South Africa to build Concentrated Solar Power Plant ? (28 February 2022) ----------------------------------- The Project will generate solar power using mirrors, to concentrate a large area of sunlight onto a small area known as the receiver. Electricity is then generated when the concentrated light is converted to solar thermal energy ? (28 February 2022) ----------------------------------------------- The Plant will be capable of producing approximately 480 gigawatt-hours of renewable energy annually, with a generating capacity of 100 megawatts ? ----------------------------------------------- The Project will have 12 hours of full-load energy storage ? This will enable the power plant to deliver electricity supply to more than 200,000 homes after sunset ? ---------------------------------------------- The Project will be constructed over a period of 31 months, achieving full commercial operation by the end of October 2023 ? ---------------------------------------------- https://businesstech.co.za/news/ene...er-plant-to-be-built-in-south-africa-by-2023/
Anyone else see a problem with this equation? "...will be capable of producing approximately 480 gigawatt-hours (GWh) net of renewable energy annually, with a nominal net generating capacity of approximately 100 megawatts (MW)..." Solar. Wave of the future. That's about the least efficient method of power production ever witness by man. Fucking morons.
100 MW Solar Plant Update...14th March 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------ South Africa to build 100 MW Concentrated Solar Power Plant in the Northern Cape ? ---------------------------------------------------------- The Northern Cape in South Africa has been identified as an area with High Solar Irradiance ? ---------------------------------------------------------- The Project will generate solar power using mirrors, known as heliostats, to concentrate a large area of sunlight onto a small area known as the receiver ? Electricity is then generated when the concentrated light is converted to solar thermal energy ? -------------------------------------------------------- The Project will also have 12 hours of full-load Energy Storage ? ------------------------------------------------------ Energy Storage will enable the power plant to deliver electricity to more than 200,000 homes after sunset ? ---------------------------------------------------- The Project will be constructed over a period of 31 months, achieving full commercial operation by the end of October 2023 ? ---------------------------------------------- https://businesstech.co.za/news/ene...er-plant-to-be-built-in-south-africa-by-2023/
100 MW Solar Plant Update...14th March 2022 --------------------------------------------------------------------- The construction and operation of the power plant will take place in the Hay District, around 30 km from Postmasburg in the Northern Cape ? ----------------------------------------------------------------------- The driving distance between Cape Town, (Legislative Capital of South Africa) and Postmasburg is about 950km ? --------------------------------------------------------------------