Thursday, May 16, 2013

Who Needs Oil? World's Largest Solar Power Plant Opens

World's largest solar power plant with 258,000 mirrors opens in Abu Dhabi

-100-megawatt plant will power thousands United Arab Emirates homes

-It is hoped that it will also displace 175,000 tons of CO2 each year
-Plant covers 2.5 sq/km of desert, equivalent to 285 football pitches


The 100-megawatt solar-thermal project in Abu Dhabi will power thousands of homes in the country and, it is hoped, displace approximately 175,000 tons of CO2 per year.

The $600million (£398million) project dubbed Shams 1 took three years to build.

Incorporating the latest in parabolic trough technology, the plant features more than 258,000 mirrors mounted on 768 tracking parabolic trough collectors, covering an area of 2.5 sq/km, or 285 football fields. 

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