Project no.: 015286 CRESMED Cost Efficient and Reliable Rural Electrification Schemes for South Mediterranean Countries Based on Multi User Solar Hybrid Grids<br/><br/>STREP Integrating and Strengthening the European Research Area<br/><br/>Publishable executive summary<br/><br/>Period covered:<br/><br/>from January 2006 to June 2009<br/><br/>Start date of project: 01.01.2006 Project coordinator name: Project coordinator organisation name: Revision: 1<br/><br/>Duration: 42 months Antoine Graillot Trama TecnoAmbiental<br/><br/><br/>Contract 015286 (INCO) - CRESMED Document: Publishable executive summary WP 8 Task Description: Publishable executive summary Language English Responsible: Antoine Graillot Co-authors Revised by:<br/><br/>Version:01 Final use 20/09/2009 Nº pages:9<br/><br/>Author: Antoine Graillot Date Comments<br/><br/>Publishable executive summary<br/><br/>Publishable executive summary Project: CRESMED Responsible Antoine Graillot Work Package: 8- Coordination and Management<br/><br/>Date: 20/09/2009 Page 1/9<br/><br/><br/>Index<br/>1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................ 3 SUMMARY DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT OBJECTIVES............................................................ 3 CONTRACTORS INVOLVED ........................................................................................................ 4 CO-ORDINATOR CONTACT DETAILS ........................................................................................ 4 PROJECT PUBLIC WEBSITE ....................................................................................................... 4 PROJECT LOGO ........................................................................................................................... 4 WORK PERFORMED AND MAIN RESULTS ACHIEVED............................................................ 5 PROJECT RELATION TO STATE OF THE ART.......................................................................... 7<br/><br/>Publishable executive summary Project: CRESMED Responsible Antoine Graillot Work Package: 8- Coordination and Management<br/><br/>Date: 20/09/2009 Page 2/9<br/><br/><br/>1. Introduction<br/>Rural electrification in southern Mediterranean countries is mostly done with solar home systems, which only provide service for a very limited number of appliances (lights). This service gives an image that &quot;PV is for the poor&quot;, and is not sufficient for the stimulation of economic activities in rural areas. Fuel gensets, which are also often used, give more electrical power, but suffer from high maintenance costs, irregular availability of fuel, and are mostly used to give a limited energy service during 6 to 14 hours per day only. The solution is the employment of hybrid systems using a mix of renewable energies and fossil fuels, and by providing energy service for the population of a rural community via a micro grid. The integrated approach for rural electrification using such multi user hybrid grids has been tested for electrification in Europe, but still has to be adapted to the different social, economical and environmental context in southern Mediterranean countries. This project deals with the design of rural village electrification technology and schemes for rural communities, schools, or dispensaries in Mediterranean partner countries. The techniques are based on the use of multi-user solar hybrid grids (MSG), which have already been successfully implemented in Europe. For this purpose, this project further develops and adapts an integrated approach, covering all aspects (social, economical, financial and technical) required for long term sustainable energy service achieved with hybrid PV plants. This approach is elaborated in a common effort between partners in the EU and Mediterranean partner countries (MPC).<br/><br/>2. Summary description of project objectives<br/>The main strategic objectives of the CRESMED (Cost Efficient and Reliable Rural Electrification Schemes for South Mediterranean Countries Based on Multi User Solar Hybrid Grids) project are: · to apply cost effective RE solutions in order to provide electricity for rural areas and villages produced by multi user solar hybrid grids (MSGs) combining solar and other locally available energy sources using local micro grids, and to develop management tools in order to operate rationally a larger number of MSGs in a region by satellite and other communication technologies.<br/><br/>·<br/><br/>The specific project objectives are listed below: · · · · · · · · · · · Define appropriate models and strategies for the long term sustainability of rural electrification projects in South Mediterranean countries. Elaborate a universal model tariff structure. Further develop algorithms for individual load management. Develop a scheme for service guarantee with indicators for verification. Develop a power conditioning unit resistant against high temperature. Develop a small scale hydro turbine. Develop a small wind turbine of 1kW. Develop a tele-monitoring system. Develop a communication bus for energy control in PV hybrid systems. Test some components in a pilot plant electrifying a real village. Train and disseminate the results according to dissemination plan<br/><br/>Publishable executive summary Project: CRESMED Responsible Antoine Graillot Work Package: 8- Coordination and Management<br/><br/>Date: 20/09/2009 Page 3/9<br/><br/><br/>3. Contractors involved<br/>The contractors involved in the project are listed in the following table:<br/>Organisation Legal Name Trama Tecnoambiental S.L. Transenergie SASSO s.r.l. Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems Association pour la Recherche et le Dévéloppement des Méthodes et Processus Industriels Agence de l'Environnement et la Maîtrise de l'Energie Centre de Dévéloppement des Énergies Rénouvelables Centre de Dévéloppement des Énergies Rénouvelables Afrisol S.A. Lebanese Solar Energy Society National Energy Research Center Short Form TTA TRE SASSO FhG ARMINES ADEME CDER CDER AFRISOL LSES NERC Activity SME SME Company SME Res. Inst. Res. Inst. Agency Res. Inst. Res. Inst. SME Company NGO Res. Inst. Country Spain France Italy Germany France France Algerie Morocco Morocco Lebanon Jordan<br/><br/>4. Co-ordinator contact details<br/>Name: Legal structure: Address: E-mail: Telephone: Fax: Trama TecnoAmbiental, S.L. private company Avenida Meridiana 153, 08026 Barcelona, Spain tta@tramatecnoambiental.es +34 934 46 32 34 +34 934 56 69 48<br/><br/>5. Project public website<br/>The site, http://project.cresmed.org, has been developed for disseminating public information of the project and for internal use between the partners.<br/><br/>6. Project logo<br/><br/>Publishable executive summary Project: CRESMED Responsible Antoine Graillot Work Package: 8- Coordination and Management<br/><br/>Date: 20/09/2009 Page 4/9<br/><br/><br/>7. Work Performed and Main Results Achieved<br/>· · · · · · · Determined clearly the requirements for rural electrification of villages in MPC countries. Determined a number of villages that would be possible candidates for electrification using MSG. Selected one village for the field test of the CRESMED project. Created a strategy report for the implementation of MSG for rural electrification in each of the MPC countries. Created a database of contacts in the MPC countries who are involved in energy policy making, rural electrification, and renewable energies. Determined the requirements for the monitoring system and chosen the optimal bus communication system for the components. Published the Strategy report on Rural Electrification with Multi-User Solar hybrid Grids (MSG) covering each target country. Developed the technology adaptation of the power conditioning units and energy and energy dispenser for the use in the South Mediterranean Countries. Developed power technologies adapted to the requirements of the MPC countries. Realized a benchmarking on the hydro solutions for the target countries. Defined the monitoring requirements for the pilot project as well as the parameters and requirements for the communication system. Developed a MSG monitoring software tool as well as a guidelines for the implementation. Made the sizing of the installation for the pilot project. Finished the development the wind turbine of 1 kW for the pilot project. Developed prototypes for the Bus communication and for internet communication. Made the sizing of the installation for the pilot project, the feasibility study and the executive technical project for the pilot project. Realized a one-day presentation of the project in the Summer School of the UNESCO Finished the development a prototype for remote communication in order to monitor the performance of the power management unit put in the pilot project. Installed the PV Hybrid Plant and Micro-Grid in the community of Azaghar, Morocco Started up with the electricity service in Azaghar and monitoring activities. Realized a 2-days International Conference in Beirut in order to disseminate the results of the CRFESMED project. Completed the dissemination of the project through conferences, papers, seminars, etc. Developed an internet platform for the partners for information and work exchange as well as for public dissemination.<br/><br/>· · · · · · · · · · · · · ·<br/><br/>Publishable executive summary Project: CRESMED Responsible Antoine Graillot Work Package: 8- Coordination and Management<br/><br/>Date: 20/09/2009 Page 5/9<br/><br/><br/>Figure 1. Typical layout of an MSG plant<br/><br/>Figure 2. CRESMED Workshop in Beirut in February 2009<br/><br/>Figure 3. Reference MSG in Morocco<br/><br/>Publishable executive summary Project: CRESMED Responsible Antoine Graillot Work Package: 8- Coordination and Management<br/><br/>Date: 20/09/2009 Page 6/9<br/><br/><br/>8. Project Relation to State of the Art<br/>While the current technology already developed and implemented for Multi-User Solar hybrid Grids is performing well in applications around Europe, the improvements in the CRESMED project give additional value to both the user and the operator of such state of the art systems. The power conditioning unit has been adapted so that it can perform reliably in the hot and dusty weather conditions of the Mediterranean partner countries. A remote tele-monitoring system has been developed so that the operation and maintenance can gather data and information for monitoring without having to visit the site as often to ensure reliable performance. The electrical load management system has been adapted to suit the needs of the rural populations of Mediterranean partner countries. In these ways, then tested and validated in the field supplying an actual rural village, the concept of Multi-User Solar hybrid Grids has been brought to a new level of state of the art.<br/><br/>Publishable executive summary Project: CRESMED Responsible Antoine Graillot Work Package: 8- Coordination and Management<br/><br/>Date: 20/09/2009 Page 7/9<br/><br/><br/>9. Annex. Plan for using and disseminating the knowledge<br/><br/>Planned / actual Dates Feb/2007 Project website May/2008<br/><br/>Type<br/><br/>Type of audience General Public Research<br/><br/>Countries addressed World wide Europe, World wide Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Guinea Mauritania, Mali and Burkina Arab countries Europe, World wide<br/><br/>Size of audience 300 p<br/><br/>Partner responsible / involve ADEME TTA, Fraunhofer Institute, Transénergie, Ecole des Mines de Paris TTA, Fraunhofer Institute, ARMINES, SASSO, ADEME, Transénergie TTA, CDER, Fraunhofer Institute, ADEME, ARMINES, Transénergie TTA<br/><br/>4th European Conference on PV-hybrid systems and Mini-grids (Athens)<br/><br/>UNESCO Seminar on Renewables Oct/2008 development strategies and perspectives in Maghreb countries (Rabat) Best Practices and Measures for Feb/2009 Promoting Renewable Energy Applications in ESCWA Region (Beirut) Sep/2009 24th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition. (Hamburg)<br/><br/>Research Expert Group Meeting Research<br/><br/>20 p<br/><br/>50 p 300 p<br/><br/>Publishable executive summary Project: CRESMED Responsible Antoine Graillot Work Package: 8- Coordination and Management<br/><br/>Date: 20/09/2009 Page 8/9