The fear of destroying the world as we know it today, from environmental pollution has led humanity to a natural shift to clean-energy sources. The natural energy resources can be a clean driving force of the new millennium.
Many years ago since the ancient Greeks worshiped the sun, they made sacrifices to the god of the seas, Poseidon, and trembled at the thought that Aeolus will open the bag to let out the furious winds. Out of fear or appreciation for the "services" offered by the elements, our ancestors showed their gratitude in every way. Centuries later, things changed. The charcoal and the "black gold" have replaced the ancient anthropomorphic deities and become the new driving force in the world. When the 70 was the first oil crisis the leaders of the world felt the earth "leaves" under their feet. "The oil will eventually end, it becomes more expensive, let alone destroying the environment" seems to be thought and turned back to "mother nature" who gives generously, more cheaply and its energy in a world slowly dying from the effects of contamination environmental and climatic changes. New global energy 'gods' is the sun, wind, water, including biofuels and hydrogen newcomer. All countries of the world make a race to incorporate Renewable Energy's energy potential. In route Greece, although not considered a privileged place, away from the monitor world events and trying to gain ground reminiscing the glorious 'ancient' past. Until 1920, our country has been energy self-sufficiency based on biomass and wood. He managed after years, in 1980, although not an oil producer to depend on 73% of it. Today the rate of dependence on fossil fuels has reached 95%. The National Observatory calculates that if the 'home' emission of dangerous gases in the environment increased by 39.2% in 2010 (the EU has put us than 25%), this creates an excess of approximately 15,000,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide. The fine will pay for our environmental violation shall be a 140 to 450 for each Greek household per year, based on estimates of Greenpeace. From 1990 to 2004 we increased the "national" broadcast by 26.6%, "conquering" the Fourth World status, along with Canada, the black list of countries contaminants. They do not need more reasons to support the need to change energy course. Renewable energy has become the first target. Green Energy
Hydropower Large hydropower plants are not renewable energy projects because they interfere with the natural environment. In recent years growing rapidly, the technique of small hydro power up to 10MW. They have limited impact on the environment and settle in small streams. In Greece, we have a large number of usable seats for the construction and operation of small hydropower projects. Ideal points are the water districts of Epirus, Western Greece, Western Macedonia, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, and western and northern Peloponnese. These areas can be estimated to provide up to 4363 MW of energy. The goal is 2010 the installed capacity of small hydropower projects to reach 364 MW by approximately 60 MW available in the country today. On the other hand, hydrogen has employed many Greeks in terms of its use as an energy source. Recently managed to use an appropriately modified burners, boilers and internal combustion engines in their homes to generate electricity and heat, and in moving cars. Six months ago, about the program announced HYDROSOL, for which researchers at the Laboratory of Aerosol and Particle Technology at the National Center for Research and Technological Development of Chemical Processes, Institute of Thessaloniki, were honored with this year's Descartes Prize for research use of hydrogen as an energy source by building the first solar hydrogen reactor. Plans for researchers is to install 1 GW unit soon to rise to 5 GW.
Solar Energy The Life-Giver sun is the guest of honor in Greece more than 300 days a year, the warm rays of the country, while there are areas that are lit more than 3,000 hours per year. This may not do so good for sunbathing, but if these light strips make electricity, they can provide 4500 kilowatt hours per square meter, or about as much electricity consumed by the average Greek annum (4.000 KW per capita in 1999). The conversion of solar energy into electricity either directly by photovoltaic systems or using the heat from the sun's rays to heat a fluid and produce steam that feeds a turbine or a generator. The national investment in the sun for solar water heaters sold out. Greece holds third place in the world, 350m2 solar heaters corresponding to 1,000 residents. In this way the country is spared the pollution would be from a conventional power plant, the capacity of 200 megawatts, which spends 1.1 billion kilowatt hours a year, according to data from Greenpeace. On the other hand, the EU believes that if you "dress" the appropriate buildings in the country with collectors since the Greek electricity generation will provide 30% of its power. In this way, our country might be able to confront claims in the "dark" Germany with the help of the sun reaches the production of 1.200 MW, while the "light" Greece just exceeding 5,5 MW approx. It is not surprising that until 12.31.2006 in RAE 2482 tabled projects for the production of 32.019 MW of renewable energy, ie three times the total domestic installed capacity of electricity. Now that Law 3468/2006 subsidizing 0.40 to 0.50 euro each kWh produced by the sun and fed into the electricity network, appears to be motivated to surpass the target of 3.000KW, ie 20% of installed RES. The Solar Energy Industries Association is proposing the installation of ten million square meters panels (two and a half times the area of Attica, that is) until 2015, which corresponds to a square meter for every Greek and Greek. Greek banks have established financial products targeted at those who want to invest in photovoltaic systems, either for domestic use or as a business.