEC & SANS 62305) — isolated vs bonded systems
🔧 String configuration, fuse calculations & torque specs
🔋 Inverter theory, MPPT & battery cycle life vs warranty
📐 Wiring standards (SANS 10142-1)

This is what our corporate training is built for: real systems, real teams, real answers.

Got a team that needs training built around your own installations? 🙌
📧 [email protected] | 📱 082 322 2601

30/09/2026

🎁 Gift it or 🔑 Keep it. Enrol in any course before Monday, 5 October, and the second one is FREE.

🎁 Gift it to a junior, an apprentice, someone on your team who needs the opportunity.
🔑 Keep it and complete your own pathway in one purchase (buy Exceed Level 2, keep Excel Level 1 free).

One rule: the free course can't cost more than the one you buy.

📧 [email protected]
🔗 pqrs.co.za
082 322 2601

25/09/2026

Tomorrow's the day. ⚡

Understanding Lightning and Surge Protection — our new course aligned to IEC 62305:2024 — opens for enrollment tomorrow.

2 ECSA CPD points. R5,000 incl. VAT.

Full details drop tomorrow. 👀

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