Adrienne graduated from the University of Cape Town (UCT) in 2020 with a degree in Mechatronics Engineering. Throughout her degree she performed highly, being included on the Dean’s Merit List three years in a row as well as receiving a faculty scholarship and being invited to join the Golden Key International Honour Society in 2018. Adrienne has a keen interest in the global energy transition from fossil fuels towards cleaner alternatives in both the energy generation (renewable energies) and transport (electric vehicles) sectors.
Christiaan is the Managing Director, working hand-in-hand with the design engineers and installation teams from conceptual to commissioning phase, to ensure that AWPower achieves meeting the customer expectations. He obtained his BEng in Mechanical Engineering from Stellenbosch University and completed the Advanced PV Design course at the Centre for Renewable Energy Studies and the Univ. of Stellenbosch.
Lourens completed his Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering as well as his Master's degree in Industrial Engineering at Stellenbosch University. His was initially responsible for installations of solar PV systems at AWPower and his successful installations include some of the larger residential roof top systems exceeding 15kW. Following the completion of his Master's degree he returned to AWPower to continue as Detail Design Engineer with responsibilities for Installation Safety and Quality Control .
Henri is a founding member of the SA Institute for Industrial Engineers with a successful career in technology companies that earned him awards including Business Person of the Year trophy from the Knysna/Plettenberg Bay Chamber of Business and finalist in the Western Cape Chamber of Business Exporter of the Year competition. He is a keen researcher and one of his current projects include charging an EV (electrical vehicle) only from solar generated power.
