Solar
thermal energy in
General
According to the Directive 2009/28/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources the target for the share of energy from renewable sources in gross final consumption of energy in the year 2020 for Cyprus is 13% (in the year 2005 the share was 2.9%). The Directive has a mandatory 10 % target for transport to be achieved by all Member States, which refers to renewable sources as a whole, not biofuels alone.
Renewable energy projections according to the National Renewable Energy Action Plan for Cyprus
The
National Renewable Energy Action Plan (NREAP) for Cyprus was submitted
in July 2010. The target according to Annex I of Directive 2009/28/EC
is 13% for the year 2020 and the projected NREAP share in that year
exactly matches the target. According to the projection, the most
important contribution in the year 2020 is expected from solar thermal
(90 ktoe, 34% of all renewable energy). Second important contribution
is expected from solar (renewable electricity) (0.5 TWh or 46 ktoe, 17%
of all renewable energy). The third largest contribution is from wind
power (0.5 TWh or 43 ktoe, 16% of all renewable energy). Onshore wind
power contributes with 0.3 GW and 0.5 TWh in the year 2020. For solar
photovoltaic the 2020 contribution is projected to be 0.2 GW (0.3 TWh).
For solar thermal the 2020 contribution is projected to be 90 ktoe. The
two most important biofuels are projected to contribute 23 ktoe
(biodiesel) and 15 ktoe (bioethanol / bio-ETBE) by 2020. For solid
biomass no renewable electricity production is projected, while for
biogas its contribution is expected to be 0.1 TWh (12 ktoe). The
consumption of renewable heat is expected to amount to 30 ktoe for
solid biomass and not available for biogas.
Renewable
Heating and Cooling: solar thermal
Cyprus is the world leader in solar water heating with 90% of households, and 53% of hotels having installed solar water heaters (more that 750,000m² of solar collectors installed). Cyprus
has the highest installed solar collector per capita with almost 1m² of
solar collector per person. For solar thermal different categories
apply:
Production of sanitary hot water from active central solar thermal
systems (new installations and replacements): 45% (non-commercial) or 30%
(companies) of the eligible costs under the restriction of the maximum eligible
costs. Maximum amount of grant is €25,630 (non-commercial) or €17,087 (commercial).
Production of sanitary hot water or air heating from various types of
solar collectors for space heating and/or cooling (new installations and
replacements): for non-commercial entities 55% of the eligible costs under the
restriction of the maximum eligible costs. Maximum amount of grant €117,467 (40% up to €85,431 for
commercial sector).
a) Solar hot-water thermosyphonic systems (passive) without circulator
and cold water pump: €171;
b) Solar hot-water thermosyphonic systems (passive) without circulator
but with a cold water pump: €342;
c) Solar hot-water thermosyphonic systems (active) with forced
circulator, with or without a cold water pump: €342.
Future
programme changes expected
Sources
The National Renewable Energy Action
Plans (NREAPs) are all published on the Transparency Platform on
Renewable Energy: http://ec.europa.eu/energy/renewables/transparency_platform/action_plan_en.htm
(sourced July - December 2010)
Renewable Energy Projections as Published in the National Renewable
Energy Action Plans of the European Member States, http://www.ecn.nl/nreap
(sourced December 2010)
http://www.eurobserv-er.org
Last update: April 2011