Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, which has always welcomed implementation of green technologies, is going to use solar energy to provide its constructions with hot water. Besides, with the blessing of Catholicos of All Armenians, His Holiness Karekin II, photovoltaic array is being installed at the area by Optimum Energy company.
PanARMENIAN.Net - The project titled “Let there be light” (lat. Fiat Lux) is sponsored by RECOM, one of the fastest growing companies in the European solar industry. In a conversation with PanARMENIAN.Net , Optimum Energy representative Armen Gharibyan said the initiative includes energy audit, events on energy efficiency, installation of solar water heaters and photovoltaic array. The amount of investments exceeds $2 million, according to him.
Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, which has always welcomed implementation of green technologies, is going to use solar energy to provide its constructions with hot water. Besides, with the blessing of Catholicos of All Armenians, His Holiness Karekin II, photovoltaic array is being installed at the area by Optimum Energy company.
PanARMENIAN.Net - The project titled “Let there be light” (lat. Fiat Lux) is sponsored by RECOM, one of the fastest growing companies in the European solar industry. In a conversation with PanARMENIAN.Net , Optimum Energy representative Armen Gharibyan said the initiative includes energy audit, events on energy efficiency, installation of solar water heaters and photovoltaic array. The amount of investments exceeds $2 million, according to him.
Installation process
Energy efficiency and renewable energy consultant, energy auditor Hovhannes Tevosyan commented toPanARMENIAN.Net on the current and future projects in Holy Etchmiadzin.
Solar water heaters
The religious and administrative buildings in Holy Etchmiadzin will henceforth have hot water heated by the sun. “The water will be heated by solar energy, which will allow saving 65,000 cubic meters of gas annually,” Tevosyan said.http://www.panarmeni...details/243822/
Territory meant the for photovoltaic array and Solar Park
Solar Park
According to Optimum Energy representative Armen Gharibyan, the Solar Park will be built next to the photovoltaic array. It will become a place for people to walk around and also visit a training center, where the latest achievement in solar energy will be presented.