An investment of over 13 million lei, of which almost 6.85 million lei come from structural funds, is being developed in Cluj and aims to develop the first experimental research park for advanced technologies in alternative energies.
The National Research-Development Institute for Isotopic and Molecular Technologies (INCDTIM) Cluj-Napoca, in partnership with Cluj Innovation Park, is currently conducting a public tender procedure for the construction of this first mixed experimental science park in the North-West area of Romania – Innovative Cluster for Advanced Technologies Pilot in Alternative Energies – CITAT-E, an initiative financed from EU cohesion funds.
“This idea started from the need … for a place for testing in real conditions the production of green energy, in our case, in the climate and terrain conditions of Cluj-Napoca, a place where producers, both of equipment and of energy management systems can test them before launching on the market. The total value of financing is of 13,097,616 lei, of which 6,849,326 come from structural funds, and 4,652,290 represent the co-financing provided by the partner, Cluj Innovation Park. The difference is the ineligible but necessary expenses incurred by the project applicant.The project has a completion date of 31 August 2021. We want this park, in addition to being a research park, to be a successful model, a kind of “showroom” for green energy production, which will increase investors’ confidence in this type of energy and which can be replicated in several areas of the country, especially in energy-deficit areas,” told Agerpres Adrian Bot, project director and president of the TREC Cluster.
The photovoltaic and wind park, with a total installed capacity of at least 1,000 kW, will be located in Cluj Innovation Park, in the Dealul Lomb area of Cluj and will have the role of testing in real conditions the energy efficiency of photovoltaic panels and modern wind installations and to encourage decentralized consumption of energy produced from renewable sources.
According to the initiators of the project, the construction will start in 2021, and the green energy produced will be consumed experimentally by the Cluj Innovation Park. Subsequently, the obtained results will be used to configure an area-specific consumption behavior, with the possibility of replication at national level.