Saturday, June 12, 2010

100MW concentrated Solar Generation - UAE (GIZMAG)

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100MW concentrated solar power plant to be built in the UAE

00:28 June 11, 2010
Rendering of the Shams 1 concentrated solar power plant
The largest concentrated solar power (CSP) plant in the Middle East is to be built in Madinat Zayed, approximately 120 km (75 miles) southwest of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). When it becomes operational in 2012, the plant, dubbed Shams 1, will feature some 6,300,000 square-feet of solar parabolic collectors, cover 741 acres of desert and will produce enough electricity to power 62,000 households. Read More

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