EMBASSY OF GREECE IN PRETORIA

ECONOMIC & COMMERCIAL AFFAIRS IN JOHANNESBURG

(C/O CONSULATE GENERAL OF GREECE)
Fortune Kunene House, 261 Oxford Road, 2196 Illovo, Johannesburg
Tel.: +2711 214 2300/2317
Fax: +2711 214 2304
E-mail: ecocom-johannesburg@mfa.gr

Johannesburg, 1 April 2014

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- ZEUS BUSINESS GROUP

Intr. Distr.: Embassy of Greece, Pretoria

Subject: GREEK ZEUS PROJECT: FOUR POWERS - SEVEN TECHNOLOGIES.

Dear Madam / Sir,
In our efforts to increase the visibility of Greece in South Africa and contribute to your
understanding of current Greek business capacity and cooperation opportunities, we are pleased
to introduce the ZEUS Project which offers a novel package solution for harnessing and
developing Renewable Energy Sources.
Introduction.
The Zeus project consists of the installation, on successive decks of a ship-like bearing
structure, of the following technologies-devices:

Photovoltaic and CSP (Concentrated Solar Power), for exploitation of solar (thermal) power;

Wind generators of pioneer technology for the aeolic (kinetic) energy of the wind;

TRITON I and TRITON II devices for the kinetic / dynamic energy of the waves;

Heat Pumps for the shallow geothermic energy of the sea environment;

The whole concept of the bearing structure and the sophisticated devices TRITON I and II (for
the oceanic energy) have been secured by international patents (owned by Dr. Dimitris
Papadopoulos, Greek entrepreneur mainly active in the German RES market).

Technical - Financial Data.

The Model Unit will have 8.3 MW of electric power and 4.6 MW of thermal, whereas the total
power is 12.9 MW. The energy production will be 28,400 MWh / annum electrical and 7,500
MWh / annum thermal, that is total output of 35,900 MWh / annum; the said production can cover
the needs of about 8,000 households (in average European market estimate).
The proposed ZEUS Plan provides for the construction of a Model (pilot) Unit at a first stage,
prior of further development in larger scale, whereas the project can be installed anywhere it is
deemed suitable.
To supplement the presentation of the ZEUS Project the following documents are attached:
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PROJECT CAPACITIES (technologies used and their energy production)

ONE UNIT BUDGET (cost for the construction of the Model Unit)
PROJECT INCOME (forecast of annual income, per unit prices valid today in Greece)
PROJECT EMPLOYMENT POTENTIAL (direct employment estimate for one Unit)
BUSINESS PLAN

By all means, feel free to share this information with any parties in your professional circle that
may be interested in developing the ZEUS Project.
We remain at your disposal for any additional information you may wish to obtain.
Sincerely,
The Head of the Office

Panagiotis Dermentzoglou
Economic & Commercial Affairs

LIST OF RECIPIENTS
1. THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
2. SESSA / SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SOCIETY OF SOUTHERN AFRICA
3. SANEA / SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY
4. SAAEA / SOUTH AFRICAN ALTERNATIVE ENERGY ASSOCIATION
5. SAEE / SOUTH AFRICAN ASSOCIATION FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY
6. SAPVIA / SOUTH AFRICAN PHOTOVOLTAIC INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION
7. SASTELA / SOUTHERN AFRICA SOLAR THERMAL & ELECTRICITY ASSOCIATION
8. SANERI / SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL ENERGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
9. ESKOM
10. CENTRAL ENERGY FUND GROUP OF COMPANIES
11. SA DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS & COOPERATION
12. SA DEPARTMENT OF TRADE & INDUSTRY
13. SA TRADE AND INVESTMENT SOUTH AFRICA
14. KWAZULU-NATAL TRADE & INVESTMENT
15. TRADE & INVESTMENT LIMPOPO
16. EASTERN CAPE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
17. THE WESTERN CAPE INVESTMENT AND TRADE PROMOTION AGENCY
18. GAUTENG ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
19. MPUMALANGA ECONOMIC GROWTH AGENCY
20. FREE STATE INVESTMENT PROMOTION AGENCY
21. THE SOUTH AFRICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY
22. NATIONAL AFRICAN FEDERATED CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
23. BUSINESS UNITY SOUTH AFRICA
24. CAPITAL CITY BUSINESS CHAMBER (PRETORIA)
25. JOHANNESBURG CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
26. DURBAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
27. CAPE TOWN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
28. PORT ELIZABETH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY

29. JOHANNESBURG STOCK EXCHANGE

30. THE BANKING ASSOCIATION SOUTH AFRICA
31. SOUTH AFRICAN EMBASSY IN ATHENS, COMMERCIAL SERVICE

LIST OF C.C. RECIPIENTS

32. MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
- Secretariat General for IER & DC
- Directorate General for IER
- Directorates B1, B5, B8
33. THE FEDERATION OF THE HELLENIC COMMUNITIES OF SOUTH AFRICA
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34. HELLENIC, ITALIAN, PORTUGUESE (HIP) ALLIANCE

35. PANHELLENIC CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRIES
36. HONORARY CONSUL GENERAL OF GREECE IN GABORONE, BOTSWANA
37. HONORARY CONSUL GENERAL OF GREECE IN MAPUTO, MOZAMBIQUE
38. HONORARY CONSUL GENERAL OF GREECE IN WALVIS BAY, NAMIBIA