Affordable and Clean Energy

7.4.1. Local community outreach for energy efficiency: Provide programmes for local community to learn about importance of energy efficiency and clean energy

AASTMT is keen on providing programs for local community to learn about importance of energy efficiency and clean energy. This is included in AASTMT energy-related trainings, workshops, visits and graduation projects that serve objectives of sustainable development goal 7.

First: Trainings

AASTMT has a number of programs offered by different entities to promote clean energy and energy efficiency and management. This is demonstrated by the energy-related training courses offered by AASTMT and presented in the link below.

Training Courses on the AASTMT news page​​​​​​​

Energy UNIT

The Energy Research Unit at AAST-Abukir campus offers the following Training Courses;

1. Renewable Energy System
2. Solar energy
3. Practical fundamental solar energy
4. Wind Energy System
5. Energy Management and Auditing (EMA)
6. Building Management system (BMS)

And this is practically explained with the help of the 50kW solar plant station built at the roof of building G at AAST- Abukir campus.

AASTMT Productivity and Quality Institute (PQI)

AASTMT PQI has a great role in supporting energy-efficient systems and offering energy management services and courses as follows;

ISO 50001 Energy Management System Consultancy (EnMS)

The purpose of the EnMS is to enable organizations to establish or re-structured the systems and processes necessary to improve energy performance, including energy efficiency, use, consumption and reduce running cost. ISO 50001 (Energy Management System) is based on the ISO management system model familiar to more than a million organizations worldwide who implement standards such as ISO 9001 (quality management), ISO 14001 (environmental management), ISO 22000 (food safety), ISO/IEC 27001 (information security). ISO 50001 can be implemented individually or integrated with other management system standards.
Benefits of ISO 50001 Application:

o Improves existing management systems.
o Leverages existing continual improvement processes.
o Develops a baseline of energy use.
o Actively manages energy use and costs.
o Reduce emissions without a negative impact on operations.
o Continual improvement of energy use versus product output over time.
o Potential for savings to be used for emission credits.
o Improves maintenance process culture in all types of organization.
o Generates a new source of thinking in energy Consumption model.

 ISO 50001 Energy management Systems Consultancy Service on the AASTMT news page
Energy and Environmental Management Training Covered by Quality Institute:

Environmental Management System (EMS) and Energy Management System (EnMS) helps sustainable businesses and help to reduce an organization’s impact on the environment while improving operating efficiency, controlling, and reducing your organization's energy consumption, which reflects on, reducing product manufacturing costs as energy costs rise.

Thus, AASTMT offers the following courses

Environmental Management on the AASTMT news page
Energy Management on the AASTMT news page

Energy Management Training Courses

Energy management courses focus on the proactive assessment and management of energy systems resulting in successful economic and environmental results.

Energy management training courses on the AASTMT news page

Environmental Management Training Courses

Environmental management courses focus on how to mitigate the adverse effects of business and industrial operations on the Earth's environment.

Environmental management training courses on the AASTMT news page

Energy and Environmental Management Courses

Environmental Management System (EMS) and Energy Management System (EnMS) helps sustainable businesses and help to reduce an organization’s impact on the environment while improving operating efficiency, controlling, and reducing your organization's energy consumption, which reflects on, reducing product manufacturing costs as energy costs rise.

Certificates for these courses on the AASTMT news page

Energy-Related M.Sc. and Meng. Degrees

Management in Renewable energy and environment engineering (Alexandria)
M.Eng. in Renewable Energy and Environment Engineering on the AASTMT news page

M.Sc. in Renewable energy and environmental engineering (Alexandria)
M.Sc. in Renewable Energy and Environmental Engineering on the AASTMT news page

M.Sc. of Smart Control Systems for Energy Management (Alexandria)
Smart Control Systems for Energy Management on the AASTMT news page

M.Sc. in Electrical Smart Grid engineering (Alexandria)

Second: Visits and Workshops

9 MAY 2023: Trip to The Solar Show -MENA 2023

organized by the Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering and Technology, in cooperation with the Electrical and Control Engineering Department.

Trip on the AASTMT news page

16 March 2023: EXPERT TALK: Optimal use of energy for sustainable development

Organized by the Electrical & Control Engineering Department, AASTMT Abu Kir Campus, The National Youth Council, Eduvate educational platform, and the student branch of the Society of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IEEE AAST Alex SB.

Experts talk on the AASTMT news page

9 JAN 2023: Solar Power Plant Visit 

Organized by Electrical and Control Engineering Department for the Elective Course: "Fundamentals of Renewable Energy".

Solar Powert Plant Visit on the AASTMT news page

6 NOV 2022

Visit to "The Arab Renewable Energy Company Organization (ARECO)" organized by the department of Electrical Engineering and Control.

26 Oct. 2021: Egyptian Photovoltaic Energy Market Seminar

Organized by The Electrical & Control Engineering Department and focused on the current and future trends of solar energy market. The speaker was Prof. Ahmed Kadry Abdelsalam - a staff member in the Electrical & Control Engineering department- who is an expert in solar energy field in both academic and industrial levels.

Third: Graduation Projects

Graduation Projects 2022-2023 of Electrical & Control Engineering Program

PV-based Recirculating Aquaculture System (RAS) PV-based Electric Scooter Charging Stall.

Graduation Projects on the AASTMT news page

​​​​​​​Electrical Energy Engineering Program  on the AASTMT news page

Academic Year 2022-2023 (5 Projects)

1. Automated Greenhouse

2. Swappable battery System for electric motorcycles

3. IOT Based Movable Solar EV Charging Unit

Academic Year 2021-2022 (5 Projects):

1.Design & Implementation of Self-Driving Electric Vehicle (Autonomous Electric Vehicle)

2.Electrical Distribution Design & Energy Management in a University Building.

3.Design & Implementation of Portable Solar Unit

4.Design & Implementation of Photovoltaic Based Water Desalination System.

5.Eco-Friendly Micro-Grids Optimal Hybrid Power Interconnection.​​​​​​​

Academic Year 2020-2021 (5 Projects):

1. Planning and Designing a long-term charger positioning plan in Egypt and Implementation of a commercial low-cost Electric Vehicles Level 2 charging.

2. Blind Solar Tracker.

3. Smart Low Voltage Switch Gear

4. Solar Energy System with IOT Automation

5. Optimization System of Environmentally Friendly Micro Grids.