The Canary Islands Institute of Technology

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1 The Canary Islands Institute of Technology ITC Instituto Tecnológico de Canarias Gonzalo Piernavieja Director Research & Development

2 ITC Technology Center of the Regional Government of the Canary Islands, attached to the Ministry of Employment, Industry and Trade The Institute carries out projects and services in the areas of Research, Development and Innovation, in close collaboration with universities, R&D institutions and companies of the Canary Islands and abroad

3 ITC Main goals: to promote and support the technological development within the Archipelago and to encourage and drive forward RTD, in order to foster productive development, as well as business innovation, in the Canary Islands

4 Research & Development Water Technologies Renewable Energies Environmental Analysis Biotechnology Biomechanics Software Engineering

5 POZO IZQUIERDO Facilities South-East Gran Canaria

6 POZO IZQUIERDO Facilities Facilities for development and testing of renewable energy, water and environmental systems: workshop-domes for prototypes, outdoor testing platforms (wind, solar), climatological stations, service areas, etc Bioprocess assays and biomass microalgae production facilities, analytical laboratories for quality control of process and products

7 Activities in emerging technological sectors and sustainability

8 Promotion of Energy Saving and Energy Efficiency Public Subvention Programs Energy Saving and Energy Efficiency (Buildings,. Industry, Urban Water Cycle, Transport, ) Schemes for substitution of Vehicle Fleets (hybrids, alternative fuels, ) Schemes for substitution of Electrical Appliances (A, A+ and A++ grades; dishwashers, fridges, ) Ecodriving courses Awareness campaign on Energy Saving and Energy Efficiency Seminars Educational Projects Divulgative material and publications ITC is a Sustenergy Associate

9 Renewable Energies search for technical solutions that allow maximisation of renewable energy sources in the Canarian Archipelago (incl. other insular regions and remote areas worldwide) development of RE-based systems for supply of electricity, heat/cold, and hydrogen, capable to operate off-grid (stand-alone)

10 Renewable Energies Characterisation of RE resources (incl. mapping and prediction) Maximisation of RE penetration in weak (insular) electricity grids Design of RE-based electricity generation systems (distributed generation): medium scale power stations (wind-diesel, wind-hydro), micro-grids Test of RE systems (performance assessment under real operating conditions) Demonstration of innovative technologies: (renewable) energy storage (reversible) wind-hydro power stations (e.g. El Hierro), hydrogen produced by renewable energies Design of kits for professional training in RE technologies

11 Renewable Energies Infrastructure and Equipment Solar Collector Test Facility (LABSOL) Equipment for analysing maximisation of wind energy penetration in insular electricity grids (hardware and software) Facilities for hydrogen production, storage and use Solar absortion cooling system Equipment for analysis and monitoring of storage batteries Equipment for calibration of temperature sensors Climatological stations for RE resource assessment (distributed along the Archipelago)

12 Renewable Energies TEST PLATFORMS for components of RES systems LABSOL: 1st ENAC-qualified laboratory in Spain for solar collector testing, and well positioned within the European context DERLAB: Services related with: (1) testing of solar cells; and (2) quality of photovoltaic plants. Renewable Energy SYSTEMS Development (including energy storage and distributed generation) EL HIERRO 100% first island 100 % RES Absorption cooling: 1st solar-thermal facility in the Canary Islands Characterization of renewable energy RESOURCES Dense network of radiometric stations (22) allowing development of prediction models for RES. Providing wind potential evaluation services for particular locations, as well as feasibility studies for wind farms Integration RE HYDROGEN RES2H2 HYDROHYBRID ConSolida HYLAB Our H2 production and storage facilities are a reference in Europe

13 Renewable Energies GRID STABILITY STUDIES: finding the maximum admissible levels for RES penetration, and proposing actions to reinforce insular electrical grids. ENERGY STORAGE: solutions allowing storage of RES excess produced during valley intervals, and injecting it back to the grid during demand peaks. Finding energy vectors for RES applications in Transport. TEST PLATFORMS: outsanding wind/sun conditions provide the Canary Islands with a comparative advantage for testing RES systems: DISTRIBUTED GENERATION MULTI-MW MACHINES RES MAXIMIZATION: based on work on El Hierro experience, the experience will be extrapolated to 100 % RES models for other islands 100% RES El Hierro 100 % RES Fuerteventura 100% RES La Graciosa

14 Water Technologies Fresh water (and energy) supply to remote areas Sustainable water management (sustainable waste water treatment, sea- and brackish water desalination (using renewable energy sources) Evaluation and protection of water quality ITC activity in Western Africa: 15 years experience in the development of rural electrification and water supply (desalination) projects in remote areas of Morocco, Mauritania, Cape Verde and Tunisia, applying innovative renewable energy solutions

15 Water Technologies Infrastructure and Equipment Water laboratory: physico-chemical and microbiological characteristaion of different types of water Advanced analytical equipment for field measurements

16 Biotechnology Main goal: to explore areas that, based on the biotechnology, could offer new development possibilities for the agroindustrial sector of the Canary Islands Main R&D field: study of potential applications of MICROALGAE Development of processes, products and services in the biotechnology field, with direct application to industry, agriculture and the environment

17 Microalgae Biotechnology Production: INTENSIVE MICROALGAE PRODUCTION (high added value) Microalgae production facility (raceway cultivation, m2 greenhouse), plant for processing of harvested biomass Support to acuiculture development in the Canaries (sustainable and selfsufficient acuiculture) Environment: Development of environmental applications from intensive cultivation of microalgae Identification of ambient quality bioindicators, design of ecotoxicity biotests Bioactive substances: Identification, selection and characterization of new organisms with potential medical, food and agroindustrial applications Identification of bioactive substances and design of production systems from living organisms Services: Consultancy to agrofood companies, institutions and public bodies Performance of production and food processing tests

18 Microalgae Biotechnology Infrastructure and Equipment

19 Environmental Analysis Analytical services and R&D activities in the field of contamination prevention (organic pollutants) 4 activity lines: Analytical Laboratory Agriculture: determination of PESTICIDE residues Emerging organic contaminants (water) Risk evaluation, contamination danger

20 Environmental Analysis Development and optimization of new analytical methods Dissipation curves of PESTICIDES (fruits and vegetables) Evaluation of organic pollutants presence in waste water, reused water and desalinated water; preliminary assessment of derived risks Development of new non-destructive contamination biomarkers High Performance Chromatography Equipment

21 (Bio-)Mechanical Engineering Services oriented to the design, prototyping and manufacturing of mechanical devices and prosthesis of medical-sanitary application; technology transfer Structural (dinamic and static) calculations, kinematic studies Design and redesign of mechanical devices Mechanical tests Customized biomechanical studies Manufacturing of functional prototypes (CNC) Rapid manufacturing (FDM) 3D modeling Reverse engineering

22 Mechanical Engineering Infrastructure and Equipment centro de diseño y fabricación asistida Fully equipped numeric control machining center

23 Software Engineering & Computing Data processing and visualization (Virtual Reality) Image guided medicine, computational medicine Knowledge management Development of collaborative environments Software development (emerging sectors) Energy Meteorology

24 Thank you! Gonzalo Piernavieja, R&D Director Canary Islands Institute of Technology INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO DE CANARIAS - ITC