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Looking to diversify its energy mix and economy by increasing use of renewable energy, His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai’s ruler and vice president and prime minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), launched a 12-billion UAE dirham (Dhs) ($3.27 billion) solar photovoltaic (PV) and concentrated solar power (CSP) project on January 10.
UAE's Dubai Launches 1-Gigawatt Solar Power Project
Seeded on Wed Jan 11, 2012 8:58 AM EST
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Implemented by Dubai’s Supreme Council of Energy, the solar power plant is to be managed and operated by state-owned power utility Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa). An initial Dhs 120 million (US$32.4 million) will be invested in the first, 10-MW phase of the project, which is due to be completed in 4Q 2013. Final completion is scheduled for 2030. The solar power park will rise on a 48-square-kilometer (~18-square-mile) plot of land.
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#1 - Wed Jan 11, 2012 9:00 AM ESTWhen they generate excess power, they should use it to split water from the gulf. Then when they use the hydrogen in a fuel cell they get fresh water as a byproduct. Dual use is always a good way to improve overall cost efficiency.
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