16/7/2015 CRES Presentation The Identity of a Valid, Contemporary and Strong Organization EERA JP-CSP General Assembly Meeting Brussels, 29 th April 2015 Theni Oikonomou Energy & Environment Physicist, M.Sc. Solar Thermal Department RES Division, CRES background � The Centre for Renewable Energy Sources and Saving ( CRES ) is the Greek national centre for Renewable Energy Sources (RES), Rational Use of Energy (RUE) and Energy Saving (ES) � CRES was founded in September 1987 , it is supervised by the Greek Ministry for the Environment, Energy and Climate Change, and has financial and administrative independence . � Its main goal is the promotion of RES/RUE/ES applications at a national and international level, as well as the support of related activities taking into consideration the environmental impacts, in the energy supply and use. 1
16/7/2015 Mission Dual Role Research & National Energy Centre Technological Centre � Applied Research � Policies Formulation � Market technical supporting � Investment programmes � management Technology implementation Promotion & Supporting � � Development of innovative Energy planning technologies (system & RES / RUE / ΕS � Dissemination product level) Structure The Organisational Structure of CRES is composed of the following basic units: Division of Division of Division of Division of Administration Quality Renewable Development Energy Energy Policy & & Finance Assurance Energy Sources Programs Efficiency Planning Division Office 2
16/7/2015 Sectors WIND ENERGY BIOMASS GEOTHERMAL ENERGY SOLAR ENERGY PV SYSTEMS SMALL HYDRO & OCEAN ENERGY RES & HYDROGEN TECHNOLOGIES RATIONAL USE OF ENERGY & ENERGY EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS OF ENERGY POLICY &SYSTEMS BUILDING CELL & INDOOR CLIMATE ENVIRONMENT TRANSPORT Premises The laboratories Energy Efficient offices The Park of Energy Awareness, where are in operation RES systems from all the technologies ( highlights: demonstration wind park of 3.01MW instal. power, hydrogen production unit from wind, DEC solar cooling unit, hybrid desalination unit ), situated in the area of Keratea in Attiki 3
16/7/2015 Labs Technology Facilities W/T Testing • Wind Test Station, Demo Wind Farm • Wind-diesel • Biomass Fuel Analysis Lab • Biomass Biomass Boilers Test rig • Geothermal Portable equipment • Solar Thermal Portable equipment • Water Tech Portable equipment • Wind-Hydrogen installation, • Hydrogen & RES Hydrogen Tech. Lab, link to DER Lab • PV Modules Lab. & Battery Lab. • PV Systems & DER Power Electronics Lab. • Hybrid System - DER • Air flow Lab. (wind tunnel) • Day-lighting Lab. (artificial sky) • Thermal comfort Lab. • Building Cell & Test cells • Indoor Climate Building Env. & Indoor Climate Lab. • Building components &materials thermal • testing lab. Activities � Is the official Greek government consultant on matters of RES/RUE/ES national policy, strategy and planning � Carries out applied research and develops innovative technologies which are both technically/ economically viable and environment-friendly � Organises, supervises and carries out demonstration and pilot projects , to promote the above technologies � Develops and distributes specialised software programmes (GIS tools) on the RES/RUE/ES area 4
16/7/2015 Activities � Implements commercial RES/RUE/ES applications in relevant energy projects of the private sector, local authorities, professional associations, etc. � Provides technical services and advice , in the form of specialised know- how and information, to third parties � Disseminates technologies in its areas of expertise and provides reliable information and support to interested organisations and investors � Organises and/or participates in technical and scientific seminars, educational programmes , specialised training courses, meetings, etc Projects Participation in more than 700 European and national projects. These include R&D projects, demonstration & pilot projects, development of energy information systems and energy modelling , energy policy studies , investment feasibility studies, techno-economic studies , market research, environmental impact assessments as well as training and promotional activities on the RES/RUE/ES related issues. CRES has also provided important services to third parties (private investors, companies) and to local authorities, concerning the exploitation of the technical and techno-economic possibilities for the application of RES/ RUE/ES. 5
16/7/2015 Personnel & Networks Scientific staff of 110 highly qualified engineers and other scientists (the total personnel numbers 165 people). Annual turnover: 11 million Euro CRES co-operates with other institutes, organisations, universities, consultants, international organisations (such as the IEA, UNESCO, ISES, PLEA, IEC, CEN, etc) It is an active member of various European and international networks, such as the E n R, MEDENER, EUFORES, EWEA, DYNASTEE, MEASNET, EUREC Agency, etc. CST Projects A. EU-SOLARIS – The European Infrastructure for Concentrated Solar Power � Framework FP7 � Duration 2012-2016 � Total/ CRES budget 4,447,919 € / 426,000 € B. WECSP – Capacity building Wind Energy and Concentrating Solar Power in Jordan � Framework EuropeAid � Duration 2011 - 2014 � Total budget 1,595,870 € / 266,3380 € C. ARCHIMEDES – Solar Concentrating Research Infrastructure for sustainable energy production and storage, solar fuels and thermochemical processes � Framework Greek National Roadmap for Research Infrastructure � Duration Negotiation phase � Total budget Negotiation phase D. Legal agreements with investors � � Conceptual Design Solar potential analysis � � Techno-economic analysis System Modeling and dynamic simulation � Energy Studies 6
16/7/2015 CSP Services System level � Solar potential analysis � Site selection � Energy audits � Modelling and Dynamic simulations � Techno-economic, hydraulic, Electrical and Monitoring Studies/ Designs � Monitoring and Performance evaluation Product level � Collector design � Optics modelling � Thermo-hydraulic analysis � Simulations CRES participation in EERA JP-CSP Associated to Human Resource Name Country Role (if associate) committed (py/y) CRES GREECE Assoc. Participant PSA 1 SUB-PROGRAMME 4: Concentrated Solar Power and Desalination � Human Resource committed (py/y): 0,25 SUB-PROGRAMME 5: Line-Focusing CSP systems � Human Resource committed (py/y): 0,5 SUB-PROGRAMME 6: Point-Focusing CSP systems � Human Resource committed (py/y): 0,25 7
16/7/2015 Thank you for your attention Supporting entrepreneurship Enhancing competitiveness 19 th km Marathonos Avenue, 19009 Pikermi, Greece Τ:+30 2106603300, F: +30 2106603301-2 Protecting the environment www.cres.gr, cres@cres.gr 8
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