Birgit Birnstingl introducing Sekem Energy and the ADA project - Solar thermal energy demonstration plant at SEKEM's main farm near Belbeis - at Heliopolis University for Sustainable Development

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ADA Project
Solar Thermal Energy in Sekem
SEKEM ENERGY GmbH
Project Presentation

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Who we are
What we do
Project Overview
Goals & Conditions
Partners
Demonstration System
Installation & Training
Knowledge Transfer
Outcomes
Outlook
Solar Thermal Energy in Egypt

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Bakk. Birgit Birnstingl-Gottinger Renewable Energy & Agricultural
Consultant; Chair Öko-Cluster
Ing. Leo Riebenbauer Renewable Energy Engineering
Consultant; Chair Öko-Cluster
Dr. Reinhard Schanda Lawyer; Associated European Energy
Consultants
Helmy Abouleish SEKEM, ECOTEC
DI Horst Striessnig Pink GmbH, Nahwaerme.at Gmbh
Energy storage technologies
Ing. Harald Kaufmann Nahwaerme.at Gmbh – Biomass
contracting & district heating networks
Who we are
Associate Partners

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Prof. Dr. Ibrahim Abouleish
Prof. Dr. Michael Narodoslawsky
DI Michael Mandl
Founder of SEKEM
& Heliopolis University
Process Engineering,
Graz University of Technology
Plant Materials Sciences &
Utilisation, Joanneum Research
Who we are
Scientific Advisory Council

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What we do
Areas of expertise
Realized projects
SOLAR THERMAL &
PHOTOVOLTAICS
RENEWABLE
RESOURCES
BIOMASS
ENERGY
EFFICIENCY
MOBILITY
VEGETABLE OIL
BIOGAS

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Sekem Energy – Efforts in Egypt
 Dimensioning & System Design
 Installation
 Maintenance
 Telemonitoring & Customer Support
 Green Finance & Marketing
Finding & implementing solar energy solutions
for industry, tourism and agricultural businesses
We work within a network of experts in business & the scientific
community, so know-how can flow between different disciplines

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Adaptation of solar thermal systems to suit
requirements in Egypt
Transfer of know-how to local educational institutions
and businesses
PR-work and development of methods for the creation
of more favourable framework conditions
Time Frame: 04/2011 – 03/2014
Project Goals

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Framework Conditions
- SEKEM, long-time partner in Egypt
- Educational Institutions (Vocational Training Centre (VTC),
Heliopolis University for sustainable development)
- Evaluation of the requirements in Egypt
- Identification of a target market
- Market access
- Current state of technology
- Past market barriers
- Purchasing power
- System cost
- Integration of partners along the entire value-added chain

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Egypt
Sekem Holing
Heliopolis University
Ecoenergy
E-Green
Austria
GREENoneTEC
Pink
Sekem Energy
Project Partners

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Solar Thermal Demonstration System
Installation of a 20 kW solar thermal system (40 m² collector surface) at Sekem
main farm delivering pre-heated water to a steam generator supplying industrial
process heat to near-by businesses
Collectors provided by GREENoneTEC; System design & installation by Pink &
Sekem Energy in collaboration with Sekem Vocational Training Center (VTC)

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Solar Thermal Demonstration System
First inspection of the potential location for the solar thermal energy system
Green space and plant room available for collectors, storage tank, pumps,...

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Solar Thermal Demonstration System
Preparation of the ground...

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Solar Thermal Demonstration System
Foundations finished...

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Solar Thermal Demonstration System
Mounting structures for solar thermal collectors...

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Solar Thermal Demonstration System
First row completed!

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Training & Installation
Basic & further training for
- teachers
- apprentices
- commercial partners
hands-on workshop
mounting of panels

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Local supply of components
 regional added value
tour of the demonstration system
Training & Installation

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Knowledge transfer
Training: Solar thermal energy in theory & practice – training of trainers (tot)
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We will get a „green job“!
• Vocational Training
Centre (VTC)
• Heliopolis University (HU)
• Business & distribution
partners

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1. Adaptation of SHW – System (collectors, storage tank,
control unit, etc.)
2. Adaptation of Heat Pipe to Egyptian conditions
3. Training of VTC, HU academic staff, distributors
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Project Outcomes

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1. Further training/qualification of commercial partners
(installers, component suppliers, distribution partners,…)
in the area of solar thermal energy & general awareness-raising
2. Integration of solar thermal energy modules into the curriculum of
Heliopolis University and Sekem Vocational Training Center (VTC)
3. Broadening of economic partnerships with Egyptian businesses
(increased local production of system components)
Project Outlook

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Thank you for your attention!