darth_nadoma

darth_nadoma OP t1_iyumxrp wrote

Two large renewable power plants are to be built in Egypt providing over one million people with the cheapest electricity in Africa.

560 MW Abydos Solar plant would be located in the Southern Aswan Governorate.

While 505 MW Amunet Wind power plant would be located in the Suez governorate in the north-east.

Solar plant is expected to be completed in 18 months, and the wind project will be operational in 30 months.

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darth_nadoma OP t1_ixp1fj0 wrote

People who mocked electric cars stated that electric heavy trucks are impossible due to battery weight. But now they available for ordering from Renault. With manufacturing facility located at Bourg-en-Bresse, in the middle of France.

Weighing in at 44 tons, and capable of going 300 km on a single charge. Although Manufacturers still don't say how much weight will they be able to carry. Guess that depends on the distance.

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darth_nadoma OP t1_ix6pej2 wrote

While not as consistent as north-west Europe, there are excellent wind
resources in the MENA region. Southern Morocco, the areas around the
Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba in Egypt, Jordan and north-west Saudi Arabia,
southern Egypt and the south-east coast of Oman are all very windy.
Parts of Libya, southern Tunisia, the Algerian Sahara, inland Iran and
Kuwait also have strong winds. In contrast to much of Europe, the region
has wide-open spaces where wind farms are not blocked by community
opposition.

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darth_nadoma OP t1_iw2i21t wrote

The Berkeley lab study finds that one of the factors that has helped to
expand access to rooftop solar is the use of leasing and other
third-party ownership models. By leasing panels or subscribing to a
local community solar project, a customer can use solar without having
to pay high upfront costs. The main drawback is that third-party
ownership usually means less savings for the consumer.

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darth_nadoma OP t1_iumyxex wrote

Following the U.N. Climate Change Conference that took place in November
2021, the Angolan authorities have set an ambitious target to derive
70% of its energy matrixfrom renewable sources by 2025. While the
current national electrification rate is below 50%, the country has
plans to increase this to 60% by 2025, on the back of clean energy
development. Angola is home to abundant sunshine for much of the year,
with a global annual horizontal solar radiation estimated between 1,370
and 2,100 kWh per cubic meter per year. As a result, the country could
have as much as 55 GW of potential solar power capacity.

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