The Cyprus Energy Agency, MarinEM and the BLUE DEAL partnership hosted the 3rd BLUE DEAL Transferring Lab on the 14-17 June 2021 in Cyprus, which was held under the auspices of Larnaca Municipality. The Lab took place in hybrid mode combining online and on-site presentations and focused on Blue Energy related opportunities in Cyprus, as well as the wider Mediterranean area. Our company, Geoimaging LTD, with the ultimate goal of raising awareness about the capitalization of blue energy in Cyprus actively participated in the third in a row Transferring Lab of Interreg Med Blue Deal Project.

The main aim of the Lab was to present and discuss the marine renewable potential on the island of Cyprus with a diverse set of stakeholders, in order to develop a set of recommendations that can support integration and deployment of marine renewables in Cyprus and promote development of the industry.

The first day of the Lab, June 14, was dedicated to understanding and discussing the policy framework related to maritime developments and the future energy targets of the country. The second day, June 15, the results of the scientific and technical work conducted by the BLUE DEAL partnership were presented, and a preliminary set of pilot locations for the development of different Blue Energy technologies was shown. The importance of integrating considerations related to the interaction of Blue Energies with other users of the sea, such as marine life, archaeology and tourism were discussed. During the second day, Konstantinos Smagas and Vasilis Petrou from Geoimaging ltd, Cyprus talked about the Visualization of feasible Blue Energy Technologies in Cyprus, where they presented the 3D interactive modelling visualization tool that was created by Vasilis Petrou, to allow participants to navigate and take a look at the Blue energy technologies in the area of Cyprus, as well as to assess the visual impact from different points of view, if 3 types of devices were installed in three different locations around the island. During the breaks, physical attendees had also the opportunity to try and play with the 3D virtual tool with the help of Eleni Fotiadou of Geoimaging ltd, who was there to guide them and answer attendants’ questions.

The third day, June 16 focused on industry and aimed to highlight success stories, future opportunities, and different funding mechanisms available. The Lab ended on June 17, with an Open Panel Discussion on the development of regional alliances for the Blue Economy across the Mediterranean region, with distinguished speakers from Israel, Egypt and the European Union. The Open Panel Discussion was moderated by the Cyprus Marine and Maritime Institute. The Lab was organised with the support of the Maritime Institute of Eastern Mediterranean.

You can explore and use online the virtual tool in the following link: https://bluedealmed.eu/visual-tool-cyprus.

More information about the project:
https://blue-deal.interreg-med.eu/
bluedeal@unisi.it