Fostering Solar Energy in the Mediterranean Sea Basin
Fostering Solar Energy in the Mediterranean Sea Basin: pilot projects
implementation will be discussed in Aqaba during the 4th Technical Scientific
Committee of EU funded FOSTEr in MED project
EU funded FOSTEr in MED’s 4th Technical and Scientific Committee meeting in
Aqaba
Lebanon’s TSC members discussed the pilot project implementation
February 17,18 -Lebanese members of FOSTEr in MED’s Technical and Scientific
committee (TSC), Drs. Elias Kinab and Talal Salem met with their counterparts
from 6 countries (Italy, Spain, Lebanon, Egypt, Tunisia and Jordan), to discuss
the implementation of their respective pilot projects related to Building
Integrated Photovoltaic.
During the meeting Lebanese TSC members presented the progress they made so far
in installing a Building Integrated Photovoltaic facility on the Industrial
Research Institute’s building within the premises of the Lebanese University in
Hadath.
Discussions revolved around the most innovative solutions when it comes to PV
technologies, taking into account market trends and feasibility in the
Mediterranean context. During the last day of the meeting, a rRound table was
held will be held i inn order to set the Guidelines in solar photovoltaic (PV)
technologies and their architectural integration (BIPV) in the Mediterranean
basin (Guidelines will soon be available on www.fosterinmed.eu).
Such guidelines are thought to be the starting point to set a training path for
designers (engineers, architects), installers (mainly SMEs) and university
students.
The Technical Scientific Committee has already selected 5 public buildings which
will host the innovative solar photovoltaic plants, testing different
technological solutions and architectural integration in the regions involved:
Lebanese University Campus - Hadath in Beirut (Lebanon); Balqa collage - in
Aqaba (Jordan); The Chamber of Commerce building in Alexandria (Egypt) , the
Centre National de Formation de Formateures et d’Ingénierie de Formation (CENAFFIF)
in Tunis (Tunisia); Regional Agency for the Hhousing Cconstruction Iindustry
(AREA) in Cagliari (Italy).
EU funded FOSTEr in MED project aims to promote the use of solar technologies
(PV) and their architectonic integration (BIPV) in six Mediterranean countries.
Among its objectives: the implementation of pilot projects in each country;
awareness campaigns targeting schools students, citizens and local
administrators; setting training paths for designers, installers (SMEs) and
university students.
The upcoming workshop which will be held in Cagliari, on April 2015 will further
discuss the evolution of such activities. The purpose of the event is to set up,
with a participative approach, at least 6 policy proposal papers aimed to foster
the solar technologies adoption and to overcome local normative and bureaucratic
barriers. The workshop will be based on the results of the context analysis
activity coordinated by the University of Cagliari, Department of Social
Sciences and Institutions (DiSSI), the final report is available on the project
website (www.fosterinmed.eu).
FOSTEr in MED is a project financed for an amount of 4,05 million Euro by
European Union through the ENPI CBC Mediterranean Sea Basin Programme (total
amount of 4,5 million Euro).
Project partnership is composed by: University of Cagliari (UNICA), beneficiary;
Association of the Mediterranean Chambers of Commerce and Special Agency
Industry (ASCAME); Promotional Services Centre for enterprises of the Cagliari
Chamber of Commerce (CSPI); Confederation of Egyptian European Business
Associations (CEEBA); Industrial Research Institute (IRI); Royal Scientific
Society (RSS); Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Tunis (CCI Tunis); Autonomous
Region of Sardinia (RAS).
