Centre National pour la Recherche Scientifique

et Technique

CNRST

TEERUnité des Technologies

et Économie des Énergies Renouvelables

Existing institutions serving as information sources in Morocco

D. ZEJLINational Centre for Scientific and

Technical Research (CNRST) Morocco

Independent Think-Tanks

Moroccan Center for Interdisciplinary Strategic and International Studies

(CMIESI)

Contribution to a better understanding of decisions and actions in foreign policy and security

Analysis the current reconstruction of the international post-bipolar system, its actors, and its functioning

Deepening strategic studies with reference to the internal-external link.

Cooperation with national and international organizations with similar concerns

(http://www.cmiesi.ma)

Moroccan Center for Strategic Studies (CMES)

It is an independent center for information, consulting, studies, and analysis on international and strategic issues based in Rabat, Morocco. Founded in 2004, the MCSS undertakes academic studies in a variety of fields with the goal of facilitating a comprehensive understanding of events at the international, national, regional, and local levels. The Moroccan Center for Strategic Studies is an open space for trainings, discussions, and information sessions that attract specialists, research professors, and others interested in these issues. Among other objectives, the MCSS aims to facilitate a better understanding of the current affairs across the long-term.(http://www.cmes-maroc.com/)

Governmental institutions

National Agency for Renewable Energies and Energy Efficiency

Development (ADEREE)

Support to the administration through the proposition of national and regional plans and incentive measures for renewable energy and energy efficiency development

Identification, evaluation and realization of the cartography of resources in renewable energy and potentials of energy efficiency and proposal of development zones for solar and wind energy

Development of assessments, standards and labels in the fields of renewable energy and energy efficiency – support to R&D and continuing vocational training

Mobilization of the national and international technical and financial co-operation and participation in companies developing activities related to missions of ADEREE

(www.aderee.ma)

Moroccan Foundation for Advanced Science, Innovation and Research

(MASciR)

Its mission is to provide Research & Development services

to partners and customers, particularly in the fields of

environment, energy, health and valorization of Moroccan

natural resources.

(www.mascir.ma)

Research Institute on Solar Energy and New Energies (IRESEN)

(www.iresen.org)

Implementation of arrangements to develop, coordinate and enhance the efficiency of research in the fields of solar energy and new energies

Translation of the national strategy in R&D projects

Achievement and participation in the financing of projects carried out by research institutions and industry

Valorization and dissemination of research projects’ results.

Consultancy institution for the government and

parliament

Economic and Social Council (CES)

The Council provides advisory missions for the government, the House of Representatives and the House of Councilors.It is in charge of:-giving its opinion on the general guidelines of the national economy and capacity building-analyzing the situation and monitoring the national, regional and international economic and social policies and their impacts,-Expressing proposals in the various economic, social, cultural and environmental fields-promoting and strengthening consultation and cooperation between the economic and social partners and contributing to the development of a national charter,- conducting studies s and research in the areas concerning its functions.

(www.ces.ma)

Companies

The Energy Investments Company (SIE)

Any action aiming to reinforce energy resources and the development or strengthening of energy production capabilities;

Any action contributing to the optimization of energy efficiency, increased proficiency of the economy of energy;

Investment in projects contributing to the increase of energy production capabilities;

Investment in projects aiming to strengthen energy efficiency, increased proficiency of the economy of energy;

Any action or industrial, financial, commercial or other activity whose impact would favor or develop, directly or indirectly, the stated objectives of the company.

(www.siem.ma)

Moroccan Agency of Solar Energy (MASEN)

(www.masen.org.ma)

The contribution to the creation of specialized training curricula in the field of solar energy in partnership with the schools of engineers, the universities and the vocational training centers

The design of integrated solar development projectsConducting the technical, economic and financial studies which are necessary to the qualification of the sites, the design the realization and the exploitation of the solar projectsThe contribution to research and to the raising of the funding necessary to the realization and to the exploitation of the solar projects Proposing to the Moroccan administration modes of industrial integration for each solar project The project management for the realization of the solar projects

 The promotion of the program with national foreign investorsThe contribution to the development of applied research and to the promotion of the technological innovations tin the solar subsectors  of electricity production

Royal cabinet depending institutions

Analysis at a large scale so as to be able to deal with the country’s main issues, adopting a cross-cutting and multidimensional approach

A time horizon that transcends current affairs

IRES Think Tank: Studying the country’s strategic issues

IRES Watch: Observation and Strategic watch

IRES Forum: Centre for debate and collective intelligence Centre, dissemination of strategic thinking across various audiences, intellectual diplomacy.

(www.ires.ma)

Royal Institute for Strategic Studies (IRES)

5th November 2010: Moroccan Solar Plan: assets and challenges

11th December 2011: Technologies related to solar energy: state of the art and development opportunities in Morocco

27th September 2012: Energy options of Morocco: Issues and Challenges

Meetings in the field of Renewable energies

Royal Institute for Strategic Studies (IRES)

(www.ires.ma)

Hassan II Academy of Science and Technology

Promotion and development of scientific and technical research

Reflexion on national policy for scientific and technical research

Evaluation and funding of scientific and technical research programs:

Integration of scientific and technical research activities in the social and economic environment at national and international levels

(www.academie.hassan2.sciences.m)

National Centre for Scientific and Technical

Research (CNRST)

(www.cnrst.ma)

Energy storage and sea water

desalination

Wind and solar technologies

Socio-economy of Energy

Smart Grids

(http://teer.cnrst.ma)

Unit of Renewable Energy Economy and Technologies

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