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Cyprus must act now to tackle water stress...

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I could not agree more to the article in today's local press, CM. concerning heat waves and water stress....

https://cyprus-mail.com/2024/07/17/some ... un-anyone/

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Really interesting article. Summer certainly started early this year and the trend in sea temperatures rising so alarmingly is worrying. Hosepipe ban is in place,but not being enforced. We saw a coffee shop owner hosing down the front of his premises. There was a police car in front of us and he waved at the policeman.
The Paphos desalination plant seems to be operational, but why is it not powered by solar power?
I read somewhere that some Arab states are condensing water using a system of taking the water vapour in the air and converting it to water using whatlook like giant aircon units, powered by solar electricity. Cyprus would be ideal for this with the high humidity,especially on the Paphos side of the island.
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Yes it will be hard to change the mind set of the ordinary citizens. They all seem to hose down their frontages to shops and houses, not seeming to understand the need to conserve water. Unfortunately, I don't think that it will happen overnight.
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Anarita John wrote: Thu Jul 18, 2024 12:47 pm Really interesting article. Summer certainly started early this year and the trend in sea temperatures rising so alarmingly is worrying. Hosepipe ban is in place,but not being enforced. We saw a coffee shop owner hosing down the front of his premises. There was a police car in front of us and he waved at the policeman.
The Paphos desalination plant seems to be operational, but why is it not powered by solar power?
I read somewhere that some Arab states are condensing water using a system of taking the water vapour in the air and converting it to water using whatlook like giant aircon units, powered by solar electricity. Cyprus would be ideal for this with the high humidity,especially on the Paphos side of the island.
Concerning desalination plant: I am afraid that there is not enough land available to supply the plant with solar modules as they use too much electricity... (installed capacity 9 MW!!!!!) https://www.chariconsulting.com/project ... tml?id=136

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Anarita John wrote: Thu Jul 18, 2024 12:47 pm I read somewhere that some Arab states are condensing water using a system of taking the water vapour in the air and converting it to water using whatlook like giant aircon units, powered by solar electricity. Cyprus would be ideal for this with the high humidity,especially on the Paphos side of the island.
I was thinking the same thing about collecting water from humidity. While I prefer fresh air and fans, with the heat this summer I am using ACs a lot more and they're generating so much water.
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I don't think the Kouklia plant is operational. I've driven down there a couple of times and there seems no sign of activity and the access track is fairly overgrown.
I believe there was a thread here in 2021 stating that the plant had been dismantled.
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Yes, Kansas I think that you are right about the Paphos Desalination plant having been dismantled a couple of years after the previous drought had ended. Memory says that the previous Mayor of Paphos decided that the de-sal. unit(which had been described as being 'mobile' and was rented, was an un necessary expense, so it was returned...)
I wonder if there has been any mention of CY using desalination plants again now?
Desalination must rely on large amounts of available electricity, has the island increased its total production of electricity generation more recently in line with increased the population increase and the construction boom?
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Caramondani Desalination Plants signed a 25 year contract with the Gov in 2021 for the Paphos plant.

Further an article in CM recently, June 4th, talking of 2 new plants in Cyprus and confirming the existing 5 plants so far.

https://cyprus-mail.com/2024/06/04/two- ... ideration/

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Not looking good for water levels across Cyprus at the moment as stated in this latest article ---

https://in-cyprus.philenews.com/local/d ... -heatwave/
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