The sun island
Solar energy in Cyprus

Kalagirou, S.
March 2001

Refocus, vol 2-2, p. 30-32

Cyprus is often called the "sun island" because of the amount of sunshine received all year round. The abundance of solar radiation together with a good technological base, has created favourable conditions for the exploitation of solar energy on the island as Dr Soteris Kalogirou, Higher Technical Institute, Cyprus describes in this article.

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