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- The world's largest solar power plant opened in United Arab Emirates
Posted by : jackson
Thursday, 21 March 2013
Shams Power Company is, one Shams solar power plant to be largest in the world was established in Abu Dhabi. Can cause a 100 megawatt power plant Shams 1, which is the amount that can power 20,000 households minutes. Furthermore, it is possible to cut CO2 emissions by approximately 175,000 tons per year, is also excellent eco-friendliness.
Shams 1 project was realized over the month and $ 600 million, or 2 years. Was established within the spacious grounds 258 048 pieces of radial mirror collects the sunlight. The collected solar heat transfer through the fluid, and will continue to move further into the heat exchanger through the tube. Mechanism that moves a turbine to generate electricity using a steam generated by this process.
Of course, plans are in progress of solar power plants in the world as well as Arab. Just announced plans for solar tower that can cause the two companies 500MW in California, USA. Shams 1 is now the world's largest, the possibility of more big thing comes out there is a good future.