World’s Largest Solar Plant Opens in Morocco

My dearest and adorable friends

 

The king of Morocco officially launched the first phase of the world’s largest concentrated solar power plant, the Noor Complex.

 

When finished, the complex will provide 500 megawatts of clean, renewable energy to 1.1 million Moroccans, reduce the country’s use of foreign oil by about 2.5 million tons, and lower carbon emissions by 760,000 tons per year.

 

This could herald a new era of clean energy in this part of the world. The Sahara is a huge swath of sun nearly the size of the United States.

 

If even just a tiny percentage of it were covered with solar panels, it could generate enough power for much of North Africa, especially if coupled with adequate (and increasingly affordable) battery storage to cover the few times a year the sun isn’t shining.

 

The Noor Solar Complex stands to serve as an example for Africa and the world about how to create effective pathways to greener and more inclusive economies through renewable energy.

 

This plant will be massive when completed, taking up as much space as Morocco’s capitol city.

 

This effect will be amplified because Morocco also happens to be the host of the COP22 climate talks later this year but one thing is for certain, with the opening of this plant, the future of energy in the Mediterranean is bright.

 

Let us be inspired by such projects for a Greener world.

 

Kam