The

The ITC
ITC and
and its
its objectives
objectives (I)
(I)
Public company of the Canarian Government, attached to the Regional Ministry
of Industry, Trade and New Technologies

Main goals: to promote the industrial development of the Region, fostering

Research, Development and Innovation in emerging technological fields, in
close colaboration with companies and research institutions
The
The ITC
ITC and
and its
its objectives
objectives (II)
(II)
Fields of activity:
- Energy (renewable energies, energy management, …)
- Water Technologies (desalination, waste water treatment, …)
- Environmental Technologies
- Biotechnology
- Medical Engineering
- IT Systems
- Business Innovation
- Training

Current Staff: 180 people (75% graduates)

Offices in Gran Canaria,

Tenerife, La Palma, El Hierro

2004 budget: 14 M€
The
The Energy,
Energy, Water
Water &
& Bioengineering
Bioengineering Division
Division
Biotechnology
Biotechnology &
& Environmental
Environmental Technologies
Technologies –– R&D
R&D Lines
Lines and
and services
services
Production of microorganisms of industrial interest (focus: microalgae)

Energetic and non energetic use of biomass

Development of analytical techniques for the determination of organic pollutants

in water, soil, agricultural products, etc.

Fully equipped labs with highly qualified personnel

Open
Open sky
sky microalgae
microalgae production
production facility
facility and
and biomass
biomass process
process plant
plant
Renewable
Renewable Energies
Energies &
& Water
Water Technologies
Technologies
R
R&&DD Lines
Lines (I)
(I)
Electricity production by renewable energy sources

Fresh Water production (water desalination) using renewable energy systems

Cold and ice production using renewable energy systems

Application of renewable energy systems in buildings and agriculture

Development of small to medium size wind energy systems (incl. wind-diesel)

Renewable
Renewable Energies
Energies &
& Water
Water Technologies
Technologies
R
R&&DD Lines
Lines (II)
(II)
Testing of solar thermal collectors and systems

Penetration of renewable energy systems in weak electrical grids

Development and evaluation of (non conventional) desalination and water

treatment systems

Production of hydrogen by renewable energy systems

Sustainable energy and water management

Renewable
Renewable Energies
Energies &
& Water
Water Technologies
Technologies
Working Areas
Working Internal Organisation
Areas –– Internal Organisation

Solar radiation and solar thermal systems

Wind energy exploitation

Development and integration of systems

Water Technologies

Stand-alone systems (incl. technology transfer to developing

countries)

Water management and energy efficiency

Innovation and sustainable development

Human resources:
Instrumentation and control 35 people (industrial, aeronautical
and telecommunication engineers,
Metrology and calibration physicists)
Renewable
Renewable Energies
Energies &
& Water
Water Technologies
Technologies
Technical Services (I)
Elaboration of wind maps Solar Radiation Studies

Technical and Economical Feasibility

Studies of Wind Installations
Studies of Solar Installations

Test of wind and solar systems Testing Platform for

Small Wind Turbines
Testing Platform for Solar Thermal Systems

Outdoor steady-state
efficiency test and
determination of the
pressure drop across
a collector (EN
12975-2)
Renewable
Renewable Energies
Energies &
& Water
Water Technologies
Technologies
Technical Services (II)
Software development services

Management and Analysis Software

of Monitored Data Simulation and optimisation
Software for Management of Software for Renewable
Projects Systems

Instrumentation and Control Services

Scada and Real Time Data Analysis
Design and Installation
of Data Acquisition Systems

Programming
of Control Systems
Renewable
Renewable Energies
Energies &
& Water
Water Technologies
Technologies
Developed Products (I)
Drinking water supply with stand alone systems
CONTEDES - Water desalination container (stand alone, grid connection not necessary)
DESSOL - Reverse osmosis desalination plant driven by a stand alone photovoltaic system
DESALPARQ - Modular reverse osmosis desalination plant driven by an off-grid wind farm
AEROGEDESA - Sea water desalination plant directly driven by a wind turbine

Electricity supply to isolated areas

MORENA - Container with hybrid system (wind-photovoltaic-diesel) for electricity supply
in small rural villages
SISTEMAS HÍBRIDOS - Hybrid systems for electricity supply (wind-photovoltaic-diesel)
to isolated villages
Renewable
Renewable Energies
Energies &
& Water
Water Technologies
Technologies
Developed Products (II)
Ice and cold supply with stand alone systems
AEROFRIGO - Cold-storage plant driven by a small wind turbine
AEROHIELO - Modular ice maker driven by a small wind turbine
FOTOHIELO - Ice maker driven by a stand alone solar photovoltaic system

Integrated systems for electrical energy, water, cold and ice supply in isolated
areas
PUNTA JANDIA – Wind –diesel system for the production of electricity, water, cold and ice
in remote villages
MORENA CONTEDES - Hybrid system (wind-photovoltaic-diesel) easily transportable in container
for the supply of electrical energy, water, cold and ice
Pozo
Pozo Izquierdo
Izquierdo Facilities
Facilities
Location:
Location: Southeast
Southeast of
of Gran
Gran Canaria
Canaria Island
Island

UTM x = 458095 y = 3076802.8

Available Area:.....................................................109.000 m²
Distance to the sea:.................................................< 100 m.
Height above sea level:.................................................3 m.
Pozo
Pozo Izquierdo
Izquierdo Facilities
Facilities

Annual mean wind speed: 7,8 m/s (10 m.a.s.l)

Solar irradiation on an horiz. Surface: 5,7 kWh/m² day
Sun Hours: 3000 h/year
Annual mean temperature: 23,5 Cº
Annual mean humidity: 65-70 %
Annual rain fall: 105 mm (5-10 raining days/year)

An
An excellent
excellent combination
combination of
of wind,
wind, sun
sun and
and (sea)water
(sea)water
Pozo
Pozo Izquierdo
Izquierdo Facilities
Facilities Main building: 4000 m2
Workshop building (domes) and
laboratories: 1300 m2²

Climatological station:
40 m Tower with: Higro-Thermo-
Transmitter, Pluviometer, Barometric
Pressure sensor, Pyranometer, Shadow
Ring, UV Rays Sensor, Wind Direction
Sensor, Anemometers at 10, 20 y 40 m

Hydraulic grid:
4 sea water wells
Sea water underground piping: 500 m.
Drinking water undergr. piping: 500 m.
Brine piping: 500 m.

- 2 PV Grid Connected Power Stations

- 3 wind farms
- Microalgae production greenhouse and
biomass process plant
- 3 different labs
- 2 workshops (1 with machining center)
- Test platform for small wind turbines
- Test bank for small blades
- Solar collector test facility
- Data transmission grid
Pozo
Pozo Izquierdo
Izquierdo Facilities
Facilities

Reference distances:
Distance to Las Palmas de
Gran Canaria city: 35 km
Distance to the airport: 15 km
Distance to the industrial area of Arinaga: 5 km
ITC-
ITC- Pozo
Pozo Izquierdo:
Izquierdo: Distance to the tourist area
of Maspalomas: 10 km
The
The ideal
ideal place
place and
and the
the best
best
infrastructure
infrastructure to
to develop
develop and
and test
test
solar,
solar, wind
wind and
and water
water systems
systems
Our
Our current
current activity
activity (renewables
(renewables ++ water)
water)
Involvement in:
- 25 “own” projects
- 21 joint projects (most of them EC co-financed)
e.g. RES2H2
HELIOSAT3
ADIRA
SMADES
HYDROBUS
AQUAMAC
RENEWISLANDS
EL HIERRO 100% RES
- 15 services (excl. lab services)
e.g. CORVO
AFRICA projects
- lab. services and collector tests
Our
Our Partners
Partners

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Excellence
Excellence in
in the
the search
search for
for solutions
solutions to
to energy
energy and
and water
water
problems
problems of
of islands
islands and
and (remote
(remote regions
regions of)
of) developing
developing
countries
countries
Strong cooperation with insular regions of Europe (greek islands,
macaronesian islands) and with our neighbouring countries (West African
coast): Morocco, Mauritania, Senegal, Cape Verde, Tunisia.

Past
Past and
and on-going
on-going projects
projects
Elaboration of a feasibility study for the electrification and water supply
(using renewable energy systems) of 32 villages in the province of
Essaouira (Morocco) (finished 2000)
Installation of a MORENA unit (hybrid PV-wind-diesel system) for the
electrification of common areas of the village Ouassen (province of
Essaouira, Morocco) (in operation since 2001)

Active participation in the Energy and Water Seminar organised by

CDER/Resing in Marrakech (April 2002)

Organisation of the 1-week Seminar “Desalination and Renewable

Energies”, held at ITC (July 2003), with attendance of
researchers/scientists/personnel from energy and water bodies coming
from Mauritania, Morocco, Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Palestinian Territories,
etc.

Total electrification of the village Ouassen, including water pumping and

ice production demonstration system (on-going)
Elaboration of the wind atlas of Northern Mauritania (2000)
Creation of the Thematic Parc “Canary Islands” on Renewable Energies,
Desalination and Drip Irrigation at the Faculty of Sciences and
Technology of the University of Nouakchott, Mauritania (including
maintenance, training activities; on-going)

Reparation and Commissioning

of 4 RO desalination plants (20-40 m3/d)
at the National Parc Banc d’Arguin (Mauritania)
(sent by the Canary Islands’ Government
through ITC; on-going)
Supply of the 4 Mauritania RO plants with Renewable Energies (begin: july
2004)

Participation in SMADES and ADU-RES projectsl (on-going)

Technical assistance to spanish PV company ISOFOTON: feasibility of
supplying 15 small RO sea- and brackish water desalination plants with
PV in Senegal (on-going)

Elaboration of a Plan for the Promotion of Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energies in Morocco (waiting for approval)

Brackish water desalination plant powered by a PV system in Ksar

Ghilène (Tunisia) (begin: July 2004)
How
How to
to collaborate
collaborate with
with us
us
Using our Pozo Izquierdo installations to test your system(s) (we can
offer different services: basic rental, + maintenance, + R&D, etc.) (There
are currently 3 companies making use of these services)
(Pozo Izquierdo is the perfect showcase: our installations are
visited frequently by technicians and authorities from target countries!)

Subcontracting us R&D work in our areas of excellence

Participating with us in joint projects (e.g. Integrated Projects or

Networks of Excellence)

Contacting us if you wish to set up something in the Canary Islands or in

our neighbouring countries (Africa, Latin America)
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