The National
Energy Research Center (NERC), founded in 1998 is considered as one
of the specialized science and technological centers working under
the umbrella of the Higher Council for Science and Technology (HCST).
Mission
To promote research and development
in the fields of new and renewable energy, raising the standards of
energy use in the different economic sectors and energy conservation.
Human
Resources
NERC has 33 employees, 21
of them being technical specialists.
Products & Services
Wind
Energy
Solar thermal
energy
Preparing a wind database and Identifying and evaluating the
promising sites for wind farms.
Conducting technical consultations in wind energy utilizations
for public and private sectors.
Manufacturing, installing and maintaining mechanical wind pumping
systems for water.
Designing and manufacturing small wind turbines and their components
and transferring their production technology to the private industry.
Design of solar collectors and solar thermal systems for residential
and industrial applications.
Testing of solar collectors and on site testing of solar thermal
systems.
Training activities in the fields of solar thermal applications.
Rational
use of energy
Photovoltaic
Conducting energy audits in industry and commercial sector.
Consultancy prior to new investment.
Promotion of energy saving equipment.
Promoting rational use of energy.
Establishing an information system.
Conducting training courses in the field of energy conservation.
Installation, testing, evaluation and testing of PV-systems.
Research and development.
Organization of training courses, seminars and conferences.
Design, simulation and optimization of PV-systems.
Oil
shale
Geographic information
system (GIS)
Conducting studies to determine
the feasibility of oil shale utilization.