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ARMENIA TO PRODUCE HELIOTECHNICAL EQUIPMENT FROM 2011
Mediamax
Aug 19 2011
Armenia
Yerevan/Mediamax/. The first plant to produce heliotechnical equipment
in Armenia is due to start operating in the town of Spitak by the
end of 2011. The production of the plant is designed by Armenian
scientists.
Addressing a press conference in Yerevan today, the head of the
project, Doctor of Technical Sciences Vahan Hamazaspyan, informed
that USD8mln investments are required to manage the production,
and "Red Cross" international environmental organization agreed to
allocate them as shares in the factory's capital, Mediamax reports.
Vahan Hamazaspyan informed that on July 13, the project was presented
to the founder of "Red Cross" organization, former President of the
Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev and met with his approval.
According to the scientist, the factory will initially produce 2 types
of heliotechnical equipment: with 3-5 kW and 32-65 kW thermal power.
"The first will satisfy the demand for hot water in domestic
households, and the second will provide heating of a 300 square meters
area", said Vahan Hamazaspyan adding that the equipment with 32-65
kW thermal power is meant for rural households.
According to him, the equipment cost will make USD 80-100 per 1 kW
which means that for instance, 5kW equipment will cost USD 400-500 and
32kW equipment will cost USD 2560-3200. The scientist says that the
production of the Armenian plant is going to be the cheapest source
of thermal energy, noting that today average global prices for solar
water heating systems are USD 500-1000 per 1kW.
"In case of 50-year-old equipment, 1kWh electricity will cost 0.2
luma, whereas the gas price today is AMD16 calculating in terms of
1kWh electricity. The equipment is a free energy source, only its
purchase is to be paid", said the scientist.
The factory is due to produce around 1000 sets of equipment at a
total cost of USD0.5mln per day and it will manage to satisfy the
demand of all the rural households of Armenia and Artsakh (around
350 000 rural households).
In this context, the scientist stressed the importance of adopting
heliofication conception by the government and boosting development
of the field in Armenia. "Heliofication will resolve the problem of
energy security in Armenia as the population will have an alternative
energy source in emergency situations", said Vahan Hamazaspyan.
Mediamax
Aug 19 2011
Armenia
Yerevan/Mediamax/. The first plant to produce heliotechnical equipment
in Armenia is due to start operating in the town of Spitak by the
end of 2011. The production of the plant is designed by Armenian
scientists.
Addressing a press conference in Yerevan today, the head of the
project, Doctor of Technical Sciences Vahan Hamazaspyan, informed
that USD8mln investments are required to manage the production,
and "Red Cross" international environmental organization agreed to
allocate them as shares in the factory's capital, Mediamax reports.
Vahan Hamazaspyan informed that on July 13, the project was presented
to the founder of "Red Cross" organization, former President of the
Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev and met with his approval.
According to the scientist, the factory will initially produce 2 types
of heliotechnical equipment: with 3-5 kW and 32-65 kW thermal power.
"The first will satisfy the demand for hot water in domestic
households, and the second will provide heating of a 300 square meters
area", said Vahan Hamazaspyan adding that the equipment with 32-65
kW thermal power is meant for rural households.
According to him, the equipment cost will make USD 80-100 per 1 kW
which means that for instance, 5kW equipment will cost USD 400-500 and
32kW equipment will cost USD 2560-3200. The scientist says that the
production of the Armenian plant is going to be the cheapest source
of thermal energy, noting that today average global prices for solar
water heating systems are USD 500-1000 per 1kW.
"In case of 50-year-old equipment, 1kWh electricity will cost 0.2
luma, whereas the gas price today is AMD16 calculating in terms of
1kWh electricity. The equipment is a free energy source, only its
purchase is to be paid", said the scientist.
The factory is due to produce around 1000 sets of equipment at a
total cost of USD0.5mln per day and it will manage to satisfy the
demand of all the rural households of Armenia and Artsakh (around
350 000 rural households).
In this context, the scientist stressed the importance of adopting
heliofication conception by the government and boosting development
of the field in Armenia. "Heliofication will resolve the problem of
energy security in Armenia as the population will have an alternative
energy source in emergency situations", said Vahan Hamazaspyan.