After the last technical tests and several postponements, the acceptance of the work of the SWAC (Sea Water Air Conditioning) was certified on Friday July 8 and thus marks the end of ten years of an ambitious and innovative project in terms of renewable energy. Unlike solar or wind power, the SWAC does not produce electricity: to provide air conditioning, it seeks the cold where it is: deep down.
The project cost 3.7 billion XPF (25% financed by the AFD, 25% by the EIB, 5% by the ADEME, the rest being covered by the Country’s own funds). An investment that can be amortized in 10 to 15 years. “The air conditioning of the hospital is about 9 million KWh per year consumed, it is about 300 million XPF” evaluated last September Teumere Mu, the director of its technical services at the CHPF.
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