‘You basically have free hot water’: how Cyprus became a world leader in solar heating

The country, which has more 300 days of sunshine a year, has embraced rooftop systems that harness the sun’s energyThe Thriamvos company truck pulls up at noon outside the four-storey building in the heart of Nicosia.It’s the third rooftop installation of a solar-powered water heating system that Petros Mihali and his assistant, Soteris, have made in the Cypriot capital since their working day began at 7am. Continue reading...

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/sep/20/cyprus-solar-thermal-heating-water-rooftop-renewable-energy-climate

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