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 Holle
Linnea Wlokas
Holle is a member of
the Energy, Poverty and Development group.
Qualifications
Holle holds the
equivalent of a Masters degree from the Freie Universitaet in
Berlin, Germany in Political Science (Dipl- Politologin), and
studied Political Science, Geography and Psychology for two years at
the Rheinisch-Westfaelisch Technische Hochschule in Aachen. She came
to UCT first as an international student and is trained in Project
Management and Outcome Mapping.
Current research
interests
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Energy usage and
services in (urban) informal settlements.
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Renewable energy
for low-income communities and households.
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CDM and voluntary
projects targeting alleviation of energy poverty.
Previous work
experience
Recently graduated,
she was involved during her time as a student in the monitoring and
social research efforts in the Kuyasa CDM Project and subsequently
led the social research in a pilot solar water heating project for
the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality. There followed a variety of
internships and short term involvements with NGOs like Friends of
the Earth in Germany and SouthSouthNorth and consultancies like Eco
Ltd. and Restio Energy Ltd.
Publications
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Wlokas, H. L, 2011. What
contribution does the installation of solar water heaters make
towards the alleviation of energy poverty in South Africa?
Journal of Energy in Southern Africa 22 (2): 27-39.
- Wlokas, H.L, 2011. What can
solar water heating contribute to the livelihoods of low-income
households? Presentation and conference proceedings from
Domestic Use of Energy Conference, 11.-13. April 2011, Cape
Town, South Africa.
- Melamu, R., Boyd, A., Wlokas,
H., Roden, B., Austin, G., von Blottnitz, H., 2010. Stakeholder
collaboration and learning during the concept design phase of an
urban biogas project. Knowledge collaboration& learning for
sustainable innovation: ERSCP-EMSU Conference. 26-28 October,
Cape Town, South Africa and Delft, Netherlands.
- Wlokas, H.L., 2009.
The impacts of climate change on food security and health in
Southern Africa. Journal of Energy in Southern Africa 19 (4): 12-20.
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Wlokas, H. and E.
Corbera, 2009. Development benefits in the Kuyasa low-income housing
CDM project in South Africa. Earth System Governance: People, Places
and the Planet Conference. 2-4 December, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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