Laboratory of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Sources

The laboratory was founded in 2010 based on the merger of two laboratories, namely: "Non-traditional energy sources" founded in 1994 and "General Energy".

The Laboratory of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Sources (LEESER) is part of the organizational structure of the Institute of Power Engineering. LEESER activity is guided by the institute statute and the legislative provisions in the field of research, energy efficiency and renewable energy sources.

LEESER's core activities include:

• systematic analysis of the efficiency of  traditional and renewable energy sources, taking into account the regional characteristics of energy consumption and their impact on the environment;
• elaboration of various programs for strategic development of the energy complex of the Republic of Moldova;
• elaboration of Technical, Ecological and Innovative solutions in fields of EE and SER;
• calculation model development for contribution calculation of renewable energy to country's energy balance;
• analysis of variable energy sources and their contribution to energy deficiency compensation in buildings;
• the impact of renewable energy sources on electricity and heat rates;
• technical and economical feasibility studies of some investment projects in the field of EE and SER;
• elaboration, manufacture and testing of laboratory samples of devices, based on innovative solutions for conversion and using of renewable energy (solar and wind, etc.);
• participation in development and approvement of the national legislative framework in the field of EE and SER;
• elaboration of concept notes and participation in different national and international competitions for financing projects in the field of EE and SER;
• elaboration of training and continuous training programs for specialists.

The scientific potential of the laboratory includes 4 Dr. (Comendant Ion, Şit Mihail, Juravliov Anatolie, Daud Vasile) and 6 researchers (Lupu Mihail, Turcuman Lilia, Prepeliţă Iulia, Robu Sergiu, Uzun Galina, Soloviov Nicolae).