LEOPARD Project presentation

Under the coordination of the Université de Picardie Jules Verne (UPJV), trough the laboratory „Laboratoire de Technologies Innovantes“, the project includes six partners from Benin, Senegal, Germany and France: the Songhai Center, CT2S (Centre de Test des Systèmes Solaires), ARESS (African Renewable Energy Systems & Solutions), EIFER (European Institute for Energy Research), EPAC (Ecole Polytechnique d’Abomey-Calavi) and the MEDEE cluster. Based on field data collected by CT2S, EPAC and the Songhai Center, EIFER will model and simulate a containerized renewable energy production solution including storage. Based on the simulation results, ARESS will provide a detailed specification of the solution and will build a prototype. The Beninese company will also develop a remote payment system. The prototype will then be tested in two locations in Benin to evaluate the solution in rural and peri-urban environments. One of the selected site is the one of Songhai Center. In parallel, CT2S will develop a quality control protocol to guarantee the sustainability of the system and reduce maintenance needs. Finally, replication studies in Senegal will be conducted.