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Qualitative Approach for Solar Water Heaters. The Tunisian experience (2009)

Submitted by Raquel Costa on Tue, 01/24/2012 - 08:30.

This is a presentation delivered by Mr. Noureddine Ketari from the Tunisian Institute Aptitudes during the Regional Workshop on Standardization and Certification of Solar Water Heaters organized by the Regional Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (RCREEE) in Tunisia.

The Emergence of a Regulatory Framework in the MENA Region. Perspective from the Maghreb Countries (2009)

Submitted by Raquel Costa on Mon, 12/19/2011 - 09:34.

This presentation was delivered by Mr. Rafik Missaoui, a Tunisian Energy expert, during the “MENA Energized: Regional Challenges to "Green the Power" Sector” event held in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. The event was jointly organized by the Regional Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (RCREEE) and the Euro Mediterranean Energy Market Integration Project (MED-EMIP).

Tunisia: „The solar thermal sector was not much affected by the revolution“

Submitted by Baerbel Epp on Mon, 03/14/2011 - 07:00.

Amjed Sibai, Managing Director of Sines” The economic situation in Tunisia two months after former President Ben Ali left the country is back to normal. Material supply is available without delay, the grants of the incentive programme are paid and even the demand for solar water heaters slowed down only a bit. Solarthermalworld.org spoke with Amjed Sibai, Managing Director of Sines Industries, one of the largest collector and tank manufacturers in the country, about the current business situation in Tunisia. Sines was founded in 2005 by him and his brother Ismail Sibai, who transferred the technology from their Greek partner which has been in the solar thermal market since 1976.

Tunisia: First Steps towards introducing Qualisol and Solar Keymark

Submitted by Baerbel Epp on Mon, 09/27/2010 - 06:00.

Qualisol label” Quality label for installers: By adapting French installer certification Qualisol, Tunisia's market development project Prosol has already entered “the 3rd Dimension” of quality control since its launch in 2005. Training is provided by the National Chamber of Renewable Energies (CNSEnR) after which installers will have to pass an exam to use the label in shop windows, ads, offers and invoices. Tunisia is a perfect example of quality-oriented solar thermal market development.

Solar Water Heating Accreditation System. Specification Conditions (2009)

Submitted by Raquel Costa on Tue, 08/10/2010 - 12:34.

This presentation was made during the Regional Workshop on Solar Water Heating Certification and Standardization organised by RCREEE (Regional Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency) in Tunisia in autumn 2009.

Short Compendium on Solar Thermal Applications and the Solar Water Heaters Industry in the Middle East (2009)

Submitted by Hans Craen on Thu, 10/22/2009 - 09:56.

The report is a summary of the workshop on solar water heating (SWH) technology which took place in Cairo in March 2009. The workshop looked into the technical aspects, framework conditions and private sector needs in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestinian Territories, Syria and Tunisia.

Creating a Credit Market for Solar Thermal: the PROSOL Project in Tunisia

Submitted by Stuart Jackson on Thu, 09/04/2008 - 14:37.

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has been working with the finance sector since the late 1990s to develop innovative mechanisms for the promotion of sustainable energy technologies in developing countries. Through its Renewable Energy and Finance Unit, UNEP has implemented a variety of “financial catalysts” with the aim to lower risks, buy down transaction costs, build capacity and address soft market barriers that constrain sustainable energy technologies growth.