Abu Dhabi working on sunshine as Middle East's largest solar
power plant goes live.
They say it’s clean and renewable energy but financial
source of the mega solar power plant is funded by selling oil, which is neither
clean nor renewable when it is burned to generate energy.
However, humans have found the way to turn the inhabitable
and implantable desert into useful property.
Enjoy reading the below text and watching a video that shows
how eye opening this solar plant is.
The Dh2.2 billion plant covering 2.5 sq km in Madinat Zayed
in the Western Region is the largest renewable energy project in the Middle
East. It will generate 100 megawatts of clean and sustainable energy - enough
to power 20,000 homes, and the biggest step so far towards Abu Dhabi's goal of
obtaining 7 per cent of its energy from renewable sources by 2020.
Shams 1 is "a signal that the UAE is in the vanguard of
renewable energy in the region and the world", said Dr Sultan Al Jaber,
chief executive of Masdar, the Abu Dhabi alternative energy company that owns
60 per cent of the Shams Power Company.
The plant is also an integral part of Abu Dhabi's 2030
Vision, with its goals of diversifying the region's energy mix and building a
knowledge-based economy. Shams 1 will "extend the life of the UAE's
hydrocarbon resources and support our long-term energy and economic
security", said Dr Al Jaber. Bader Al Lamki, director of clean energy at
Masdar, said Shams 1 "fits into Masdar's goals, and Masdar fits into Abu Dhabi's
broader energy story". "Hydrocarbons will diminish one day and it is
important that we diversify the mix," he said. "Abu Dhabi has been a
leader in this field, and we would like to continue in that role on the global
stage."
When fully operational, the plant will displace carbon
dioxide equivalent to planting 1.5 million trees, or taking about 15,000 cars
off the road.
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