Kabul University Renewable Energy Laboratory (KUREL)

_{KUREL is Afghanistan’s first and most equipped renewable energy and energy efficiency laboratory based in the Energy Engineering Department at Kabul University Faculty of Engineering.}

_{KUREL is administered by Engineering Partnership Research and Services Organization (EPRSO) which is an independent, not-for profit, non-government organization registered in the Afghan Ministry of Economy.}

_Vision

_{An energy independent Afghanistan with 100 % access to electricity and heat through modern energy services.}

_Mission

• _{To address the problems of public and private sectors in the fields of energy science, energy engineering, energy business, and energy policy.}
• _{To contribute in dissemination of energy engineering information through research and publications.}

_{Our Services}

• _{KUREL is the main laboratory of the Energy Engineering Department, where Energy Engineering students get the chance to see actual energy equipment and systems and conduct hands-on experiments.}
• _{Provide certification, performance rating, and standards for locally manufactured or imported renewable energy and energy efficiency products.}
• _{Provide Technical Assistance for government institutions, development agencies, and the private sector.}
• _{Provide certification and capacity building services for renewable energy engineers, technicians, and implementers and energy efficiency professionals.}

_{Founder and Contributors}

• _{KUREL is founded by United States Agency for International Development (USAID).}
• _{Afghanistan Sustainable Energy for Rural Development (ASERD) program is a contributor and supporter of KUREL. The program has funded and supplied Solar Energy, Hydro Energy, Wind Energy, and Energy Efficiency systems or testing equipment for KUREL.}
• _{The Czech Republic has also supported KUREL by funding and supplying renewable energy and environmental testing equipment for support sustainable energy in Afghanistan.} 
• _{Slovak Republic is a big contributor in promotion of KUREL in the field of renewable energy to a standard laboratory in Afghanistan and the region. Which is managed by Slovak Agency for International Development Cooperation.}
• _{In the First project of Slovak Aid in KU, a Training Center for Renewable Energy in Afghanistan (TCRENAF) has been established in KUREL. The center equipped with the latest Solar Photovoltaic and Solar Thermal technologies for training proposes.}
• _{In SAMRS/2019/AFG/01/01, two Academic staff have been trained on solar energy resources and systems in Slovakia. As well as three Simulation Units of Solar Energy Have been supplied for KUREL.}

_{Solar Simulation Units}

1. _{Solar Photovoltaic Simulation Unit}

_{The Computer Controlled Photovoltaic Solar Energy Unit, "EESFC", includes equipment that uses the photo-conversion law for the direct conversion of solar radiation into electricity.}

 

 

2. _{Solar Thermal Simulation Unit}

_{The Computer Controlled Thermal Solar Energy Unit, "EESTC", is a system that transforms solar energy into usable thermal energy.}

 

3. _{Stand Alone Water Pumping Simulation Unit}

_{The Water Pumping Application, "SWP", has been designed by Edibon to show the user the basic principles of operation of pumping equipment in isolated networks, exposing in a didactic way the elements involved in the process of generation and pumping.}

 

4. _{Computer Controlled Wind Energy Unit}

_{The Computer Controlled Wind Energy Unit, "EEEC", contains an aerogenerator, in laboratory-scale, and is used to study the conversion of kinetic wind energy into electrical energy and to study the influence of some factors on this generation.}