The new functionality on the development of RES in irrigation, water supply infrastructure in the Greece-Albania Cross-border area was installed and operates on the web platform www.in-games.eu of the G.A.M.E.S. Cross-Border Project. The functionality is entitled "RES in Irrigation, Water Supply Infrastructure of the Cross-border Region of Greece-Albania" and appears in the relevant section of the platform, "Functionalities". The purpose of the Functionality is to methodically integrate the knowledge acquired from pre-studies of specific cases of the partnership of the G.A.M.E.S. Project, on the utilization of RES and Energy Savings technologies in water and irrigation systems.
The Functionality includes four (4) Options-Fields:
- Water Management.
- Use of RES in Pumping Stations.
- Projects using RES in Pumping Stations of the Cross-Border Region.
- Technical Specifications for RES Projects in Pumping Stations.
The first Field refers to water resource management. A brief description of the stages of the water management cycle is provided and the water management framework is described in Greece and Albania. In particular, for Greece, the administrative structure of the bodies involved in water management and the official data on irrigation in the Region of Epirus is presented. Accordingly, the strategic water policy framework of Albania is presented as well as the basic laws governing the water sector during the last decade and which have significantly influenced the development of the water and drainage sector.
The second Field describes the use of RES in pumping stations. The operation of the PV-pumping station-reservoir system is described, according to which the option of using PV will feed a pumping station of the public and wider public sector body in the Cross-border Region of Greece-Albania.
The third Field presents seven (7) projects using RES in pumping stations of the Cross-Border Region of Greece - Albania. In particular, the identity, the scenarios - sensitivity analysis and the critical points of each project is presented. The feasibility studies presented examine the viability of an investment aiming at reducing the energy costs of pumping stations for the public and wider public sector operators in regions of Greece and Albania.
Finally, the fourth Field provides several technical specifications for RES projects in pumping stations. Specifically, the PV panels with a total power of 100 kWp, crystalline silicon technology, the system of power converters (inverter) PV system with a total power of 100 kWp, the PV cable system, earthings, external protection, equipotential protections of the system, the data recording system, and finally, the remaining electrical equipment.
