ENEr2i Brokerage event by

European Sustainable Energy

Innovation Alliance addressing

Energy Research in Armenia

June 23, 2014 Brussels

By Artak

Hambarian,

Ph.D.

Content

• Current Status – Energy Landscape,

Armenian Energy System

• Research and Infrastructure

• RE Roadmap

• SREP

RoA Goals

• The RoA Roadmap targets

set the priorities in the

development of the RE

and the energy system such as:

1. Energy independence

2. Potential of lowering the energy costs

3. Creation of high tech industries

4. Environmental benefits

5. Responsiveness to the technological and business

changes in the world

Existing Institutions/Infrastructure

• "Scientific Research Institute of Energy" CJSC - Energy

Research, www.energinst.am

• State Engineering University of Armenia – research/education -

www.seua.am

• Yerevan State University – research/education, www.ysu.am

• National Academy of Sciences of RA, www.sci.am

• Engineering Academy of Armenia, www.eaa.academy.am

• Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Fund, www.r2e2.am

• American University of Armenia, www.aua.am

"Lumina" LLC - Harutyun Torosyan

Multitude of uses…

Specs

Engineering Academy of

Armenia • Project title: Anti frosting system Antifrost

Purpose of the project, product: Purpose of the project is to modernize the existing system to increase its overall efficiency.

• Project title: Bio briquettes

Purpose of the project, product: The overall project objective is to contribute to a more secure, competitive and sustainable energy

production in the Republic of Armenia through a targeted support to the most viable and readily available local source of renewable energy,

namely biomass from agricultural wastes.

• Project title: Parabolic trough concentrated solar thermal power station

Purpose of the project, product: Purpose of the project is to develop a parabolic trough concentrated solar thermal (CSP) power station

(150-300KW). CSP plants use steam to produce energy like conventional steam power plants. The difference is that CSP plants use emission-

free clean solar radiation to produce heat instead of fossil or nuclear fuel. In the solar field of the power plant, parabolic mirrors, lined up in

long rows, concentrate the solar irradiation up to 80 times on an absorber-tube – the receiver.

• Project title: Rain stimulation equipment using air ionizers.

• Purpose of the project, product: Purpose of the project is to develop a rain stimulation equipment using ionizers to produce negatively

charged particles called electrons. They have a natural tendency to attach to tiny specks of dust which are ever-present in the atmosphere in

the desert or dry regions. These are then carried up from the emitters by convection - upward currents of air generated by the heat release from

sunlight as it hits the ground. Once the dust particles reach the right height for cloud formation, the charges will attract water molecules

floating in the air which then start to condense around them. If there is sufficient moisture in the air, it induces billions of droplets to form

which finally means cloud and rain.

• Project title: Modernization of Zenith Hail Suppression System

• Purpose of the project, product: Purpose of the project is to modernize the existing HSS by developing/procuring local meteoradar system

with software support for full automation of the system operation and increasing its efficiency.

http://www.eaa.academy.am/

Bio Briquettes

Zenith Hail Suppression

System - Barva

• National Monitoring Network

• Laser Scanning Characterisation of Solar Cells

• Stochastic Optimisation of Solar Hybrid Systems

• Development of Energy Recovery Ventilation D.

• PV/Desiccant Cooling/Solar hot water integration.

• Water Seasonal Retention through Natural

Freezing.

• Creation of a Renewable Energy Center.

www.aua.am

National

Monitoring

Network

Laser Scanning

Characterisation of

Solar Cells: PVSCAN

• Laser Scanning Characterisation of

Solar Cells

• Patent with NREL – National

Renewable Energy Laboratory

Stochastic Optimisation of Solar

Hybrid Systems

• Stochastic Solar Input

• Stochastic Consumption

• Interesting unexpected results

PV/Desiccant Cooling/SHW int.

• DESODEC Project funded by INCO Copernicus

• ISE Fraunhofer, DER INETI, Intersolar Center, SEUA, Contact-A

Development of

Energy Recovery

Ventilation Device

• Compact

• Budget

• >85% efficient

FREEZWATER: Water Seasonal

Retention through Natural Freezing

• Collaboration: CAGE Holding, Fribourg University, Switzerland

• NAS RoA, AUA

Creation of a Renewable Energy

Center (AREC - industry specific TT and Icubation Center)

• Research: # of niche research

• Incubation – supporting startups, angel

capital

• Reference Center – equipment, facilities

• Policy and Economics: Monitoring of

Energy landscape, developing interventions

• RE Shop and proliferation.

Armenian Renewable Energy

Center - AREC

• The mission of the Center is to create a

strong renewable energy research and

innovation infrastructure in Armenia.

• The Center will benefit from the large global potential that

renewable energy provides by initiating, consolidating and

substantially strengthening the scientific, engineering and

industrial potential of Armenia in RE and thus join the

global process of transition from fossil fuels to green

technologies.

AUA - GREEN

BUILDING/TECHNOLOGY

LAB

• Energy efficiency

• Renewable energy

• Water efficiency and sustainable use

• Solid waste management and recycling

Distributed Science-TEchnological

Park

D - STEP

C o n c e p t

Joint projects - joint usage of

equipment

Project Participant

Project Participant

Project Coordinator

Pro

ject

s

Production

Financial

Human resources

Market

Scientific

Projects

portfolio

Beneficiaries

5-step filtering procedure

Good practice examples

in the field of ENERGY • To promote the renewable energy sources

generation the preferential electricity tariffs were

set by Public Services Regulatory Commission

in 2007. The regulation on preferential tariffs of

renewable energy sources generation assumes

that the defined costs must be annually updated

based on the specified methodology. Armenian

Renewable Resources And Energy Efficiency

Fund, Tariffs, Information available at:

http://r2e2.am/en/2011/06/tariffs/

Main ENERGY topics/ priorities

• Small Hydro

• Solar Hot Water

• Biofuel

• Wind

• Solar power (PV)

• Research around all of this.

• The RE Roadmap defines details

International cooperation:

Participation in international initiatives

targeting the field of ENERGY

• INOGATE is the energy technical cooperation programme

between EU, Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central

Asia. www.inogate.org

• Электроэнергетический Совет СНГ – CIS Electric

Power Alliance http://www.energo-cis.org/

• UASID support the Countries in Black See Region to

Transmission System Development Planning:

Development of forecasted modes of the Armenian Power

System, calculation of dynamic and static stability.

http://armenia.usaid.gov

• BSEC Framework

• EU Framework

Preparation of the Renewable Energy

Development Roadmap of Armenia (REDRA)

2011

Vision. Variables/factors: RoA Goals,

Technologies, Flexibility, Legislation

RoA TARGETS

Energy Demand, GWh

- Energy Independence: reducing dependency on

imports

- Potential of lowering the energy costs

- Creation of high tech industries, infrastructure,

service,education, jobs

- Environmental benefits

Flexibility to meet the rapid changes in the energy

techology development

LEGISLATION

Tariffs

Mandatory

Tax hoidays

Duty exemption

Favorable financing

Net Metering

Certification

Standards

...

TECHNOLOGIES

Renewable Energy Technologies

SHPP

SWH

Wind

Solar Architecture

PV

Biomass

Biofuel

Heat Pumps

Electric Cars

System Integrartion, Load Leveling

Pumped

Hydro

Storage

Hydrogen:

electrolysis,

fuelcells

DSM

Energy Efficiency

Insulation.

management,

etc.

Dirtribution

system control

POSSIBLE CHANGES IN THE ENVIRONMENT

Industry/Economics Development Trends in Armenia and in the World

Export/Import opportunities

Technological Changes in Armenia and in the World

Thermal

2010: 11 400

2015: 11 900

2020: 12 600

Electricity

2010: 4 500

2015: 5 700

2020: 6 600

Transport

2010: 7 900

2015: 10 350

2020: 13 600

Base Case RE Output

PV

Solar Thermal

Heat Pumps

Biofuel

Geothermal

Wind

Hydro

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

20102011

20122013

20142015

20162017

20182019

2020

0.2 0.3

0.5 0.7

0.8 1.0

1.1 1.3

1.5 1.6

1.8

0 3

6 9

12 15

18 21

24 27

30

0.3 6 13 19 25 31 38 45 53 60 67

142 142

143 144

145 145

146 146

185 185

185 185

5 21 45 100

165

236

317

391

472

578

695

308 350

403 441 473

506 529 553 576 596 613

RE production up to 2020

Annual

Production,

GWh

Expansion of gas storage facilities for

managing the demand and supply

• At present, Armenia has a relatively small gas storage capacity of only 127 to 130 million m3, approximately equal to 10 days of supply during winter at peak consumption.

• Current plans would increase the capacity to 190 to 195 million m3 by 2013.

• However, to have a 90-day supply security would require an increase to 340 to 400 million m3.

Hydro

Geothermal

Wind

PV0

10

20

30

40

50

3.6 4.1 4.8 5.3 5.9 6.2 6.5 6.9 7.2 7.4

6.9 6.8 6.8

10.3 10.4 10.5 10.7 10.8 10.9 11.1 11.2 11.4 11.8

47 45

40 38

35 33

31 28

26 24

BET,

cents/kW

Comparison of BET Trends for Selected

RETs

Fleet of Electric Vehicles

• The 100% dependency of the republic on the

imported fuel would be eliminated.

• Load levelling: charging at night is serving as

a natural means of load levelling.

• Not releasing of an equivalent of million tons

of CO2 every year.

• The air quality in the major cities.

Legislative measures: Thermal

For Solar Thermal Energy and Heat Pumps

penetration can be substantially more if:

1. The public awareness is substantially higher

2. Financial means are applied to overcome

relatively high initial investment, or...

3. Construction codes are changed to mandate the

SWH and Heat Pump systems.

SEE ALSO INTERVENTIONS SUMMARY

Legislative measures:

Transportation

• Mandate the Bioethanol production

• Free the hybrid and electric vehicles from

customs duties

• Develop measures for electric car

infrastructure development

SEE ALSO INTERVENTIONS SUMMARY

An important REDRA outcome

• The transition to increased use of RE

while providing energy security and

flexibility to a country should be

empowered by a sufficiently strong

technological, scientific and

educational basis as well as an

infrastructure, which is well integrated

to the world RET community.

An important REDRA outcome

• Investment in the RE infrastructure, and

importantly to its scientific and educational

components could be much more effective

compared to any other area, taking into

consideration that the RETs in the whole

world have 1000-fold growth potential.

SREP Project

SREP Project

Thank you!

National Programs

• The National Program on Energy Saving and Renewable

Energy of the RA, active participation of the Energy

Strategy Center. Yerevan, Armenia, 2007

• Action Plan for the Ministry of Energy of the Republic

of Armenia Stipulated by the Provisions of the National

Security Strategies of the Republic of Armenia.

• The Law of RA on Energy Saving and Renewable

Energy, http://www.parliament.am/legislation.php?sel=show&ID=2119&lang=eng

Further relevant current programmes

• 1. Renewable Energy Roadmap of Armenia. 2011

• 2. GoA, N1 Resolution of N24 protocol, June 23, 2005. “Energy sector

Development Strategies in the Context of Economic Development in

Armenia”, Yerevan, Armenia

• 3. The Ministry of Nature Protection of the Republic of Armenia with support

of the UNDP Country Office in Armenia, 2008. “The Second National

Environmental Action Programme of the Republic of Armenia”, Yerevan,

Armenia.

• 4. GoA, 2004. “Concept of Reduction of Hazardous Emissions from Motor

Vehicles”, Yerevan, Armenia.

• 5. GoA with requested technical assistance from UNDP and funding from the

GEF/ SPA, 2008. “Adaptation to Climate Change Impacts in Mountain Forest

Ecosystems of Armenia”, Yerevan, Armenia.

• RA NA, 2004. “The Law of RA on Energy Saving and Renewable Energy”,

Yerevan, Armenia.

(http://www.parliament.am/legislation.php?sel=show&ID=2119&lang=eng)