EURO-MEDITERRANEAN COOPERATION ON RESEARCH

& TRAINING IN SUN BASED RENEWABLE ENERGIES

COORD. A. SLAOUI ICUBE; CNRS-UNIV STRASBOURG

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EU MPC

collaborations at academic & industrial levels è promote education, jobs & business in the RenEn

EUROSUNMED at a GLANCE

²  RenEn domains: Photovoltaics/CSP + Grid ²  4 Years project : 1 September 2013 – 31 August 2017

²  Total Budget: 6 302 510 €

²  EC contribution: 5 261 726 €

²  17 Partners : 8 EU + 9 MPCs (6 MA, 3 EG)

²  7 research centres, 4 Universities, 3 Agencies, 2 SMEs, 1 LE

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• Developing new technologies in 3 energy fields area, namely photovoltaics, concentrated solar power and grid integration, at the EU research centres, EU or national agencies and SMSs in strong collaboration with universities, research organizations and SMSs/industries from Morocco and Egypt

•  Establishing strong networking between EU and MPCs through exchange of students, senior researchers/engineers who will be the vehicles for transferring knowledge and technologies

•  Disseminating the results of the projects through the organization of summer schools, workshops and conferences open to large public from universities, engineering schools and stakeholders involved in the 3 selected energy area and beyond

EUROSUNMED Objectives

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Workpackages  

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EUROSUNMED – EXPECTED OUTCOMES

q  Development of Inorganic Thin Film Solar Cells & Modules with efficiencies approaching 12% q  Advanced/improved heliostats and Identification of an optimized decoupled combined cycle for storage q  Strategies for power balancing for Grids in Morocco & Egypt q  Training of students/researchers in the field of RenEn q  Synergy creation amongst the project partners, leading to better visibility of their research & development work in PV, CSP and Grid q  Creation of an Associated International Lab between EU/MPCs involved q  Launching an EUMed Master Degree on renewable Energies

Workpackage 7: Roadmap (Education & Training components)

•  Survey to relevant stakeholders with the special focus on Morocco and Egypt, on the relevant education courses (at Bachelor, Master and PhD level) •  Identification of different needs in terms of education and training

•  Proposal of the creation of an International Master in Renewable Energy

Work conducted so far on Master Programme

•  Identifying the existing master programmes

•  First Taskforce meeting in April 2014: Agreement on the added value of an EU-MED master on RenEn

•  Discussion launched on objectives and the structure (content, management, funding, procedures, evaluation, degree)

EU-MED Master Programme Objectives

EDUCATION (Fundamentals)

RESEARCH (Technical Training)

INNOVATION/BUSINESS (Complementary skills)

EUMED-RenEn

Mission= to improve the integration between Education, Research & Innovation/Business

EDUCATION (RenEn) En. Production: •  PV/CPV •  CSP •  Wind •  Biomass •  …

En. Storage •  Batteries •  Systems •  …

En. Saving •  smart grids •  lighting •  …

En. Distribution

RESEARCH (Technical Training) At Laboratories: •  Res. Institutes •  Universities •  Eng. Schools •  …

At SMEs/LMEs •  production of items •  end users •  computing •  …

INNOVATION/BUSINESS (Complementary skills) Production: •  writing proposals •  public presentations •  …

Entrepreneurship •  business plan •  accounting •  …

EU-MED Master Programme pillars

•  Specific context of each country, in terms of education and training

•  Different academic requirements •  International travel (VISAs, costs etc) •  Tuition fees •  The involvement of enterprises , especially for the

innovation/business aspect (industrial applications, patents etc)

•  Teaching methods (e.g. online vs. face-to-face) •  Teaching language

 

Challenges…

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THANK YOU!

Abdelilah.slaoui@unistra.fr dutarte@unistra.fr