In 2017, the Organization for the Development of Crete S.A. (O.A.K. S.A.) launched a Tender for the provision of specialized scientific consulting services in the support of the realization and dissemination of the results of the Project “Installation of PV System and Water Tanks O.A.K. S.A. & Autonomy of Water Pumping Stations”. O.A.K. S.A. has included the mentioned project in the funding program of the European Economic Area (EEA) and specifically in the thematic area “GR03- Renewable Energy Sources”, while the project was co-funded by member countries of EEA (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway) and by the Public Investment Program of Greece (2016ΣΑΕ 0618000-1). MES ENERGY S.A. was selected for the above purpose, as it presented the most economical offer, based on the optimal value for money, and signed the corresponding Contract with O.A.K. S.A. on April 6, 2017.
Therefore, the company undertook the scientific support of O.A.K during the implementation of two sub-projects: the supply and installation of PV systems, autonomous pumps and metering equipment in a water pumping tank and the dissemination of the results of the above action. Regarding the first sub-project, MES ENERGY undertook the scientific support in the management of the project, in the development and application of methodology for its monitoring, in measuring and checking the results of studies concerning the construction and function of the project, as well as in the supervision of its construction, by undertaking specialized services such as measuring the hydraulic and electric quantities, checking the static adequacy of water tanks, conducting simulations and presenting reports, records and evaluations prior to and following the realization of the project. As for the second sub-project, the company undertook the dissemination of the results of the act, through an action plan including an informative workshop, brochures, production of informative content for people with disabilities, an information stand, update of the relevant website, creation of an advertising video, aiming at informing and raising awareness of the feasibility and benefits of the act. In that way, MES ENERGY S.A. contributed to the energy upgrade of Crete and to its turn to Renewable Energy Sources, a change capable of producing significant economic and ecological results.