Probably  the biggest solar plant on planet Earth

Peak Power: 154mW

Date: under project - 2013

Cost: $420 000 000

Panels: ~750 000 pcs
Amazing achievement:  Will provide 40 000 homes with clean energy.

The benefits of solar are clear:

Valuable Power: Since solar produces the most power when the demand on the electrical grid is typically the greatest, governments and utilities are learning that a significant cost savings can be realized by relieving demands on the electrical grid. Clean Power: Solar energy can supply a significant percentage of the electricity that the world needs, with zero emissions. Once installed, the fuel is delivered daily, free of charge. Reliable Power: The systems have no moving parts and require little maintenance. Life spans projections are typically in excess of 30 years.

Solar energy is the world’s most widely distributed energy form. It is used in two main ways:

• Photovoltaic solar energy turns solar energy into electric energy. A semi-conducting material absorbs photons to generate an electrical voltage.
• Thermal solar energy turns solar energy into heat. The sun’s rays are concentrated by reflectors into a heat-transfer fluid. The solar energy units are then transferred by conduction to the domestic hot water and heating water contained in a storage tank.

Indirectly, solar energy also generates other renewable energy forms: wind power, biomass, wave power, etc.

The positive side is that solar energy provides a clean, constant source of energy that can be used to generate electricity and heat The only danger that comes with a solar facility is — no electricity until the facility is restored; conversely, with a nuclear site, the danger still remains — WASTE, FAILOUT, WATER POLLUTION, the list goes on… Fossil energies: fossil energy refers to the energy produced from rocks formed by the fossilisation of plants and animals several hundred million years ago. Fossil energies – oil, natural gas and coal – exist in limited, non-renewable quantities and give off greenhouse gases when burned. Ecosystem: a functional unit made up of a community of living organisms and their shared environment. On a planetary scale, the term refers to all living organisms (biomass) and the envelope in which we live (biosphere). Living organisms make up the biosphere (the oxygen we breathe comes from the first bacteria) and the biosphere itself conditions the existence of living organisms. Ecosystems exist on all scales. A tree, for example, is an ecosystem in itself, as is each one of its roots.