Objective The main objective of this project is to carry out prefeasability studies on the most promising renewable energy technologies that have been identified, together with the concerned countries, in the Southern Mediterranean. This is inscribed in a wider action plan for development of renewable energies in the Mediterranean, which began with the APAS project MEDENERGY, and is expected to provide strategic support for a major market deployment of RE technologies in the Mediterranean basin. National and local authorities, RDD institutions, manufacturers, utilities and users from both Northern and Southern Mediterranean countries. The Southern Mediterranean countries studied will be Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Morocco, Palestine, Tunisia and Turkey. The following technologies will be considered: - wind energy for electricity production and water desalinisation. - photovoltaics energy for stand-alone application and small grid-connectedplants. - biomass fueled power plants. - solar thermal power plants, considering both solar tower and parabolic troughoptions. For each particular case, a basic engineering of a prototype plant will be described, including the techno-economic features. The main industrial base in each country will be evaluated to identify the national capabilities for manufacturing components and equipments. Optimal sites will be selected. The socio-economic and environmental costs and benefits of renewable energies will be considered, including job creation ; opportunities, and emissions reductions. The institutional framework of each country will be taken into account. Finally, alternatives for financing the selected technologies in each country will be analyzed, along with the existing capabilities in the European Union members to complement the gaps in the industrial production in the selected countries. Specific financing schemes will be studied to promote joint ventures between European and Southern Mediterranean utilities for developing renewable energies power plants. The main tasks of the project will be: Task 1. Selection of appropriate sites and technologies given the local context Task 2. Analysis of the Southern Mediterranean institutional frameworkregarding electricity production. Task 3. Basic engineering and techno-economic studies for RE plants, includingnetwork integration Task 4. Local industrial capabilities in each country for manufacturing plants,and technology transfer Task 5. Social and economic impact Task 6. Environmental aspects Task 7. Development of financial schemes Fields of science engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energywind powerengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energysolar energysolar thermalagricultural sciencesagricultural biotechnologybiomassengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energysolar energyphotovoltaic Programme(s) FP4-INCO - Specific research, technological development and demonstration programme in the field of cooperation with third countries and international organizations, 1994-1998 Topic(s) 03 - SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL COOPERATION WITH THE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnolgicas Address 22,avenida complutense 28040 Madrid Spain See on map EU contribution € 0,00 Participants (6) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all Center for the Development of Renewable Energies Morocco EU contribution € 0,00 Address El machaar el haram street 40000 Marrakech See on map New and Renewable Energy Authority Egypt EU contribution € 0,00 Address 11511 Cairo See on map Palestinian Energy and Environment Research Centre Palestine EU contribution € 0,00 Address Rafidia street Nablus See on map SOCIETE TUNISIENNE DE L'ELECTRICITE ET DU GAZ Tunisia EU contribution € 0,00 Address 38,rue kemal attaturk 38 1001 Tunis See on map Sonelgaz Algeria EU contribution € 0,00 Address 2,boulevard krim belkacem 16000 Alger See on map Turkish Electricity Generation - Transmission Corporation General Directorate Türkiye EU contribution € 0,00 Address 27/18,inönü bulvari 06490 Ankara See on map
