The University of Malta is setting up an Electrical Energy and Efficiency Laboratory. The Department of Industrial Electric Power Conversion, which is within the University’s Faculty of Engineering, will be benefiting under the project “Electrical Energy and Efficiency Laboratory for the University of Malta.”

The project will be funded by the European Union’s European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) 2007-2013.

The project is aimed at setting up a facility that will improve Malta’s research and development potential in the applied engineering field of Electrical Energy. The facility will enable research in: the field of energy conversion from renewable energy sources (RES) such as solar and wind; the design, construction, and control of power electronic converters; the simulation and analysis of the interaction of RES with the Maltese Electrical network; the improved usage of traditional energy sources; the increase of electrical energy efficiency in domestic and industrial applications; and the improvement of power quality.

The infrastructure will allow for the development of prototypes used for power conversion and will be used to obtain scientific and research data on energy generation via alternative energy sources.

The facilities will be used by undergraduate students and researchers of the Department of Industrial Electric Power Conversion, which offers both first degrees and post-graduate research degrees in the area of Electrical Engineering.


-  Katrice R. Jalbuena

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Sources:

¹ http://www.um.edu.mt/newsoncampus/features#item_67953
² http://www.um.edu.mt/