Solar Thermal Applications in Egypt, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria and Jordan Framework Conditions and Private Sector Needs   24/3/2009
Cairo, 23th March, 2009 - The two-day regional workshop, jointly organized by The Regional Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (RCREEE), GTZ Regional Promotion of Technology and Innovation for SME project in Syria and GTZ Private Sector Development Program in Egypt, served as a showcase for many of the procedures that businesses and governments are undertaking to address the tools of SWHs market improvement. While SWHs are regarded as one of the major solar energy applications in the MENA region as a strategic area both for promotion and development, This important event will be a great opportunity for the regional and international experts from public and private sectors to exchange experiences, share information and keep updated with other neighboring countries activities and developments. The experiences in SWHs promotion and market evolution of the participant states will be described during the workshop, thus providing some concrete examples of success stories in this field, Private sector needs and framework conditions of SWHs market within the five countries will be discussed through two SWOT analysis work groups, the results will be reported to be the basis future work for the projects administrated by the organizers. Featured speakers at the workshop will include, Prof. Dr. Mohamad Kordab, Sustainable Development Expert, Damascus University, Syria Mr. Ayadi BenAissa, General Manager, ANME, Tunisia Mr. Gerhard Stryi-Hipp, Consultant, BSW-Solar, Germany To complement the workshop activities, SWHs testing and certification as one of the key tools for supporting the market maturity and the technology dissemination is also considered through one specialized presentation and walkthrough visit to SWHs test facilities at the New and Renewable Energy Agency in Cairo.

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