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See bit.ly/CJDec20CN1 Aluwaine Manyonga is Young Lighter of the Year Presentation on offgrid solar lighting for education in Africa impressed judges Aluwaine Manyonga has been named Society of Light and Lighting (SLL) Young Lighter 2020 for his presentation offering a lighting solution for schools in Africa. Manyonga delivered his presentation, Offgrid solar lighting and chigubhu lantern, Africas education system game-changer, at the online event during the LuxLive Digital Festival 2020, alongside three other finalists. His concept seeks to provide an offgrid solar lighting solution for education in Africa, where 600 million people are without electricity, and one in three primary Aluwaine Manyonga schools is affected. The project aims to use competitive pricing of solar-powered solutions to develop a clean and reliable light source to positively impact the education system. It also proposes a means of reusing plastic and electronic waste, giving students and communities transportable, safe light sources. Manyonga proposes an offgrid, solar, DCpowered system, consisting of solar panels, DC LED luminaires, charge controllers, batteries and charging points (5V and 12V) for charging individual chigubhu lanterns. Students and teachers would be taught how to set up and maintain the system, and USB charging points could be used for individual chigubhu lanterns and other devices. Ruth Kelly Waskett, SLL president elect and a 2020 judge, said: The judges were impressed by the social value of Aluwaines project. He showed immense initiative, as well as technical know-how, using limited resources to create something that will improve the lives of a huge number of people. Aluwaines work reminds us how lighting can make the world a better place. This year is the 26th anniversary of the competition, which gives a unique platform to young lighters. Watch the finalists presentations at bit.ly/CJDec20SLL New-year training schedule out now Air quality and ventilation feature in latest journal offering The 2021 programme for CIBSE Training has been released. It includes live online courses covering a wide range of topics, including heat networks, mechanical services, air conditioning and cooling, and fire safety. The live online courses have been specially formatted, so attendees can expect the same level of participation as in a physical classroom. CIBSE members can now benefit from 20% off all live online training and 15% off on-demand online learning. To view the full programme and to book your learning for 2021, visit www.cibse.org/training The November 2020 issue of Building Services Engineering Research and Technology (BSER&T) is now available. CIBSE members can access BSER&T and Lighting Research and Technology journal, covering lighting, for free at www.cibse.org/Knowledge/Online-Access In BSER&T, a paper by Albert So et al, from Hong Kong, considers the control of motors to power multidimensional ropeless lifts (elevators) of the future that will inform the design of a new generation of vertical transportation. A paper by Dariusz Heim et al, from Poland, sets out techniques to make more realistic predictions of the processes of air infiltration and the effect on a buildings energy consumption. Meanwhile, Chuanling Men et al compare the use of naturally exhaled occupant CO2 as a means of assessing building infiltration rates compared with methods that use an injected tracer gas. A mathematical model for predicting the concentration of particles in air for residences under various ventilation methods is described by Wei Xie et al. The work specifically evaluates the penetration of PM2.5 particulates. The review paper on ventilation-system filtration by Jing Ee Yit et al acknowledges that developing countries are still transitioning towards the international filter standard ISO 16890. George Bennett et al report on their research examining the impact of boiler oversizing on efficiency when considering space heating. A technical note by Khodadoost Rostami Zadeh et al, from Iran, gives a commentary on the optimisation of gas-fired CCHP systems with thermal energy storage for a residential complex by using exergy and thermo-economic analyses. 12 December 2020 www.cibsejournal.com CIBSE Dec20 pp12-13 CIBSE News.indd 12 20/11/2020 14:11