RESearch Elevation on Integration of SOLar Technologies into MEDiterranean BUILDings

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RESSOL-MEDBUILD
RESearch Elevation on Integration of SOLar
Technologies into MEDiterranean BUILDings
Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Forum June
7th, 2010 Amman, Jordan
Dr. Anagnostopoulos Kostas
Center for Renewable Energy Sources and Saving
(CRES)
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Solar Potential
Jordan 57 kWh/m2/day
Lebanon 46 kWh/m2/day
Annual Direct Solar Irradiance
Source MED-CSP Concentrating Solar Power for the
Mediterranean Region Final Report by German
Aerospace Center (DLR)
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Background

• Little indigenous fossil fuel resources
• Vast majority of primary energy imported
• Challenge meeting increasing energy demand due to
  population and economic growth
• Low awareness of renewables and environmental
  problems
• Solar potential untapped-few projects
• Good prospects for solar and PV technologies
• Central and local energy planning important to
  improve security of supply
• Capacities can be enhanced
• Research can be improved to produce commercial
  products and services

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Project Partners

• Center for Renewable Energy Sources and Saving
  (CRES)-Greece
• Fraunhofer-gesellschaft zur foerderung der
  angewandten Forschung e.v (Fraunhofer ISE)
• National Energy Research Centre (NERC)-Jordan
• Association Libanaise pour la maitrise de
  lEnergie et pour lEnvironnement (ALMEE)-Lebanon

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Project Concept
Field 1
Solar thermal heating and cooling and PVs in
buildings
Simulation models and optimization of solar
heating/cooling systems and PV technologies
Field 2
Energy modeling and decision support in energy
planning
Field 3
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Project Goal
Integration of Solar Technologies
Research Organizations
Solar Heating Cooling
PVs
END USERS
Public Authorities
RESSOL MEDBUILD
Communities Citizens
Energy Market Industries - SMEs
Simulation Models
Building Operation
Energy Modeling and Planning
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Project Objectives
Overall Goal Capacity building to NERC and ALMEE
Objective 1 Enhance scientific knowledge
research experience
Objective 5 Disseminate knowledge
Objective 2 Upgrade research equipment
Objective 4 Enrich scientific staff
Objective 3 Establish international and
national networking relations
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Work Break-down
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Capacity Building Activities
Secondments in CRES

• Design optimisation of PV systems.
• Performance measurements and PV testing in labs
• Lab experiments/testing of PVs and power
  electronic devices
• Usage of MARKAL, TIMES, WASP energy planning
  models
• Development of modules for regional and local
  energy planning
• Cause and effect analysis using back-end software
• Planning scenarios development for application in
  energy models
• Application of MARKAL model in Mediterranean
  regions

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Capacity Building Activities
Secondments in Fraunhofer ISE

• Design of solar cooling systems
• Evaluation of monitored solar cooling by
  evaluating the measurement data
• Simulation of solar cooling systems using TRNSYS,
  Modelica and T-SOL
• Energetic and economic evaluation methods for
  solar cooling systems
• Evaluation of small combined heating, cooling and
  power systems (CHCP)
• Development of component models for TRNSYS and
  Modelica
• Practical training on the measurement of
  thermally driven chillers on a test bench
• Design and selection of monitoring equipment for
  solar heating and solar cooling demonstration
  projects
• Performance measurement of solar thermal
  collectors

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Capacity Building Activities
Training sessions in CRES
Session 1

• Sizing and optimisation methodologies for on-grid
  and off-grid PV systems
• Modelling and simulation of PV systems

Session 2

• Concentrated PVs
• Distributed energy sources, smart-grids and
  micro-grids, hybrid PV systems

Session 3

• Energy planning and usage of energy models
• Optimisation methodologies for energy planning

Session 4

• Energy policy analysis using planning tools
• Demand forecasting

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Capacity Building Activities
Training sessions in Fraunhofer ISE
Session 1

• Design of large-scale solar thermal systems for
  space heating of building
• Solar thermal collector standards and testing
  procedures

Session 2

• Solar cooling technologies, their constraints and
  typical performance
• Basic design and sizing of solar cooling systems

Session 3

• Monitoring requirements for solar cooling
  demonstration projects
• Basic sizing of small capacity CHCP systems

Session 4

• Introduction to simulation and optimisation tools
  for solar cooling and heating systems (TRNSYS,
  Modelica, T-SOL)

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Human Resources

• Strengthen research capacity by recruiting a
  senior researcher for ALMEE

• Guide young researchers
• Participation in research projects
• Formulate a research strategy
• Develop exploitation strategy for research
  products
• Networking

• Recruiting young researchers for NERC and ALMEE

• From universities
• From research organisations
• From the private sector

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Equipment

• Indoor testing facility(ies) for PVs
• Outdoor testing facility(ies) for PVs
• I-V curve tracer(s)
• Software for design, sizing and simulation of PV
  and solar heating and solar cooling systems
• Equipment for the in-situ monitoring of installed
  solar heating and solar cooling systems
• Solar thermal collector testing equipment
  (tracker and measurement device(s))
• Thermal camera(s)
• Data evaluation software
• Software licenses (e.g. TRNSYS and its
  non-standard component models, T-Sol Expert,
  modules for large collector fields and heating)
• Technical support for the use of equipment by
  CRES and ISE

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Elevate Research

• Market analysis for the solar thermal and PV
  technologies in Lebanon and Jordan
• Policy analysis for PVs and solar thermal
• Target groups for services in PVs and solar
  thermal

• Research priorities of NERC and ALMEE
• Exploitation plan to identify research
  opportunities and markets for research products

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Networking

• Identification of international and national
  partners in research
• Creation of research network
• Use contacts of CRES and ISE
• Creation of e-Observatory within project website
  (projects, scientific material, partners
  databases)
• Two international conferences will be organised
  in Lebanon and Jordan
• Two national workshops in Jordan, one in Lebanon

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Dissemination

• Periodical guide Sun technologies for
  Mediterranean buildings scientific material,
  research results, analysis of technological
  solutions and policy perspectives for solar
  thermal and PV
• International and national conferences,
  workshops, information days
• Academic publications in international scientific
  journals
• Marketing material regarding the results of the
  research projects
• Collaboration with research centres and working
  groups
• Interaction with interested private companies and
  public authorities

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Results

• New research projects for NERC and ALMEE
• New research products and services to enter the
  market
• Capacity building, trained staff and equipment
  for NERC and ALMEE
• Improved energy planning and decision making
• Awareness raised in central and local public
  authorities and the private sector
• Creation of business opportunities for PVs and
  solar thermal in central and municipal level
• Strategic partnerships with national and
  international research organizations
• NERC and ALMEE are becoming research nodes in
  their countries and internationally
• Evolvement of technological research and PV/solar
  thermal/energy planning technologies in Jordan
  and Lebanon

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Contacts
Dr. Anagnostopoulos KonstantinosAddress 19th km
Marathonos Ave, 19009, Pikermi Attiki Greece
Tel [phone]            Fax
302106603301e-mail kanagnost_at_cres.gr
Dr. Tomas NúñezAddress Heidenhofstraße 2,
79110Freiburg, GermanyTel 49 (0)
761/4588-5533           Fax 49 (0)
761/4588-9533e-mail tomas.nunez_at_ise.fraunhofer.d
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Walid Shahin, Acting PresidentAddress Jubaiha,
Amman 11941, JordanTel 962 65338042           
   Fax [phone]e-mail w.shahin_at_nerc.gov.j
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Tony Matar Address Furn el Chebbak, Mroueh
building, Beirut , LebanonTel 00 961
9215840                   Fax 00 961
9215840e-mail tmatar_at_dm.net.lb
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DISCUSSION
Thank you!