Cyprus is planning to use solar expertise to generate electricity and take care of water shortages using Australian technology that has already been installed earning Australian scientific agency CSIRO $500,000. The installation took 5 weeks to be set up in Pentakomo, it consists of 50 heliostats for reflecting sun light. After winning a tender CSIRO has started with this first step and might later result in a broad solar take-up in Cyprus.
This important development is supposed to help the island to shift from its dependence on oil business. This will also allow Cyprus to meet EU requirements of having 13% of energy coming from renewable sources by 2020. Another extra advantage is the possibility of using solar energy to power desalination plants as a solution of water shortage. Very important point in this way of creating energy is that this method allows the producing of energy long after the sun has left.
“The question about solar is always about storage at night-time,” said Wes Stein, solar research leader at CSIRO. “This liquid is cheaper and more efficient than batteries. We can generate steam for electricity on a cloudy day. “This is Cyprus’ first foray into real solar infrastructure and hopefully it’s replicated across the country. They are close to countries such as the UAE and Saudi Arabia who could translate this technology as well.”
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