Host: Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
Date: 19 October, 2026 -23 October, 2026
Venue: CSIR ICC, South Africa, and online.
Come Join Us! The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is the proud host of the upcoming 8th Research and Development 20 (RD20) for Clean Energy Technologies Conference in Pretoria, South Africa, from 19 to 23 October 2026 at the CSIR International Convention Centre, under the theme “Accelerating Clean Energy Innovation: From Africa to the World.” Click here for more details.
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