The Cyprus Institute’s PROTEAS Facility Recognized as a Leading Research Hub in EERA’s 2025 Annual Report Featured
The Cyprus Institute is pleased to announce that its PROTEAS research and testing facility has been featured in the European Energy Research Alliance (EERA) 2025 Annual Report, “From Lab to Leadership: Bridging Europe’s Research-to-Impact Gap”.
The report highlights PROTEAS as a leading example of world-class research and testing infrastructure that effectively bridges the gap between scientific innovation and market deployment. In particular, PROTEAS is cited for addressing one of Europe’s key structural challenges: limited access to advanced, large-scale research and testing facilities.
EERA recognizes PROTEAS as a vital platform for long-term testing and validation of components, concepts, and systems, offering a unique environment for cutting-edge solar energy research. The facility plays a critical role in accelerating the commercialization of innovative solar technologies, while ensuring their reliability and suitability for industrial application.
Furthermore, PROTEAS is acknowledged as a trusted, neutral collaboration hub that brings together academia, industry, and public stakeholders, helping to reduce fragmentation in Europe’s energy research landscape and strengthen cross-sectoral cooperation.
This recognition underscores The Cyprus Institute’s contribution to advancing Europe’s technological sovereignty and supporting the clean energy transition, reaffirming its role as a key regional and European actor in energy research and innovation.