Sunday 29 November 2015

Morocco's Super-Solar Farm

By 2020, Morocco will provide about half of their electricity from renewable energy and the huge new solar power development in the Sahara desert will help in achieving this. Four developments are planned, with one of these already complete and two others projected to be finished by 2017.

This is a thermal solar farm, using the sun's energy to heat a thermal liquid solution that then generates steam to move turbines. This thermal liquid solution can be used to heat sand which will retain heat for up to three hours, thus enabling electricity generation even after the sun has set.

Not only will this super-solar farm provide clean energy for over a million homes, it also provides a solution to one of solar energy's biggest problems - flexibility.


Ouarzazate Solar Farm, Morocco
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  1. Geoff@Climactually7 January 2016 at 17:27

    And these farms also look stunning! Interesting blog Anna!, It's great to hear about so many renewables projects.

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    1. Unknown8 January 2016 at 01:25

      I completely agree. One of the most impressive is the Ivanpah solar farm in the Mojave Desert - there are some amazing aerial photos to take a look at if you're interested!

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