In Morocco has been officially opened on Thursday a huge solar power plant. At the completion of the entire system, the plant will be the largest solar park in the world
In Morocco is now the first solar power plant to the grid. Noor I, in Arabic “light”, has a capacity of 160 megawatts and will produce electricity for at least 350,000 people. In the coming years, a total of four power plants with a capacity of 580 megawatts will be built near the city of Ouarzazate in the south of the country, then provide electricity for around 1.3 million people. Compared to conventional power generation at least 800,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions are avoided.
pioneer in climate protection
King Mohammed VI of Morocco, it took the opportunity to be present when Noor I on February 4, went online. The Moroccans are proud of their pioneering role in climate protection. The Moroccan government has undertaken that in 2020 about 42% of power generation is based on renewable energy, especially wind and solar power
KfW supports Morocco on behalf of the Federal Ministry for economic cooperation and development (BMZ) and the Federal Ministry for environment, Nature conservation, building and Nuclear safety (BMUB) within the International climate initiative (ICI) for this objective. It participates along with other international donors such as the European Union and the French Development Bank (AFD) of the investment costs of Noor and I will take over EUR 115 million, about 20% of the debt financing. Noor II and III, KfW with EUR 654 million, making it the largest lender. Noor IV will finance up to EUR 95 million as expected single lender.
temperatures of 393 degrees are reached
Good was two years built on the first of four power plants. Where the wind normally only blown the sand, now extend over an area of around 650 football fields 537,000 mirrors in the sky .. The mirrors deflect the sun’s rays on wide tubes. The synthetic oil is heated to 393 degrees Celsius and passed into a power block. “There heated steam which drives a turbine and generates electricity so”, explained KfW project manager Jan Schilling. With 293 degrees, the oil flows back through pipes in the solar field. The circuit that generates sustainable electricity begins again.
The heat generated can also be stored in tanks of molten salt and are removed there and used when power is needed. This allows for on-demand electricity even after sunset.
Noor II to be even bigger than I Noor and work on the same principle. Noor III is designed as a “solar tower power plant”: The mirrors direct the sun’s rays onto a central heat absorber, which is located on a more than 200 meter high tower. There, temperatures of around 700 degrees. Noor IV is a photovoltaic power plant
model for other countries
The project in Ouarzazate serves as a reference project to help a low-carbon and climate-friendly future technology breakthrough -. Not only for Morocco but also for other North African countries.
The UK has few oil and gas reserves and imports more electricity than any other country in the Middle East and North Africa. Therefore, renewable energy will be greatly expanded.
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