Center for Renewable Energy Sources services

These include:A Wind turbine testing laboratory that includes a laboratory for testing 25m wind turbine blades,A Station for Wind turbine testing,A Hybrid wind diesel systems facility,A Network of 100 stations for measuring wind characteristics

Identification of thermal characteristics of building components under real climatic conditions in outdoor test facilitiesThermal and air permeability tests of building materials under controlled conditions by the use of a Guarded Hot-Box apparatusThermal conductance measurements for building materials using a Guarded Hot-Plate apparatus, by issuing accredited certificates according to EN45001.Ventilation rates and indoor air quality studies by the use of a tracer gas systemQuantitative and qualitative assessment of the air flow in buildings and building blocks by the use of scale house models in a wind tunnelQuantitative and qualitative assessment of lighting conditions in indoor and outdoor spaces, by the use of scale models in an artificial sky apparatusExperimental studies for thermal comfort in the controlled indoor conditions roomStudies on the effect of various air-conditioning systems

Biomass resources for energy production comprise a wide variety of materials derived from plants and animals such as crop, forest and agro-industrial residues, energy crops, the biodegradable fraction of municipal solid waste and sewage sludge.The physical and chemical composition and properties of biomass are important factors to determine its fuel potential, quality and to predict possible problems such as corrosion, formation of slags and deposits, etc., that could arise in energy applications. The Biomass Resources Laboratory of CRES is part of the Biomass Department of the Directory of Renewable Energy Sources of CRES and performs fuel characterization of biomass resources.