The KZN Industrial Energy Efficient Training and Resource Centre was created to respond to the need for awareness, innovation, development, empowerment, entrepreneurship, research and technology transfer in energy efficiency and sustainable energy in KwaZulu-Natal.
The centre, based at the Physics Department in the Faculty of Applied Sciences at the Durban University of Technology assists SMEs and industrial clients in research and development and the prototyping of innovative products, energy auditing and measurement & verification of implemented energy saving initiatives within the energy sector.
The centre conducts research in various energy focus areas and offers energy training courses through its Energy Training Centre. It also participates in various community and industrial engagement projects in renewable and sustainable energy.