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Country Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Demonstration Project for the Recovery of LebanonCEDRO

CEDRO, with energy efficiency on our mind

ISSUE # 5 AUGUST 2011

CEDRO LAUNCHES THE NATIONAL WIND ATLAS REPORT

A fter much anticipation, the “National Wind Atlas of Lebanon” concluded that harnessing the wind blowing over Lebanon can generate at least 1,500 MW of power, increasing the momentum

to set up Lebanon’s first wind farm. “We have a huge potential and we can benefit from wind energy,” Energy and Water Minister Jibran Bassil said at a conference held on 25 February at the Metropolitan Grand Hotel in Sin El Fil. “These findings and this study give us hope. No one should expect that the solution to Lebanon’s energy problems will come from wind alone, yet a diverse energy basket including wind power would help ensure energy security,” he continued.

The map is the first of its kind and is expected to entice private firms to invest in the energy sector. It was drawn in cooperation with the Ministry of Energy and Water and executed by GL Garrad Hassan.

Spanish Ambassador Juan Carlos Gafo told the conference that Spain was playing a “key role in transferring expertise to Lebanon, as it has funded the three stages of CEDRO, with USD 9.73 million going to reducing the national burdens on energy and improving lighting methods.”

“What Spain is doing affirms the country’s commitment to enabling Lebanon to combat climate change,” he said.

With the publication of the wind atlas map, and with the presence of an increasing number of private sector players willing to invest in potential sites they have assessed, it is time to set the legal and regulatory frameworks to enable a competitive licensing scheme to assist in filling the energy deficit, detaching Lebanon’s absolute dependency on imported oil, and improving the ‘green credentials’ of the state.

Demonstration Project for theff Recovery of LebanonCEDRO

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The National Wind Atlas of Lebanon

MADINATI COMPETITION

C EDRO is funding “Madinati Khadraa,” the first national green competition to take place among municipalities, in collaboration with the Youth Shadow Government 5. Municipalities are invited

to submit a Renewable Energy project before 30 September 2011 for a chance to win one of three project grants of LBP 60,000,000 each.

The competition objectives are:• Building capacity for the innovation and development of renewable

energy and energy efficiency projects, which contribute to the clean development of municipalities

• Reducing energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions• Raising awareness of alternative energy and energy efficiency

applications • Increasing the exposure of municipal green projects, and thus,

increasing funding potentials• Reducing the need for back-up power generation and reducing

the pressure on the National Electricity Utility grid• Building resilience against climate change

The competition criteria are:• Small-scale projects of a maximum value of LBP 60,000,000• Innovation and creativity• Reproducibility in other municipalities in the region• The amount of savings in energy consumption and greenhouse

gas emissions• Environmental impact• The pay-back period of the project• The project risks

The evaluation of the project will be carried out by a panel of experts in renewable energy and energy efficiency applications both from the CEDRO project and from the Youth Shadow Government 5. This will be the first time the CEDRO project does not advise on which renewable energy or energy efficiency projects will be implemented, but will rather take proposals from the beneficiaries themselves.

CEDRO PUBLISHES PAPER ON WIND POWER FOR THE UPCOMING WORLD ENGINEERS’ CONVENTION

T he capacity credit (defined as the amount of conventional energy supply that can be displaced by wind, as this does not occur on a MW-to-MW basis) and economic implications

of integrating various wind power scenarios in the Lebanese electricity systems were assessed in a paper written by the CEDRO team in collaboration with an engineering student at the American University of Beirut, and accepted by the World Engineers’ Convention to be held in September in Geneva. The main results indicate that the capacity credit of wind yielded 36.4%, 32% and 26% for 99MW, 249MW, and 498MW wind power penetration levels respectively. This means that a 99 MW, 249 MW and 498 MW wind farm can displace 36 MW, 80 MW and 129 MW of conventional supply. This is an important finding for capacity planning. The economics of wind power was thereafter calculated using the capacity credit of wind, the saved fuel expenses, and the social cost of carbon. Results were very positive when using a lower discount rate of 5%, whereas with a 10% discount rate the results were strongly correlated to the price of fuel oil and the addition of the social cost of carbon.

THE FIRST GROUND SOURCE HEAT PUMP IN BEJJEH

T he CEDRO project is currently working on implementing a Ground Source Heat Pump (GSHP) project at the Bejjeh Municipality, located in the Jbeil district at an altitude of 600

meters. The project is the first to be constructed in Lebanon. It aims to assist in providing the Heating, Cooling and Domestic Hot Water needs of the new Bejjeh Municipal Building, which is currently under construction.

The ground source heat pump is a central heating and cooling system that pumps heat to or from the ground. It uses the earth as a heat source (in the winter) or a heat sink (in the summer). The design takes advantage of the moderate temperatures in the ground to boost efficiency and reduce the operational costs of heating and cooling systems. GSHP uses one unit of electricity to produce 4-5 units of heat or cooling. For even more efficiency, the electricity to be used for the GSHP will be generated from solar panels, making it a truly renewable energy source.

THE SHI FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DONATESUSD 60,000 TO CEDRO

T he Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Suntech Dr. Zhengrong Shi donated USD 60,000 through the Shi Family Charitable Foundation (SFCF) to implement photovoltaic

systems in Lebanon. Suntech is the world’s largest crystalline silicon photovoltaic (PV) module manufacturer. The donation was part of the 2010 Zayed Future Energy Prize of USD 350,000 awarded to Dr. Shi for guiding Suntech to become what it is today.

CEDRO highly appreciates this donation, and has selected three schools to benefit from the SFCF 1.8 KWP systems: Ehmej Intermediate School, Jran Intermediate School, and Kfarhelta Public School. The systems will be commissioned before the end of 2011.

CEDRO ENGINEERS AT SUNTECH

T wo CEDRO engineers were invited by Suntech to attend a training workshop on several aspects of the photovoltaic technology at the company headquarters in Wuxi, China.

The training covered many topics, including PV technology and the latest advances in the field. It also presented the future outlook of the technology, proper installations and how to maintain the systems, and other important aspects of PV technology installation and maintenance.

Several site visits were on the program, such as a visit to the company’s manufacturing plant accompanied by a comprehensive explanation of all the processes involved in PV module production, and a visit to a large-scale photovoltaic plant of 10 MW that was installed by Suntech.

Ehmej Intermediate Public School Kfarhelda Secondary Public School

THE SUN SHINES ON LEBANESE PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS

S tudents and teachers of 25 public schools in Lebanon are benefitting from a constant supply of electricity in their classrooms and offices due to the installation of photovoltaic

(PV) systems implemented by CEDRO, providing an alternative and cleaner source of energy. See the list and map at the end of this newsletter.

The inauguration of the PV systems took place at Kfour Governmental School, in the caza of Nabatieh, under the auspices of the Spanish Ambassador to Lebanon Mr. Juan Carlos Gafo, UNDP Country Director Mr. Shomby Sharp, and Ms. Nashat Habhab, Regional Educational Manager, representing the Ministry of Education and Higher Education.

The event was open to all students in the South of Lebanon who are aged between six and 12, and who attend schools in which CEDRO has implemented a PV project. Three hundred students attended the event in each of the South, Akkar, and the Bekaa, totaling 900 students.

The inauguration also drew the attention of children and parents to the importance of energy conservation through a theatrical performance of a comedy by Bee Event. The Little Engineer, a company committed to providing an educational environment for young children and teens through entertainment, directed workshops and demonstrated the effectiveness of solar-powered houses, teaching the 900 students to build miniature solar-powered houses.

“Installing these systems must come with ingraining the necessary awareness of the relationship between climate change, energy efficiency, and renewable energy,” said UNDP Country Director Shomby Sharp. “We may think that the school children here cannot afford to purchase renewable energy systems, and therefore we should not really be building awareness on something that many cannot presently afford. However the children here are between six and 12 years old. In 1980, the cost of PV panels was around USD 22,000 per KW. Today, they cost USD 4,000 per KW. I believe that in 10-15 years, when these school children are working grown-ups, PV systems will be a competitive choice for these young kids,” he added.

The CEDRO project, which is funded by the government of Spain, is part of a larger program being carried out by UNDP to assist in the country’s recovery from the 2006 conflict with Israel, which devastated the livelihoods of thousands of people, disrupted the education of all school-aged children, and destroyed a large part of the infrastructure in the South.

Thirty-six more PV sites are being implemented by CEDRO across Lebanon, 17 of which are in schools.

These systems are providing energy autonomy for schools across Lebanon. Given that average blackouts in Lebanon amount to six hours per day but can last for much longer in some regions, the PV systems are providing schools with constant power supply. Many schools have told CEDRO that they no longer use back-up diesel for their electricity generation during blackouts, relying entirely on the PV system. The systems work best as schools turn on their photocopying machines and other appliances when the sun is shining the brightest, as it does for at least 300 days per year in Lebanon.

CEDRO - PHASE 3: Nr. Institution’s Name Region PV Capacity1.1 Al Mafadel Public School Akkar 1.8 kWp1.2 Jwar El Hashish Public School Akkar 1.1 kWp1.3 Al Nour Public School - Mina North 1.1 kWp1.4 Gebrayel Municipality Akkar 1.1 kWp1.5 Ijdabra Municipality North 1.1 kWp1.6 Ibreen Municipality North 1.8 kWp1.7 Khraybet El Metn Public School Metn 1.8 kWp1.8 Mayfouq Municipality Mt Lebanon 1.8 kWp1.9 Akoura Municipality Mt Lebanon 1.8 kWp 2.0 Jeb Jennine Secondary School Bekaa 1.8 kWp2.1 Manara Secondary School Bekaa 1.8 kWp2.2 Hermel Municipality Bekaa 1.1 kWp2.3 Ain Deleb Public School South 1.8 kWp2.4 Ayta El Shaeb Municipality South 1.1 kWp2.5 Bouday Municipality Bekaa 1.1 kWp2.6 Nabatieh Public School South 1.8 kWp2.7 Al Ein Municipality Bekaa 1.1 kWp2.8 Al Taybeh Municipality South 1.1 kWp2.9 Kabrikha Public School South 1.1 kWp2.10 Kantara Municipality South 1.1 kWp

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CEDRO - LIST OF PV BENEFICIARY SITES: 2007-2011

CEDRO - PHASE 1:

Akkar Nr. Institution’s Name Region PV Capacity1.1 Rajem Issa Public School Akkar 1.8 kWp1.2 Mashta hamoud School Akkar 1.8 kWp1.3 Kherbet Daoud Public School Akkar 1.8 kWp1.4 El Tleile Public School Akkar 1.8 kWp1.5 Hekr El Dahiri Public School Akkar 1.125 kWp1.6 Ouyoun El Samak Public School Akkar 1.8 kWp1.7 Kroum Arab Public School Akkar 1.125 kWp1.8 Ain Yaakoub Mixed Public School Akkar 1.8 kWp1.9 Habshit Public School Akkar 1.125 kWp1.10 Meniara Public School for Girls Akkar 1.8 kWp1.11 El Hakoor Mixed Public School Akkar 1.125 kWp

Bekaa Nr. Institution’s Name Region PV Capacity2.1 Baalbak First Elementary Bekaa 1.125 kWp2.2 Chmestar Community Center Bekaa 1.8 kWp2.3 Hosh El Harime Intermediate School Bekaa 1.8 kWp2.4 Jeb Jennine Municipality and Library Bekaa 1.8 kWp2.5 Mdoukha Public School Bekaa 1.8 kWp2.6 Hosh El Oumara Community Center Bekaa 1.8 kWp2.7 Aana Intermediate Public School Bekaa 1.8 kWp2.8 Tell Zounoub Intermediate School Bekaa 1.125 kWp

South Nr. Institution’s Name Region PV Capacity3.1 Ayteet Public School South 1.125 kWp3.2 Kherbet Selem First Public School South 1.8 kWp 3.3 Kfarkela First Public School South 1.125 kWp3.4 Kfarshouba Intermediate School South 1.8 kWp 3.5 Houla Municipality South 1.125 kWp3.6 Ain Ebel Municipality South 1.125 kWp

CEDRO - PHASE 2: Nr. Institution’s Name Region PV Capacity1.1 Hammana Community Center Mt Lebanon 1.8 kWp1.2 Shiah Secondary Public School Beirut 1.8 kWp1.3 Kherbet Kanafar Municipality Bekaa 1.8 kWp1.4 El Qaa Intermediate School Bekaa 1.8 kWp1.5 Baalback Barracks Bekaa 1.1 kWp1.6 El Kalaa Community Center Shouf 2.0 kWp1.7 Shouf Technical School Shouf 1.1 kWp1.8 Khelwet Public School Shouf 1.1 kWp1.9 Kfour public school South 2.0 kWp2.0 Ehmej Intermediate School Mt Lebanon 1.8 kWp2.1 Zouk Mosbeh Intermediate School Mt Lebanon 1.8 kWp2.2 Keyfoun Public School Mt Lebanon 1.8 kWp2.3 Kartaba Municipality Mt Lebanon 1.8 kWp2.4 Selaata Public School Mt Lebanon 1.1 kWp2.5 Jran Intermediate School North 1.8 kWp2.6 Kfarhelta Public School North 1.8 kWp

THE PV MAP OF CEDRO