Building an Energy Startup to Serve the Transportation Sector in Lebanon

The objective of this project is to build a startup that provides solutions to the electric charging station market in Lebanon, consisting of commercial fast chargers (level 2 and level 3) and including solar powered and battery swapping systems. The project entails:

• Sizing market demand
• Surveying the market for available products (benchmarking the competition)
• Designing the supply chains for the range of products offered (e.g. imported vs. locally made components, lithium vs. lead-acid batteries, different solar panel technologies, etc.)
• Determining the optimal number, location and size of the warehouse(s) needed for component storage and distribution to market (cost-optimal)
• Designing a warehouse facility layout
• Pricing of the products including installation costs
• Conducting a life-cycle assessment of the solution

Project Details

• Student(s): Marilyn Smayra, Charbel Korbani, Mounir Nashi, Vanessa Jifetjian
• Advisor(s): Dr. Marc Haddad
• Year: 2025-2026