Morocco To Build The World's Largest Solar Power Plant

February 6, according to TheVerge website reported, Morocco on the edge of the Sahara desert town Ourrzazate established a huge solar power system plant. The plant cover thousands of acres, can produce up to 160 megawatts power, it has already been one of the world's largest solar power grid, from the sky will be able to see and the plant will only become more and more large.

The named for the grid of Noor I is a project of the first phase , the project objective is to live in Morocco and millions of people to provide renewable energy. Soon will expand to Noor II and Noor III, and add more mirror in the existing power plants. Once the project is completed in 2018, the grid will cover 6000 acres, at that time will produce up to 580 MW power which can comparable with that of a small nuclear reactor.

At present, the entire solar farm is made up of 500000 pieces of curved surface mirrors, each mirror is about 40 feet high. These mirrors gathered sunlight to a fluid filled pipe, and the liquid is heated to 739 degrees Fahrenheit (393 degrees Celsius). The liquid is used for heating a near headwater, which into steam to drive a turbine to rotate to generate energy. In Morocco every year has about 3000 hours sunshine, so there is a lot of solar energy can be used. But the plant can also be generated electricity at night, "liquid heat can be stored in a box filled with molten salt water tank." NASA wrote.

According to the guardian said, the current Noor I can from dawn to before sunset about three hours for 650, 000 local residents provide solar power. After completion of the power plant a day can provide 20 hours electricity. This is one of Morocco's plan, the plan will from renewable sources of energy, such as solar energy, the wind and hydroelectric generation acquired power about 42% used for household. Now the whole countries, 97% energy consumption are depending on imports. The new on and off grid solar power system plants and can reduce the dependence, in the meantime will reduce Morocco millions of tons of carbon dioxide emissions.

Posted by Sarah Hwong , Feb 18,2016

Oasis in the desert: Sign the world's largest solar power station

According to CNN reports, Morocco to build a world's largest concentrated on and off grid solar power system plant, the power plant is located in the Moroccan desert town --- Ouarzazate , this town is famous for taking over several Hollywood movies (including "Lawrence of Arabia" "Gladiator", etc.), by 2018, the power plant will provide the energy needed annually to more than one million households - according to the "climate investment funds" (climate investment Funds) data estimation, which is equivalent to an annual reducing 760,000 tons of carbon gas emissions.

On February 4, 2016, with Moroccan King Mohammed VI pressed the button, the first part of the third phase of the project officially put into use.

This called Noor complex solar energy projects, the use concentrated solar panels are much expensive than the widely used photovoltaic panels, but unlike the latter, whether in the night or cloudy days, the panels also can store energy.

It working principle like this: mirrors to focus the sun's rays polymerization, reflection to rotation and mixed water special liquid, the liquid temperature up to 400 degrees, emerging from the process of steam will drive a turbine to generate electricity.

According to the world bank, during the day, full of the melting salt of the cylinder by the mirror polymerization temperature; and to the night, the temperature of the cylinder stored can continue to offer three hours of electricity. The World Bank loan by $ 97 million clean technology funds provide partial support for this project.

"This bold measures may bring Morocco to a clean energy future, it can be said Morocco is a pioneer of green development, but also the development of cutting-edge solar technology," the World Bank Maghreb region executive said.

 "This investment significance for the entire country and the people of Morocco is huge, it can strengthen energy security, create a cleaner environment, and encourage new industry to provide more job opportunities."

Prior to this, 97 % of Morocco's energy all depend on oil imports, so this country eager to diversify energy sources and begin to use renewable energy. Morocco will host the United Nations Climate Change Conference in November 2016, this goal is to be one of the reasons the Moroccan organizers.

 "Africa, especially southern Africa, in the development of solar energy has great potential. Morocco in the region's leading investment may provide a template for other countries, other countries in the development of energy industry may also seek a sustainable way".

 According to CIF data, in addition to reducing carbon emissions and the degree of dependence on oil imports, the project will also be in the total power generation in Morocco, the proportion of renewable energy will promote from 13% to 42%.

 Similarly, this project can improve the living standards of the surrounding area, recent Ouarzazate distance power station 10km, resident population reached 58 million, and poverty rate is as high as 23%. This solar power station will at least thoroughly solve the illumination problem for residents living , and hospital equipment sometimes because of lack of electricity and the short circuit problem.

Morocco, The World's Largest Solar Power Station Put Into Used

According to local media reports, the global planning installed machine capacity of the largest solar power station, Morocco Ouarzazate Noor solar power station the first phase of the project on the 4th in Ouarzazate officially put into use, the second and the third phase of the project on the same day to be started construct. The station, the first phase of the project is located in the southeastern desert, covers an area of 480 hectares, investment of about 7 billion euros, installed capacity of 160 MW. According to the plan, the second and the third phase of the project respectively covers an area of 680 hectares and 750 hectares, is expected to invest 8.1 billion euros and 6.45 billion euros, the installed capacity of 200 MW and 150 MW.

The fourth phase project to be installed which capacity are 70 MW will be completed and put into operation, the total installed capacity of Nur Val Zaza Te solar power station will reach 580 megawatts, will become the world's largest installed capacity of solar power generator system station.

Ali Fassi Fihri, Morocco, president of the national electricity and water companies said at the same day, from 2016 to 2030, the friction will invest about 280 million euros in the development of solar, wind and hydropower projects, these new renewable energy projects installed total capacity for 10 000 MW.

Moroccan is lack of traditional energy, 2009 formulated renewable energy development strategy, to encourage private capital investment in the construction of wind and solar power system generation station at home and abroad, plans to 2020 will be renewable energy accounted for the energy consumption of the proportion of the total up to 42%, in 2030 reached 52%.

Marine Solar Power Station

Marine solar power system station can solve the lighting problem in the night at sea, it mainly consist of the solar battery board, a storage battery and super bright LED lighting and universal USB data line. Solar panels by absorption sunlight and solar energy conversion into electrical energy stored in batteries, to prepare for lighting or a variety of mobile equipment charging.

Advantages of marine solar power station:
1. Safe and reliable, no noise, no pollution emissions.
2. Solar energy is inexhaustible, unlimited use.
3. Marine solar power station to reduce costs, no need to consume fuel and erection of power transmission lines that can be in place to generate electricity.
4. Don’t subject to geographical distribution of the restrictions, any need for electricity can be used in the area of solar power generation.

In a word, if there is a solar power generator system in the ship, it will be more convenient to do anything in the night.

Vietnam's First Solar Power System Plant Have Been Constructed

On Aug 29.2015, located in Vietnam's Quang Ngai province a 19.2 megawatt solar power system station to be started building. This is Vietnam's first solar power plant ,which is expected to put into operation to generate electricity in July next year.

The solar power system plant costs approximately $ 36,120,000, will be an annual output of about 28000000 kwh of clean electricity to the main power grid. Solar power plants will be imported from Thailand's solar panels.

Earth encyclopedia noted that nearly a quarter of Vietnam's energy consumption comes from oil, and the remaining 10% is supplied by hydropower, coal accounted for 20%, natural gas accounted for 11%.

So far, Vietnam's solar energy development is relatively slow. The encyclopedia said, by the end of 2014, Vietnam installed capacity of up to 3600 kilowatts, of which are about 15000pcs small PV off grid solar system applications.

Solar Power System Have A Unique Style Of Business Management

Nowadays,to install household solar power system to supply have been many foreign family intention to choose, but there is still exist large problem , initial installation cost is too high, so that many families can not be expected. Therefore, if we can reduce the cost of initial investment, there will be more family can be more easily used on solar power generation system. And in foreign countries, operating a solar photovoltaic power generation company launched a unique way to attract customers.

The company have engaged in the sale of solar power system more than three years, they always have been looking for more scheme selections for customers to accept, such as produce the small device—portable solar generator, but the final choice way is a lease. This way allow home users advance payment some rent then can use their products, and they can also charge a fee from the system maintenance and repair work.

From the operator's point of view, using the lease can attract more users , can rapidly increase the turnover ,to occupy the market rapidly. While from the user's point of view, first of all, they can pay the lowest of one-time inputs cost to use solar power system, don't worry about the daily maintenance and repair work; Secondly, because of the power buy back policy, the electricity generated can sell to the public grid, you can also earn some electric charge. Therefore this mode of operation by the users are welcome.

However, the biggest problem is requires large capital investment, that is to say, should have been borne by the user of the high initial cost to the operator. So it is necessary to have strong financial strength is likely to be used in such a way to operate, there is no doubt that this is a helpful to more families use solar power system model. From all solar photovoltaic power generation market , it is more and more popular to install solar off grid system at the roof ,perhaps this will bring large consortium entered.

The Development Of Solar Energy Technology Is Not Limited to Production Innovative

Make great efforts to improve the utilization of solar energy technology is to improve the solar energy utilization efficiency and reduce the cost, the development of this technology should be made in the field of production and consumption. In production field ,in improving the photoelectric conversion efficiency of the solar battery board and improve the inverter conversion efficiency, off grid solar power system also need to complete the energy storage device. 

As reported, there are American scientists have invented a kind of transparent solar cells, with higher photoelectric conversion efficiency. But on the whole, in today's industrial scale, products technology temporarily failed to achieve a breakthrough in the production field.

With the rising of the consumer market, this is the other field which can seek to increase the utilization technology. Running stability is an important factor which impact solar power system cost, this stability not only depends on various parts of the excellent quality, but also depend on the overall operation of the system. For example, currently a lot of distributed solar power generation system incorporated into the public grid, there are many problems, these problems directly affect grid solar power whether can be greater room for development. These may be requires that the state power institutions to study the problem.

At present, In United States has research projects about solar energy prediction technology, the purpose is to predict the solar power generator system when and where can generate how much electricity ,to optimize the grid structure and easy to debug, thereby reducing the cost of solar power generation system access, promote the use of solar power generation technology.

Posted by Sarah Hwong , Feb.2,2016