DUSHANBE, December 7, Asia-Plus -- A seminar formally titled “Use of Renewable Energy Resource in Tajikistan” opened in Dushanbe today.

The seminar participants include representatives from Tajikistan’s research center dealing with studying untraditional power sources as well as representatives from relevant ministries and organizations of the country. 

The meeting considered the possibility of use of untraditional energy sources in Tajikistan’s economy.   According to Tajik Academy of Sciences, participants in the seminar are discussing examples of use of solar power and energy sources based on use of organic waste products in Tajikistan, as well as issues related to potentials and priorities of renewable energy sources.  

The source noted that solar power, the technology of obtaining usable energy  from the light of the Sun, has been used in many traditional technologies for centuries and has come into widespread use where other power supplies are absent, such as in remote locations and in space.  According to him, solar energy is currently used in a number of applications such as heat, electricity generation, etc.

The seminar was staged by Tajikistan’s Academy of Sciences in cooperation with the European Commission CO in Tajikistan. 

Renewable energy is energy which can be replenished at the same rate it is used. Renewable energy sources contribute approximately 25% of human energy use worldwide. The prime source of renewable energy is solar radiation, i.e. sunlight.  Mankind''s traditional uses of wind, water, and solar power are widespread in developed and developing countries; but the mass production of electricity using renewable energy sources has become popular only recently, reflecting the major threats of climate change due to pollution, concerns about the exhaustion of fossil fuels,  and the environmental, social and political risks of fossil fuels and nuclear power.