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Morocco Is Building The World’s Biggest Solar Power Plant

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<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">It is estimated that Morocco’s <a href&equals;"5&percnt;20Ways&percnt;20to&percnt;20Get&percnt;20Solar&percnt;20Panels&percnt;20on&percnt;20the&percnt;20Cheap&period;docx">Ouarzazate Solar Power Station<&sol;a> will soon be able to produce enough alternative and renewable energy to provide power to over one million people&period; The solar energy generated at this facility will also see the country reduce its carbon emissions by a huge margin&comma; helping it achieve global emission quotas and putting it in line with that of the most energy savvy of developed countries&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">The Ouarzazate Power Station&comma; also known as the Noor Complexes&comma; will use concentrated solar power that is more complex than the photovoltaic panels which are usually used in such energy plants&period; The solar energy is generated by having mirrors that focus on sunlight and a special liquid &&num;8211&semi; when the liquid is heated up to a temperature of 400 degrees Celcius&comma; it is mixed with water to produce steam&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">The steam that is produces during the heating process generates electrical power&period; Each Noor also has a cylindrical tank that is packed with salt &&num;8211&semi; the salts in the tank are melted during the day and they stay packed with enough energy to run for three hours at night&period; The large quantities of energy generated at Ouarzazate can be stored for long periods of time and can then be re-appropriated at a later date for further use&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">The Ourzazate Power Station will help to ensure that Morrocco will increase their alternative energy by more than half in time for 2020&period; Solar power &lpar;and other forms of renewable energy&rpar; is also seen as way to cut down on the high cost of importing fossil fuels from other countries&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">The first two solar energy Noors at Ourzazate will officially begin ongoing energy production in 2017&comma; while the other four will be completed in the year 2020&period; It is estimated that once the whole plant is complete and fully operational&comma; it will produce a total of 580 megawatts of energy per year&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">The Ourzazate project is being funded by World Bank and will see Morocco make substantial gains in areas such as job creation and increased energy security in the country&period; This new investment in solar energy looks set to leave a lasting positive impact on the economy of the country&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">The solar energy success in Morocco highlights the fact that North Africa is a region where investment in solar energy can bring about great dividends&period; Once the fruits of their labour have been fulfilled&comma; it is highly likely that neighboring nations such as Algeria and Tunisia will follow suit by investing in solar power production of their own&period; Morocco’s Ourzazate Solar Power Plant is a model for other countries to follow in achieving their alternative energy goals&period; The flickering and unreliable light bulbs that are commonplace in their country will soon be little more than a distant memory for the people of Morrocco&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Morocco has taken a bold step in ensuring that a clean energy environment in the country is achieved and it is an act that all countries ought to emulate&period; The cutting edge technology currently being developed and tested in Morrocco will be significant in championing the case for a clean environment around the globe&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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