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    Farirai Farirai is a Zimbabwean chemical engineer and renewable energy expert with over 15 years of experience. She holds a PhD in engineering from the University of Witwatersrand in South Africa and is a registered professional engineer in Zimbabwe. Her research focuses on producing materials from waste for use in solar energy. She currently works as the founder and CEO of Sustenergy in Harare, Zimbabwe.

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    Farirai Farirai is a Zimbabwean chemical engineer and renewable energy expert with over 15 years of experience. She holds a PhD in engineering from the University of Witwatersrand in South Africa and is a registered professional engineer in Zimbabwe. Her research focuses on producing materials from waste for use in solar energy. She currently works as the founder and CEO of Sustenergy in Harare, Zimbabwe.

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    CURRICULUM VITAE : FARIRAI FORTUNATE

    Profession: Senior Renewable Energy Engineer/Chemical Engineer


    Date of Birth: 14 February 1985
    Nationality: Zimbabwean

    KEY QUALIFICATIONS :

    Fortunate Farirai is a registered Professional Engineer with the Zimbabwe Institution of Engineers and
    Engineering Council of Zimbabwe. She is a Renewable Energy Expert and just completed studying
    PhD in Engineering with the University of Witwatersrand Johannesburg South Africa. Her research
    focused on production of materials from waste suitable for use in solar cell material. She is a holder of
    MSc in Renewable Energy Engineering and BSc Honours in Chemical Technology. She also holds a
    Certificate in Effective Use of Energy Resources from Peoples Friendship University Moscow Russia.
    In 2018 she spearheaded the formation and the Launch of the Organization for Women in Science for
    the Developing World Zimbabwe National Chapter and she is the Inaugural National Chapter Chair.
    She is proactive in Women in Science. In early 2019 she have influenced Namibia, Zambia,
    Botswana, Mozambique and Malawi to apply for their OWSD National Chapters with the vision to
    unite women in Science in the Southern Africa

    EDUCATION :

    2017-2019 PhD in Engineering


    University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
    2011-2013 MSc in Renewable Energy
    University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe
    2004-2008 BSc Honours in Chemical Technology
    Midlands State University

    LANGUAGES: (Excellent, Very good, good, fair)

    Spoken Read Written


    Shona Excellent Excellent Excellent
    English Excellent Excellent Excellent
    PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:

    Member:

     Zimbabwe Institution of Engineers: (ZIE165977)

     Engineering Council of Zimbabwe: (15044)

     Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World, OWSD International

     Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World Zimbabwe National Chapter-
    National Chair

     Toastmaster International

     Business Council for Sustainable Development

     Renewable Energy Association of Zimbabwe

     Associate Member of Zimbabwe Academy of Sciences

    AWARDS & FELLOWSHIPS

     Distinguished Women in Industry and Academia Award at the 2nd African Industrial
    Engineering and Operations Management Conference, December 2020.

     Open Africa Power Programme January –June 2020
     Wits PhD Postgraduate Merit Award 2018-2019
     2nd Best Grad Flash Wits Cross Faculty Research Symposium September 2019
     11th UNESCO Youth Forum Participant November 2019
     UNESCO/ISEDC co-sponsored fellowship on Sustainable Energy Development October 2015
     International Renewable Energy Summer School for Young Scientists from East and Southern
    Africa July 2015
     2nd Prize Midlands Province Best Young Exhibitor, September 2007

    PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:
    Since 2018 Project team member for the Zimbabwe National Geospatial and Space Agency
    (ZINGSA) under the Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education Science Technology
    Development for Biomass and Solar Energy Mapping for Zimbabwe.

    Since 2013 Member of the Petroleum and Solar Photovoltaic Technical Committee for
    Development of Standards (Standards Association of Zimbabwe)

    SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE:
    Founder & CEO, Sustenergy, Harare
    JUNE 2020 — PRESENT
    Co-Founder & Director, Wise Petroleum, Harare
    JANUARY 2015 — PRESENT

    H2Atlas Africa Project Team Leader, Zimbabwe, SASSCAL, SACREEE, Forschungszentrum Jülich
    AUGUST 2020 — PRESENT

    Individual Contract-UNDP Development of solar thermal technology roadmap and implementation


    plan project proposal for Zimbabwe JANUARY 2021-MAY 2021.

    Alternate Team leader, Development of National Energy Efficiency Policy for Zimbabwe, Septermener
    2020 to May 2021.

    Senior Research Energy Engineer, Energy Technology Institute,


    Scientific and Industrial Research and Development Centre SIRDC,
    Harare
    MARCH 2012 — JULY 2020

    PUBLICATIONS :

    Book Chapter and Journals:


    1. Farirai, F., Shonhiwa, C., Mupa, M. and Daramola, M.O. (2019) Compositional Analysis of
    Zimbabwean Sugarcane Bagasse Ash towards Production of Nano Silicon for Solar Cell Application.
    In Valorization of Biomass to Value-Added Commodities. M.O Daramola and A.O Ayeni, Eds.
    Springer Nature Publisher.
    2. Farirai, F., Ozonoh, M., Aniokete, C.T., Eterigho-Ikelegbe, O., Zeyi, B., Mupa, M. and Daramola,
    M.O. (2020) Methods of Extracting Silica and Silicon from Agricultural Waste Ashes and Application of
    the Produced Silicon in Solar Cells, A mini-review. International Journal for Sustainable Engineering,
    DOI: 10.1080/19397038.2020.1720854.
    3. Farirai, F., Mupa, M., Daramola, M.O. (2020) An improved method for the production of high purity
    silica from sugarcane bagasse ash obtained from a Bioethanol Plant Boiler. Particulate Science and
    Technology, DOI: 10.1080/02726351.2020.1734700
    4. Farirai, F., Airo, M.A., Otieno, F.O., Mupa, M. and Daramola, M.O., Sugarcane bagasse ash
    derived nano silicon for application in organic-inorganic hybrid solar cell (submitted).

    Referred Conference Proceedings:


    1. Farirai, F., Shonhiwa, C., Mupa, M. and Daramola, M.O., Sol-gel Coupling Adsorption Method for
    Extraction of High Purity Silica from Sugarcane Bagasse Ash for Solar Cell Application. Poster
    Presentation. 27th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition, p.1436-1438. ISBN 978-88-89407-
    19-6, DOI: 10.5071/27th EUBCE 2019-3DV.4.17. 27-31 May 2019, Lisbon, Portugal.
    2. Farirai F., Airo, M.A., Sadare, O., Mupa, M. and Daramola, M.O., Magnesiothermic reduction of
    silica from sugarcane bagasse ash into silicon for solar cell application: A Preliminary Investigation.
    6th Southern Africa Solar Energy Conference. 25-27 November 2019. East London, South Africa.

    Presentations:
    1. Farirai F., Shonhiwa, C., Mupa, M. and Daramola, M.O., Compositional Analysis of Zimbabwean
    Sugarcane Bagasse Ash towards the Production of nano silicon for solar cell application. Oral
    Presentation. 12th Zimbabwe International Research Symposium. 13-15 February 2019. Harare,
    Zimbabwe.
    2. Farirai, F., Mupa, M., Daramola, M.O., Sol-gel Coupling Method for Extraction of High Purity Silica
    from Sugarcane Bagasse Ash for Solar Cell Application. Grad Flash Presentation. 10th Cross Faculty
    Postgraduate Research Symposium. 3-4 September 2019, University of
    Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa (2nd Prize Faculty of Engineering and the Built
    Environment).
    3. Farirai, F., Airo, M.A., Otieno, F.O., Mupa, M. and Daramola, M.O., Sugarcane bagasse ash
    derived nano silicon for application in inorganic-organic hybrid bulk heterojunction solar cells. Oral
    Presentation. Seminar. 21 November 2019, Department of Physics, University of
    Catania, Sicily, Italy.

    REFEREES :

    References
    Referee Contact details Position and Company
    Michael O. Daramola [email protected] Head of Department, Chemical
    [email protected] Engineering
    +27117177536 University of Pretoria
    Visiting Professor
    University of Witwatersrand
    Mathew Mupa [email protected] Lecturer
    +263773435988 Bindura University of Science
    Education
    Engerlbert Kapuya [email protected] Lecturer
    +263775254868 Chinhoyi University of
    Technology
    Chipo Shonhiwa [email protected] Chairperson- Engineering and
    +263779550393 Physics Department
    Bindura University of Science
    Education

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