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Paul E Ester

(952 posts)
Sat Mar 16, 2013, 06:15 PM Mar 2013

World’s largest solar power plant opens tomorrow. (100 megawatt)

The inauguration of the world’s largest solar power plant in operation, the $600 million, 100 megawatt Shams-1 located 120 kilometres southwest of Abu Dhabi will enable its parent Masdar gain a competitive edge in developing and investing in similar projects in the region, said a senior official at Shams-1.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shams_solar_power_station

The project has been huge. Shams 1 has 258,048 parabolic trough mirrors, 192 solar collector assembly loops with eight solar collector assemblies per loop, 768 solar collector assembly units and 27, 648 absorber pipes.

Read more: http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-news/environment/for-abu-dhabi-2030-vision-shams-1-is-about-knowing-and-diversifying

At some point they had to expand it, as the dust kept them from generating as much energy as calculated.

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World’s largest solar power plant opens tomorrow. (100 megawatt) (Original Post) Paul E Ester Mar 2013 OP
Incredibly cool. NaturalHigh Mar 2013 #1
They have a few Paul E Ester Mar 2013 #5
Only if all the southwestern politicians die off and are replaced by sane people. nt valerief Mar 2013 #9
And NO nuclear waste! nt LiberalEsto Mar 2013 #2
Fantastic! So now Abu Dhabi joins Germany in beating the US in this technology green for victory Mar 2013 #3
It's not the largest in the world -- 11 bigger and 9 the same 100 MW size FarCenter Mar 2013 #4
Largest physically, maybe? (nt) Posteritatis Mar 2013 #6
huge ones being built in AZ grantcart Mar 2013 #12
we have a 10 MW farm just down the road NMDemDist2 Mar 2013 #7
Aren't they the folks with the oil? nt valerief Mar 2013 #8
They would rather sell the oil than burn it for energy Paul E Ester Mar 2013 #10
Which is smart on their part... awoke_in_2003 Mar 2013 #11
! Beat me to it. n/t eggplant Mar 2013 #14
Great analogy! nt valerief Mar 2013 #15
All drug dealers know you never use your own product. n/t eggplant Mar 2013 #13
And the ~ 130 GWh of electricity it produces annually... SidDithers Mar 2013 #16
That's a shame, it should be opening here in the US, MadHound Mar 2013 #17
World’s largest solar power plant opens tomorrow. felixmtt Sep 2013 #18
 

Paul E Ester

(952 posts)
5. They have a few
Sat Mar 16, 2013, 06:53 PM
Mar 2013
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_power_plants_in_the_Mojave_Desert

There are several solar power plants in the Mojave Desert which supply power to the electricity grid. Solar Energy Generating Systems (SEGS) is the name given to nine solar power plants in the Mojave Desert which were built in the 1980s. These plants have a combined capacity of 354 megawatts (MW) making them the largest solar power installation in the world.[1] Nevada Solar One is a solar thermal plant with a 64 MW generating capacity, located near Boulder City, Nevada.[2] The Copper Mountain Solar Facility is a 48 MW photovoltaic power plant in Boulder City, Nevada.[3]

The Blythe Solar Power Project is a 968 MW solar thermal power station under construction in Riverside County, California. The Ivanpah Solar Power Facility is a 370 MW facility under construction which will consist of three separate solar thermal power plants. There are also plans to build other large solar plants in the Mojave Desert.[4]

Insolation (solar radiation) in the Mojave Desert is among the best available in the United States, and some significant population centers are located in the area. These plants can generally be built in a few years because solar plants are built almost entirely with modular, readily available materials.[5]

 

green for victory

(591 posts)
3. Fantastic! So now Abu Dhabi joins Germany in beating the US in this technology
Sat Mar 16, 2013, 06:41 PM
Mar 2013

We're too busy for that stuff



USA USA USA

By the way, Neuhardenberg is 145 MW (photovoltaic), maybe the article means largest solar HEAT plant...

Germany: 145MW solar park completed
http://www.pv-magazine.com/news/details/beitrag/germany--145mw-solar-park-completed_100008734/#axzz2NkGUuXLQ

So technically we've been bested in Photovoltaic AND regular old heat. Shame.

 

Paul E Ester

(952 posts)
10. They would rather sell the oil than burn it for energy
Sat Mar 16, 2013, 08:55 PM
Mar 2013
The UAE is currently the world's third-largest oil exporter, and is heavily reliant on burning gas to produce its own energy. With an expanding population, demand for that electricity is likely to continue to rise.



Read more: http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-news/environment/for-abu-dhabi-2030-vision-shams-1-is-about-knowing-and-diversifying

SidDithers

(44,228 posts)
16. And the ~ 130 GWh of electricity it produces annually...
Sun Mar 17, 2013, 09:20 AM
Mar 2013

is a bit less than what Darlington Nuclear, just outside of Toronto, produces every 2 days

Sid

 

MadHound

(34,179 posts)
17. That's a shame, it should be opening here in the US,
Sun Mar 17, 2013, 10:00 AM
Mar 2013

But Big Oil still rules the roost here in this country.

felixmtt

(5 posts)
18. World’s largest solar power plant opens tomorrow.
Fri Sep 6, 2013, 01:52 AM
Sep 2013

Shams-1 is one of the largest solar power plant, but apart from this there are many more plants that are counted to be Largest Solar Power Plants in the world with capacity of more then 100 megawatt competing with each other as countries are now turning towards renewable sources. These renewable sources are clean and far more reply able then traditional Hydro-power plants.

You see read all details about Largest Solar Power Plants in the world: http://www.power-technology.com/features/feature-largest-solar-power-plants-in-the-world

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