Research Centers
Centre For Renewable Energy (CRE)
Message From the Director
Welcome to the Centre for Renewable Energy Web site. The CRE was founded at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ»ÆƬ in 2011 with the primary target of disseminating the awareness of science and knowledge of renewable and sustainable energy concepts and technologies.
Our mission is to advance knowledge and practice in different supporting areas through conducting research activities based on international and local collaborative research programmes, providing training programmes for education and continuous development in the area of renewable energy, meeting Egyptian society's needs, building human professional and research capacity in the area of renewable energy, etc.
Our first contribution was to work with the ASME and Egyptian Engineering Syndicate to draft an energy roadmap. The road map reflects the integration of efforts to increase the generation, utilization, research and development of Renewable Energy. Egypt needs a challenging Energy road map that should be agreed upon by all effective contributors. With the support of The British University's community and our R&D work, I am confident that CRE will be a leader in this road map and will always be a part of innovative Renewable Energy Technology.
Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ»ÆƬ
The Centre for Renewable Energy CRE was founded in October 2011 as a spring of the Renewable Energy Group at the Faculty of Engineering. The centre is led by an ambitious group of staff members and teaching and research assistants. At the end of 2019, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ»ÆƬ reorganized its Centre for Renewable Energy by dividing it into three divisions: The wind energy division, the solar energy division and the biomass division. The development was responding to the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ»ÆƬ’s role in project WESET coordinated by Prof. Ahmed Elbaz. The inauguration of the Wind Energy Centre is a result of the WESET project, and the activities of the WESET project are now part of the CRE-Wind Energy Division,
Mission
Contributing to the development of a Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ»ÆƬ research strategy meeting societal needs with respect to renewable Energy and Sustainability, via providing Topics of high priority locally, regionally, and internationally such as energy efficiency, environmental impact of energy, power plants performance improvement and maintenance, fuel cells, renewable energy, upgraded materials for present and new technologies, etc..
Establishing partnerships and collaboration with national and international research groups and similar centres in Egypt and abroad aiming at integration.
Providing ideas and topics for undergraduate and postgraduate research projects which are part of the requirements for earning the relevant degrees.
Building capacity for Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ»ÆƬ to be a leader in the profession of Renewable Energy at the national and later the regional arena.
Conducting research activities based on international and local collaborative research programmes.
Providing training programmes for education and continuous development in the area of renewable energy, meeting Egyptian society needs.
Building human professional and research capacity in the area of renewable energy.
Vision
Providing Egypt with human resources capable of handling the new technologies, managing projects, and working in national and international enterprises which are expected to be moving into Egypt, the Middle East and North Africa MENA region.
Aims and Objectives
• Raising the public awareness towards sustainability.
• Building human work and research capacity through education (undergraduate and postgraduate).
• Establishing a network of international, regional, and local energy researchers who can collaborate on projects of mutual interest.
• Performing fundamental and applied research of national and global interest. Promoting and disseminating research results.
• Solving existing energy-related problems.
• Identifying and developing potential future technologies.
• Assessing environmental impact due to extraction, transportation, and utilization of different sources of energy.
• Contributing to the formulation of proper policies related to energy and environment.
• Contributing to sustainable energy education.
• Providing energy-related technical services to local industry.
• Embedding above objectives through self learning methods to be conducted by students and supervised by professors.
Collaborators
Joint research work between Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ»ÆƬ and NOVA Company
for upgrading and developing thermal solar heaters manufactured by NOVA Company, 6th Oct City. (Research team: Dr. Ahmed Abdelazim, Dr. Sayed AKl, Dr. Iman EL-Mahallawi and final year students), 2013.
Joint collaboration with CSFS on conducting the following activities
Signing MoU November 2013: Between “Luxor City and Governorate, Egypt and the British University in Egypt (Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ»ÆƬ).
Holding Luxor Workshop “Partnership, Sustainability and the Chances” at Luxor from 27/28 December 2013
Developing the research points to wider team research projects and seeking local and international beneficiary bodies and stakeholders who would benefit from these projects, and accordingly secure necessary financial resources.
WESET Project
The WESET Project is supported by the Erasmus + Programme, Key Action 2, Capacity Building in Higher Education. It follows the priorities identified in ‘Increasing the Impact of EU Development Policy: an Agenda for Change’ and ‘European Higher Education in the World’.
Coordinator
Universidad de Valladolid, UVa (Spain)
Project Outputs:
• Fundamentals of Wind Engineering
• Mechanical Systems in Wind Engineering
• Mechatronics In Wind conversion process
• Implementation of Wind Energy Systems
For more information:
REL Project:
Creating links for investigating technical barriers for the uptake of renewable energy in Egypt Project.
Paving the road to the COP 27, the Centre for Renewable Energy at the British University in Egypt in collaboration with the University of Wolverhampton initialized a funded project by the UK British Council, which aims to investigate the technical barriers to various renewable energy technologies in Egypt.
The Project’s objectives are:
1. To identify the challenges and opportunities for growth of sustainable renewable energy projects in different geographic locations in Egypt.
2. Investigate and profile the needs, preferences and usage patterns of end-users, to create a mapping for renewable energy challenges and opportunities relating to geographical locations (based on existing database and field investigation)
3. Propose suitable renewable energies for different geographical locations in Egypt, offering insights for private investors.
4. Identify research topics to be included in renewable energy educational programmes. This may be extended to the design of new modules to be integrated in the existing programmes.
5. Propose potential job opportunities and economic empowerment to be created by specific renewable energy provision.
6. disseminate the findings through a workshop in Cairo and online.
This project will create links to Egyptian suppliers and providers of renewable energy technologies. The project will offer technical scientific solutions to technology providers.
STDF Project:
“A Guide Study for Integrated Sustainable Solutions for Energy & Water Management I Future Education Buildings in Egypt”
This project aims at “Supporting the integration of the SDGs”, which will not happen without establishing three main pillars (laws, people and technology). Laws should be implemented by policy makers, people should be educated and trained, and technology should be made available to society. At this stage, thousands of research ideas and patents are produced each year, but what is really missing is the real implementation. People may hear about sustainability issues, but they should be trained in real implementation of these issues in their daily activities, a complete change of mind set is needed for the next generations. This will never be achieved without education and training. This proposal aims to integrate sustainability concepts into higher education through integrating the university community with societal community to develop examples for sustainable useful models facing the challenges expected by climate change. The research proposal is to introduce a solid energy audit system and safe indoor air quality with a quantitative methodology including standard survey data sheets, systematic calculation steps, and validation with thermal measurement investigation analysis on a case study of an educational building model in the British university in Egypt campus and Shubra Faculty of Engineering Campus, the case study model will be a guideline for existing buildings in Egypt , and to be implemented, and introduced through an industrial partner to the Egyptian building sectors in Egypt. In this work, four models are integrated; 1) energy audit system that can be implemented in educational buildings, 2) two renewable energy prototypes (wind & solar) and 3) clean water supply prototype.
Research study:
“Study on Effect of Dust and High Temperature on Photovoltaics Performance in Egyptian conditions”
STDF Project:
“Solar PV Electric Vehicle Charging Station on University Campus “
PI Dr. Rania Moussa
The aim of this study is to present a case study for implementing a solar- energy based electric vehicle charging station (for the first time on a campus in Egypt) at the British University in Egypt. The total amount of energy needed for charging each electric vehicle (EV) was estimated to be 13.3—16.2 kWh. The EV is operated by 12 batteries. The station was designed to provide energy sufficient for charging up to two vehicles daily during summer. Thus, the station sizing was based on provision of 16.2 KW and the system components were designed and selected accordingly. Measurements were made to evaluate the system output, efficiencies and solar radiation in both summer and winter. The results indicate that these parameters vary with day time. The economic study showed that the payback period is 10 years and 6 months. The environmental study showed that such system will save around 7,968.96 kg/kWh/year of 
emissions yearly.
PRIMA Project:
“Maximising resource use efficiency within the water-nutrient-energy nexus for sustainable agriculture in marginal environments Project”
This project aims to develop and demonstrate the benefits and effectiveness of integrated management solutions within the water, nutrient and energy nexus for Mediterranean marginal environments. The work plan provides and validates concepts and tools to buffer water availability between extreme weather events, reduce the net water extraction, unburden natural water bodies from nitrates, pesticides, salts and other pollutants, and at the same time, advance agroecological production sustainability. Novel technical setups and combination of measures will be implemented that shall:
- Increase water use efficiency,
- Improve water quality
- Replenish ground water resources
- Close nutrient cycles.
Partners: Germany, France, Italy, Morocco, Portugal, Spain, Tunisia
The Project’s objectives are:
- Establish, test and validate the technical components of a recirculating system for integrated water and resources management IWRM system at four study sites (Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco, Portugal and Spain) in order to account for the diversity of regional conditions in the Mediterranean with regard to soil systems, water quality and quantity.
- Maximize crop yield and resource efficiency (energy, water and nutrients) by implementing the hydroponic water rehabilitation system with customized water management plans for field crops in all study sites.
- Reducing water demand, optimizing salinity balance, and limiting sediment and pollutants in runoff water.
- AI-assisted irrigation and fertilization management tools.
- Installation and testing of agrophotovoltaics (e.g., flexible PV for greenhouses, agrovoltaics in fields) to evaluate their impact on crop yields and operational efficiency, and evaluation of the potential for dual-use PV panels to generate energy and captured rainwater (for groundwater recharge, salt leaching from soil, and irrigation) at study sites.
- Develop and test an AI-based decision and management tool that integrates the main components of the circular IWRM system with smart agriculture.
For more information:
SusHumBuild Project:
Sustainable Human to Building Behavioural Interaction: Awareness Development Roadmap and Training Programme
The Renewable Energy Research Group at the British University in Egypt in collaboration with London South Bank University initialized a funded project by the UK British Council, which aims to provide an opportunity for building a training program aiming at facilitating the exchange of expertise between the UK and Egypt in the field of energy-saving practices and awareness, particularly in educational buildings.
The Project’s objectives are:
1. To identify the challenges for implementing a sustainable energy-efficient culture in educational buildings in Egypt.
2. Increase the awareness to invest in energy-saving measures and their knowledge about the return on investment (ROI) and overshadow the long-term benefits of reduced energy consumption.
3. Introduce the integration of smart technologies for energy management to be widespread across all educational buildings.
4. Investigate the current UK’s significant strides in sustainable energy practices in energy-saving awareness within its building sector for achieving greater efficiency and reducing environmental impact.
5. Disseminate the findings through a workshop in Cairo, Egypt.
For more information:
Research Staff
Facilities
Research Projects
Workshops
