Philip has been working full-time in the PV industry since 2009. He is the founder and CEO of Olivia Energy Solutions (Pty) Ltd, a company that specialises in the design and supply of PV solutions. Living in the Freestate, Philip started out in the off-grid sector, then successfully ventured into more commercial projects and now focuses mainly on large scale off-grid projects for farms.
He has always been interested in financing topics as well and became a solar PV financing expert by finishing his PhD on a financial model for solar power for dairy farms in the Freestate.
2021 – Trainer at GREEN Solar Academy for Financing
2013 – Trainer at the maxx solar academy
2009 – Founder of Olivia Energy Solutions
2015 – PhD, University of Free State (theses titled “A FINANCIAL MODEL TO EVALUATE SOLAR POWER IN FREE STATE DAIRY FARMS”)
2013 - American Association of Energy Engineers: Certified Energy Manager
1998 – MBA, Wits Business School
1993 – B.Com, University of Free State
- PV Basics
- PV system installation
- PV system design off-grid and grid-tied
- Quality assurance
- Management of PV systems
- Financing of PV systems
- Solar water pumping applications
- Solar water heating
