Center for Renewable Energy Development

Mission

Created in 1982, the Center for Renewable Energy Development is a public institution attached to the Ministry of Energy and Mining. The mission of the center are:

  • Development: research and technology adaptation, equipment and quality control, capacity building through our center of training
  • Promotion: energy resources assessment (wind, solar, biomass), sites identification and project support and monitoring, marketing, financing and communications tools conception and deployment, improvement of access to clean technologies.
Organization Type Government

Contact Information

Primary Contact
 Mr. Mohamed Berdai
 Secondary Contact

Address Rue Machaar Al Haram Issil
Marrakech,
40000
Morocco 		Website www.cder.org.ma
Phone 212-44-30-98-09
Fax 212-44-30-97-95
Calling/Fax Instructions

Our Focus

Primary Initiatives, Target Populations, and Scope of Work:

At the national level:program of energy house, program of energy efficiency in Hammams, program of solar water heaters market development - At the regional levels: MEDREP: Mediterranean Renewable Energies Partnership; JREC: Johannesburg Renewable energy Co.

Fuels/Technologies: Biogas
Biomass
Hydroelectric
Liquid Petroleum Gas
Solar
Wind
 Sectors of Experience: Agriculture
Energy
Environment
Financial/Banking
Forestry
Gender
Health
Renewable Energy
Rural Development
Small Business
Water
 Countries of Operation: Morocco

Our Experience And Interest In The Four PCIA Central Focus Areas

Social/Cultural barriers to using traditional fuels and stoves:

No input

Market development for improved cooking technologies:

Technology diffusion through the creation of energy house micro-enterprises - energy efficiency in Hammams - diffusion of biogas mini-plants in rural areas - diffusion of improved stoves in rural areas

Technology standardization for cooking, heating and ventilation:

Equipment certification and quality control

Indoor air pollution exposure and health monitoring:

No input

Relevant Publications or Studies

- Guide de construction et d'utilisation des installations de biogaz- Septembre1996 - Projet pilote de diffusion des foyers améliorés dans la vallée du Zat - Décembre1997, - Enquête socio-économique sur l'utilisation des foyers améliorés et le gaz au n

Our Contribution to the Partnership

CDER is interested in the following areas:

  • financing of pilot projects
  • Capacity building and tarining
  • Technology transfer