Solar thermal applications in Eastern Europe

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Solar thermal applications in Eastern Europe with
Guaranteed Solar Results EAST-GSR Grant
Agreement EIE/05/208/SI2.420214 Project duration
from January 1st, 2006 to December 31st, 2008
www.solareast-gsr.net
January 2007
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A 10 partners consortium

• ADEME France (Leader)
• Arsenal Research Austria
• SEC (Sofia Energy Centre) Bulgaria
• TECSOL France
• DENA (Deutsche Energie Agentur) Germany
• CRES (Centre for Renewable Energy Sources)
  Greece
• KAPE (Polish national energy conservation agency)
  Poland
• OVM-ICCPET - Romania
• SEA (Slovak Energy Agency) Slovakia
• University of Ljubljana - Slovenia

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Projects main objectives

• Adaptation of the GSR quality approach to Eastern
  European Member States and Candidate countries
  Bulgaria, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia
• Pro-active promotion and networking between solar
  energy professionals and public/private
  decision-makers to increase confidence and remove
  the remaining barriers to massive use of solar
  thermal energy systems
• To support the process implementation of pilot
  project and feasibility studies to show
  reliability for collective applications

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Expected results

• Transfer the GSR experience to Eastern European
  countries and adapt the GSR chart
• Train professionals to increase professional
  know-how regarding design and operation of
  collective thermal solar systems
• Implement one complete telemonitoring system per
  country on an existing collective solar thermal
  installation and asses performances to
  demonstrate reliability
• Realise feasibility studies and present results
  to investors

• Ensure a widest promotion and dissemination of
  the GSR quality approach concept through
  publications, participation in European/world
  dedicated conferences in order to demonstrate
  solar thermal as a mature and trustworthy
  technology

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Background outputs
This project is dedicated to Eastern European
countries with an emerging thermal solar
market. Thanks to the GSR concept transfer,
EAST-GSR is aiming at allowing the development of
a mature and sustainable solar thermal market in
the concerned countries. These markets should
also contribute to the development of local
industries and distribution networks following a
process already experienced in Europe.
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Target groups and key actors

• This project concerns the entire solar thermal
  profession
• Solar hardware suppliers, manufacturers or
  distributors of imported equipment
• Engineers responsible for thermal solar system
  design
• Contractors responsible for installing solar
  equipment with reference to precise quality
  standards
• Operation and maintenance responsible
• Financing institutions (public or private)
• End-users (hotel chains, social housing services,
  building sector)
• Public or private bodies responsible of the solar
  thermal technology development

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Structure of the action
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First results

• State of present solar hot water market and
  future potential in the 5 Eastern European
  partner countries identification of economic
  and financial requirements for a wide
  dissemination of the GSR concept are almost
  finalised in English and will be soon available
  in national languages
• 10 existing collective solar installations per
  Eastern countries have been selected. Among them,
  4 installations per country have been visited.
  The selection process of the pilot site for
  telemonitoring implementation is almost finalised
  
• A first set of national and international
  communication on EAST-GSR project issues has been
  realised

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Main deliverables

• 5 National market analyses and GSR development
  potential
• GSR contracts for all Eastern European
  participating countries
• Recommendation for the successful GSR Charter
  implementation
• Dedicated pedagogic tools for training purpose
• National training sessions with site visits
• Implementation of telemonitoring systems on one
  existing installation in Eastern European
  participating countries
• Pre-feasibility studies on new potential sites
• Project dissemination activities (web-site,
  leaflet, publications)
• Participation in European/World dedicated
  conferences

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Contact
Co-ordinator ADEME (Agence de lEnvironnement et
de la Maîtrise de lEnergie) Stéphane
POUFFARY Head of the International Expertise in
Energy Management Unit 500, route des
Lucioles 06560 Valbonne FRANCE Tel
33.4.93.95.79.55 Fax [phone] Email
stephane.pouffary_at_ademe.fr www.solareast-gsr.net