Jan 26, 2010

Medisco partners are carrying out the final touches of the solar cooling installation in the Moroccan Dairy Bestmilk in Marrakech where the system is supposed to contribute to the cooling of fresh milk process.

June 17 2008

As a part of WP. 4 "Experimental tests" which aims to carry out experimental activities  that enables the performance assessment of the two systems, a team of Polimi in cooperation with ANME made calibration for the monitoring system in Tunisia during the period of 9-12 June 2008.

Thermometers in the hot oil bath

April 12,  2008

The system in Tunisia was commissioned and the first experimental results are expected soon. 

March 17,2008  

By the beginning of March 2008, MEDISCO started the installation of the solar cooling system in Tunisia. The Partners from  Polimi, ANEME, Domani Nefris,  PSE "The Fresnel collectors manufacturers" from Germany and Electrosystem from Italy worked toghether to ensure proper installation and commissioning of the system.

First Pictures from Tunisia

December 3, 2007

CDER, Polimi, Tecsol and Photothereme -the Moroccan X partner- visited the milk factory Le Bonlait where the solar system to be installed. the visit included collecting information about the processes and existing cooling system. 

January 15, 2007

The market potential analysis of the solar cooling technologies in the food & agro industry sector has started. The study aims to identify which industries would most benefit from the application of solar cooling technologies, on the basis of their cooling demand profile. A survey is being conducted among several companies in Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia.

December 1, 2006

A comprhensive evaluation of medium temperature solar themal collectors has started. The evalutaion aims to select the most appropriate collectors for the two experimental sites. Collector manufacturers are being contacted in order to assess performance, durability, production capacity and cost of their products.

November 28, 2006

The MEDISCO kick-off meeting has been held in Taormina on November 25-28, 2006. The project rules and the work organisation have been presented by the project coordinator and work package leaders to the attendees, coming from Egypt, France, Germany, Italy, Morocco, Spain & Tunisia. The first working meeting will be held in Egypt on May, 2007, when the preliminary results of work packages 1 & 2 will be presented to the project consortium.