Solar-powered heating systems are becoming more popular as governments encourage a transition away from fossil fuels to renewable alternatives and consumers look for ways to reduce their utility bills. Just like residential solar panels that provide consumers with electricity, solar heaters are being installed in homes around the globe as part of government initiatives as well as privately. Solar water heating systems include a storage tank and a solar collector.
Cyprus’s environment commissioner Charalampos Theopemptou stated, “There are many areas where Cyprus has not achieved greenhouse gas emission goals… But in terms of renewable energy resources being used for the sustainable heating and cooling of buildings, we’ve met the target easily, precisely because of such extensive utilisation of solar water heaters for so many years.” Cyprus has been using solar water heaters since the 1960s, putting it way ahead of most other countries.