Small Developing Island Renewable Energy Knowledge and Technology Transfer Network

Small Developing Island Renewable Energy

Knowledge and Technology Transfer Network

Julia Gottwald

Prof. Walter Leal · Veronika Schulte

Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Faculty of Life Sciences

Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

4 Departments:

Technology & Computer, Life Sciences, Economics &

Social Studies, Design & Media

5 Competence Centres:

interdisciplinary, across all departments

Research and Transfer Centre

„Applications of Life Sciences“ of HAW Hamburg

• Key themes are renewable energy, water, climate and

sustainable development

• We are worldwide active and run a set of projects

• We cover the whole project cycle: from application to

management and reporting

• We specialise on technology transfer and applications of

techniques, as well as networking

• At present 7 scientific staff,

12 projects, 12 PhD students

EuropeAid Projects at HAW

JELARE (Joint European-Latin American

Universities RE Project)

DIREKT (Small Developing Island RE

Knowledge and Technology Transfer

Network)

CELA (Network of Climate Change

Technology Transfer Centres in Europe

and Latin America)

REGSA (Promoting Renewable

Electricity Generation in South America)

RENET (Renewable Energy Network

between Turkish & European

The role of Universities in

International Technology Transfer

FDI

Trade

Development

Aid

Universities

Country A

Country B

technology gap

Absorptive capacity

/ spill-over

International

knowledge

universities

local

market/society

International

technology transfer

Domestic technology

transfer

own

research/

adaptation

The role of universities and its researchers in transferring

international knowledge to the local market/ society

FTZ-ALS

The DIREKT project

• DIREKT

– Small

D

eveloping

I

sland

R

enewable

E

nergy

K

nowledge and

Technology

T

ransfer Network

• EuropeAid project funded by the ACP Science&

Technology programme

• Duration: 3 years, Nov 2009 - Nov 2012

• Budget: € Euro 1,1m

The Mission of DIREKT:

• To strengthen the internal science and

technology capacity in the field of renewable

energy in ACP Small Island Developing States

(SIDS)

• To foster sustainable co-operation between the

science and technology community in ACP and

EU countries, and within the ACP SIDS, in the

• Apart from environmental benefits, Renewable Energy offer great

potential for the local socio-economic development.

• As Renewable Energies can be produced locally, they provide a

wide range of local jobs opportunities (from high-skill to low skill,

from high-tech to agriculture), foster local investments and reduce

the dependency on importing of fossil fuels.

• Potential for electrification of rural and remote communities

• However, lack of expertise is a problem. Local enterprises and

other public and private institutions need support.

• Due to the innovative nature of this field HEI (Universities,

Colleges) are very important actors in this sector, especially in

terms of research & technology transfer as well as educating

future employees.

http://www.direkt-project.eu/news/127-direkt-project-video.html

Specific Objectives

• To increase the capacity and to improve the quality of

research within the scientific and technology community

of ACP Small Island Developing States

• To develop and establish a market-oriented research

framework to better capitalise and disseminate research

• To strengthen the link of ACP Small Island Developing

States research community with the regional market,

business and legislation (policy) in the field of renewable

energy

• To establish a long-term EU-ACP Small Developing

Island states science and technology network

The Workplan

Workpackages

• WP1 Project management;

• WP2 Assessment of Needs

• WP3 Research and Technology Transfer

• WP4 Capacity Building;

• WP5 Evaluation and Recommendations;

• WP6 Networking and Dissemination.

The results

Outputs

• Assessment of Research and Technology

Transfer Needs

• University Strategies for Renewable Energy

Technology Transfer

• Set-up of Technology Transfer Centres on RE

• Pilot Modules for Renewable Energy

• Capacity Building Programme

• Recommendation Report

The DIREKT project

partners

• Coordination: HAW Hamburg, Germany

• Partners:

– The University of the South Pacific, Fiji

– University of Mauritius, Mauritius

– The University of the West Indies (Campi in

Partners overview

WP2: Assessment of Needs,

Comparative Analysis

Engineering Faculty’s vision on Energy Strategy

• Focusing on diversifying the country’s energy

supply

• Improving energy efficiency

• Addressing environmental and climate changes

• Modernizing our energy infrastructure

• Introduce sustainable energy topics in all the

programs at tertiary level.

Strategic Plan of the Department

Development

of

relevant

educational

materials

on

sustainable energy and transferring of knowhow through:

 Knowledge creation

 Knowledge diffusion

 Investing in resources

 National, Regional and International collaboration

 Community outreach

WP 3: Technology Transfer Centres

Renewable Energy Transfer Centre Barbados

• Mission: To transfer innovative knowledge on Renewable Energy

technologies to the University community, schools and the wider

society, including the business sector and policy makers.

The RE Centre on the Cave Hill Campus will be used for the following:

• Facilitating training to build capacity in the Renewable Sector and

strengthen the industry in Barbados and the Caribbean.

• Testing selected Renewable Energy technologies to evaluate their

performance in the environments characteristic of Barbados and the

Eastern Caribbean.

Installation of PV on Bus Shelter

Bus Shelter at the Front of Roy

Foundation for PV/Wind Hybrid

System

Students assisting with the

PV/Wind Hybrid installation

process

Contractors completing

installation of PV/ Wind Hybrid

System (3 completed).

Room Displays

WP3: Pilot Projects

Fiji:

Pre-Feasibility Study – Fishing

Pre-Feasibilty Study – Fishing

Villages on Fiji

Pre-Feasibilty Study – Fishing Village

on Fiji

WP4:Capacity Building

Trinidad

•

Three-Day Workshop entitled” Renewable Energy Options

for the Agriculture Sector with a focus on Women Farmers

held in Barbados on 27

th

_-29

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_{,September 2012.}

•

Objective: The main objective of the Workshop was to provide

participants with an awareness and knowledge of the

Renewable Energy Options for the Agriculture Sector with a

special focus on Women Farmers.

•

•

Thirty- five participants attended the workshop primarily from the

agricultural sector . The participants were exposed to the

theoretical and business aspects of Renewable Energy

Technologies as applied to the Agriculture Sector and also they

had the opportunity to visit two Agricultural Farms, as well as

Caribbean LED Lighting.

WP5:Evaluation and

Recommendations

at HAW:

Technology Transfer Centre on

Renewable Energy for Developing Countries

as a contact point for knowledge and

application-oriented transfer of technology

for developing countries

knowledge transfer for universities in

developing countries,

networking of local/national institutes and

companies to protagonists in developing

countries as well as

carrying out and support international

projects in the area of RE

Thank you for your attention!

Contact

Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Research and Transfer Centre "Applications of Life Sciences“

Julia Gottwald, Veronika Schulte, Prof. Walter Leal

Lohbruegger Kirchstr. 65, 21033 Hamburg, Germany

E-mail:

[email protected]

www.haw-hamburg.de/ftz-als.html

www.direkt-project.eu