Theme: Accelerating clean energy innovation: From Africa to the world

The 8th RD20 Conference will be held in Pretoria, South Africa, from October 19 to 23, 2026, as a hybrid event offering both in-person and online participation.
Monday, October 19 (Invited members only)
Workshop #1: AI for Energy: An extended session building on the discussion from the WS held in Korea in April
Tuesday, October 20 (Open to the public)
Technical Session (TS) Plenary: High level talk on clean energy technologies
Technical Session TS #1: Energy Access
Technical Session TS #2: Synthetic Fuels
Wednesday, October 21 (TS #3: Open to the public / Workshop #2: Invited members only)
Technical Session TS #3: Critical Minerals for Energy
Workshop #2: Clean Hydrogen and its derivatives
Thursday, October 22 (AM: Open to the public / PM: Invited members only)
Leaders Session
Friday, October 23 (Invited members only)
Site Visit Tour

Registration

Registration for the 8th RD20 Conference is now open.
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Tentative Program (As of July 10)

Organizer (tentative):
Council for Science and Industrial Research (CSIR), South Africa

Co-organizers (tentative):
Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI), South Africa
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Japan
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Japan
Ministry of the Environment (MOE), Japan
New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), Japan