Research & Development

Technologies – Policy

Upon its foundation, in 1968, LDK already had commissions from the Greek state and Greek industryto research the development potentials of enterprises and products within the Greek market and industry.

Based on thisexperience gained

in the decade of the1960s, LDK’s vision– from early 1970 –

included sustainabledevelopment. Inother words, in

parallel to carryingout studies for “MEP

for Buildings” inGreece, LDK investedin the research anddevelopment of new

markets and newproducts.

LDK’s “Strategy” administrative Division researches and voluntarily offers advisory services to the Greek governments since 2009 with a

view to contribute to the Greek economy recovery, through the productive activities of agriculture, energy, environment, tourism,

transportation, as well as the employment of jobless people (2009-2014)

Buildings: Research on the solar energy technology for use in housing, education (school buildings), 1970Development of central solar heating systems for the heating of domestic hot water in apartment buildings (Fyrogenis Industry), 1973Industry: Research on solar energy technology for use in industry (currant drying), 1971Αssigned by A.G. “Petzetakis” SA (production of flexible pipes), LDK has developed this industrial product for agricultural use, 1968

Conduct of financial and technical studies for the promotion of investments in agricultural industry investments sponsored by ELKEPA (Greek Productivity Center), on behalf of Greek entrepreneurs, investors, etc. 1968

Technologies

Hydrocarbons: LDK has contributed to the hydrocarbon exploration of the Ionian Sea (Greece) addressing the environmental dimension of this research. LDK was assignedcontracts by US and UK research companies, with the approval of the Greek state. (1997-2000)Railway Technologies: LDK has developed in-house software tools to automate the computations and the production of drawings needed for the electric traction in the railway technology, 2002

Technologies

Socioeconomic Development: Financial and technical research for the construction of a housing estate of 500 apartments (social housing) in the Attica Region, District of Athens, with the use of fossils, solar and geothermal sources (hybrid technology) for the cogeneration of heat and electricity for the houses, 1978. Project implementation, 435 apartments: 1984. Energy savings: 65%. Financed by: Greek state 35%, German state (BMFT) 65%, 1981-84

Targeting economic development, the retainment of the islands’ inhabitants and the environmental protection (air and sea) of the Cycladic Region, LDK carried out research on the use of endogenous energy sources: solar, wind, geothermal, fossils and hybrid systems, 1985-86

Policy

Market: Market research for the promotion of energy technologies in the 12 European Community countries and later in third countries, 1991-1995

Institutional Building: LDK carried out on behalf of CEC research for the establishment of an Energy Center in Kazakhstan with the aim of developing a national Εnergy Strategy, Almaty, 1993

Governance: Drafting of the law for “auto-generation of electricity” in Greece, 1984: Law enacted and 1st implementation: Solar Village, Attica, 1979

Policy