The Solar Thermal Applications workshop 24 - 25 March, 2009

1. Solar Thermal Energy Development:
The Lebanese Experience
On Behalf of BoT Member,
Eng. Nader Hajj Shehadeh
The Lebanese Center for Energy Conservation

2. The Formation of LCEC
United Nations
Development
Programme
LCECP
PROJECT NUMBER 000013385 (LEB/99/G31)
Lebanon ‐ Cross Sectoral Energy Efficiency and Removal of
TITLE
Barriers to ESCO Operation
PROJECT SITE Lebanon
DURATION 5 years
APPROVAL DATE June 2001
START DATE April 2002
PROJECT TARGET Energy Efficiency & Conservation
TYPE OF PROJECT Policy/Operational/Management
EXECUTING AGENCY Ministry of Energy & Water (MEW)
ADMINISTRATOR AGENCY United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
PROJECT FUNDING Global Environment Facility (GEF Ministry of Energy & Water (MEW)
Industrial, Commercial & Residential Energy users, Ministry of Energy
PROJECT BENEFICIARIES
and Water, EDL and the Lebanese population at large.

3. LCEC Main Activities
Energy Efficiency Renewable Energies Capacity Building
Standards & Labels Awareness Legislation

4. LCEC Solar Thermal Strategy Schedule
Market Market
survey survey
Solar thermal standards process
Testing, certification, & labeling
Pilot solar projects
Solar donations & programs development
Data collection, monitoring & verification
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Communication & awareness raising
Financial incentives
Legislative Reform
2006 2007 2008 Dec 2009

5. 1. Market Survey
Study & evaluation of the solar thermal market
Market Survey
Phase 1 (2006) Phase 2 (2008)
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6. 2. Solar Thermal Standards
Solar thermal standards process
Setting the solar thermal standards
Phase 1 (2006)
Draft copy issued in collaboration with The Lebanese Solar
Energy Society (LSES)
Phase 2 (2007)
LIBNOR’s technical committee adopts the standards on a
voluntary basis (EN standards)
Phase 3 (2009)
LIBNOR adopts the standards on a mandatory basis
awaiting for a decree to be issued by the CoM

7. 3. Testing, certification , & labeling
Testing, certification, & labeling
Testing solar equipment & products
Testing Facilities
Offered through an international (Greek)
donation (year: 2009)
Testing & Certification
The Industrial Research Institute (IRI) will be in
charge of this task.
IRI will perform tests on the products and
produce certificates and labels accordingly.

8. 3. Testing, certification , & labeling
Testing, certification, & labeling
Labeling
Focus Group
Date: 11th of March 2009
Participants: Solar Energy firms, Academics,
Stakeholders…

9. 5. Data Collection, Monitoring, & Verification
Data collection, monitoring, & verification
Collecting data and producing reports
Done data logging analysis
1 Site: Marjeioun (2008)
Site Description
• Marjeioun (Residence)
• Residents: 5 (54, 44, 14, 12, 0.6)
System Description
• Technology: Evacuated Tube (HP)
• Capacity: 208 liters
• Tubes: 28 (2.8 m2)

10. 5. Data Collection, Monitoring, & Verification
Data collection, monitoring, & verification
Collecting data and producing reports
Results
• Solar Insolation: 1510 kWh/m2
• Ambient Temperature: 18.1 ˚C
• HW Consumption: 35 l/day /person
• Annual Energy Consumption: 618 kWh/person
• Annual Saving: 975 kWh (195$)
• Payback period: 5 years

11. 5. Data Collection, Monitoring, & Verification
Data collection, monitoring, & verification
Collecting data and producing reports
Ongoing data logging (Individual)
4 Sites: Alma El Cha’b, Bint Jbeil, Hasbaya,
Burj Al‐Molok
Ongoing data logging (Collective)
10 Sites: Zahle, Rashaya, Shlifa, Nabi Sheet, Tyr,
Nabatieh, Sultanieh, Bourj Shmali, Jwaya

12. 6. Capacity Building
Trainings and workshops on Solar Energy
Capacity Building
Training on Evacuated Tube SWHs
Trainers: ETC China
Year: 2006
Training on Building Solar Panels
Trainers: Province of Bolzano ‐ Italy
Year: 2008
Training the Trainers
Trainers: LCEC & Province of Bolzano ‐ Italy
Year: 2008

13. 6. Capacity Building
Upcoming Trainings and workshops on Solar Energy
Capacity Building
Training on Building Solar Panels
Trainers: Don Bosco Technique & LCEC
In collaboration with: Italian Cooperation
Date: Q1 2009
Training on PV systems
Trainers: Province of Bolzano ‐ Italy
In collaboration with: Italian Cooperation
Date: Q2 2009

14. 7. Communication & awareness raising
Communication & awareness raising
The national solar thermal campaign
LCEC has launched a comprehensive awareness
campaign (2006)
Campaign in the form of:
TV Spots
Radio Spots
Billboards
Prints…
Campaign value: $900k

15. 4. Pilot Project
Solar donations
Pilot projects:
• Individual SWH (Phase 1) 2005
• SWH for July War Recovery 2007
• CEDRO Project 2008
Pilot projects
• Individual SWH(Phase 2) 2009
• Sustainable Energy Programme 2009

16. Individual SWHs 1
Project Description:
Solar donations
Donation: 500 Solar water heaters (200 liters)
Applications: Evacuated tubes SWHs
Date of Donation: Q4 2005
Date of Execution: Q1 2007
Areas Covered: Liberated Areas of the South
Pilot projects
Beneficiaries: Selected users (mostly residences)
Number of Beneficiaries: 417
Role of LCEC: Technical Agency
Notes: LCEC installed data logging systems on 4 units

17. SWH for July War Recovery
Project Description:
Solar donations
Applications: Individual & Collective SWHs
Date of Donation: Q1 2007
Date of Execution: Q1 2008
Areas Covered: South, Bekaa & Beirut Suburb
Beneficiaries: Public & nonprofit facilities
Pilot projects
Number of Beneficiaries: 104
Role of LCEC: Administrator
Special Features: DL for the 10 collective systems

18. CEDRO Project
Project Description:
Solar donations
Applications: SWHs, PV, CFLs, Building Envelope
Date of Donation: Q4 2007
Date of Execution: Q4 2012
Areas Covered: Allover Lebanon
Beneficiaries: Public buildings + General public
Pilot projects
Number of Beneficiaries: >250
Role of LCEC: New UNDP project = CEDRO
Special Features: Pure pilot projects

19. Individual SWHs 2
Project Description:
Solar donations
Donation: 600 Solar water heaters (200 liters)
Applications: Evacuated tube SWHs
Date of Donation: Q1 2009
Date of Execution: Q4 2009 (expected)
Areas Covered: South & Akkar
Pilot projects
Beneficiaries: Mainly nonprofit organizations
Number of Beneficiaries: ≈500
Role of LCEC: Technical Agency
Notes: 108 of the donated units will be for replacing the
damaged units of Phase 1 (during July war)

20. Sustainable Energy Programme
Project Description:
Solar donations
Applications: SWHs + Testing facilities
Date of Donation: Q1 2009 (expected)
Date of Execution: Q4 2010 (expected)
Areas Covered: South (pilot village)
Beneficiaries: Residences + The Market
Pilot projects
Number of Beneficiaries: >350
Role of LCEC: Administrator
Notes: The program falls under Sustainable Energy Strategy
programme with MoF

21. Solar Thermal Collection Area
Solar donations
1 2
1,270 m2 1,040 m2 1,944 m2
1,018 MWh 1,013 MWh 1,527 MWh
Pilot projects
5,670 m2 810 m2
116,000 MWh 764 MWh
10,734 m2
120,322 MWh

22. Conclusions
There is still a Huge Potential for solar
thermal applications in Lebanon
The Lebanese Solar Thermal Market is
developing in an impressive manner.
Suppliers not manufacturers
Solar Water Heating applications in
Lebanon have promising results and
show great feasibility

23. Lessons Learnt

24. Lessons Learnt
More Awareness among costumers is required
Quality control is highly recommended to prevent market
breakdown due to low performance applications
Capacity Building and offering the SWH dealers more
technical knowledge is a must
Help & support for local manufacturers should be offered
Applying installers certifications is highly recommended to
ensure proper installation
After sales maintenance should be part of the contract
R&D should be employed
A finance mechanism is required to get rid of the financial
factor that is highly occurring