A visit has been organized to Alexandria University Center for Renewable Energy in Wadi El Natroun, in this visit the participants had been introduced to hybrid system from using photovoltaics and wind energy to produce electricity. The center energy unit consists of 60 self-contained concentrated photovoltaic (PV) system and 6 wind turbines of 100 Kw.hr per day total electric capacity.
Wadi El Natroun, Beheira governorate
A visit was organized to the Solid wastes Landfill in Al-Hamam City. This landfill consists of 23 cells. This landfill consists of two major areas; northern area and southern area. The northern area includes biogas network area, recycling and composting area, leachate evaporation ponds, biogas to electricity area. South area consists of biogas network area, refuse-derived fuel new line proposal, leachate evaporation ponds and administration area. Only 6 cells can produce 1500 m3 per hour methane gas which can produce about 80 Mw and the 11 cells produce 4500 m3 per hour. Unfortunately, there is no well-established system to trap these amount of methane, therefore, it is not properly used.
Al-Hammam city
A visit to ElNassreya Center for Hazardous Wastes Management was organized to demonstrate the process of safe disposal and treatment process for hazardous wastes. During their visit they knew the process of chemical and physical treatment units, fluorescent lamps unit and the burial cells.
Al Nasreyah, Alexandria governorate
A visit to Wadi ElRayan protectorate and ElHitan museum was organized to the programs participants. In Wadi ElRayan, the idea of ecotourism which is based on unique geological features that was seen in the water-fall area.To understand the idea of climate change and how it changed the shape of the earth, discovered in the area and conserved in the museum which was recently opened for this purpose.
wadi el Rayan Protectorate, Al Fayoum governorate
One of the most vulnerable areas to sea level rise is Kafr El Shekih governorate, according to the estimations of the UNEP in 1997. Thus, a field visit was organized in 31st December 2015 for the participants to this are to visualize the impacts of climate changes and sea level rising leading to salt water intrusion which became obvious over the years. Also, they observed the changes in cropping systems that farmers follow to adapt to increased soil salinity
Kafr El Sheikh Governorate in Northern Delta Coast
Bibliotheca Alexandrina