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AnAccidentalRedditor t1_j4i7lfj wrote

It's bizarre than one of the largest (often said to be the biggest) photovoltaic complex in the world is not even listed: Nour 1, 2 and 3 in Ouarzazate, Morocco.

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GranPino t1_j4kgjsk wrote

Because they are probably separate entities. It happens the same in Spain in the 2008-2012 timeframe, where you had several solar power plants physically together each one of 50MW because of fiscal reasons (better rate if plants weren’t higher than 50MW). So I personally know several plants that were actually 100MW, 150MW and 250MW together.

In the case of Morocco it’s because (probably) they have different financial structure.

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Fabricensis t1_j4kw3ul wrote

The entire Nour Complex is 500MW and was commissioned in steps from 2016 to 2018, so it was never on this list in the first place (since it only counts the currently biggest plant)

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kiwiinNY t1_j4ii0q8 wrote

It's amazing how most visualizations posted in this sub are the opposite of beautiful. Sad really.

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c_h_r_i_s_t_o_p_h t1_j4hx06g wrote

Got a bit confused that the timeline is not on one straight line. Still, I learned that India has large solar power statins and that Bhadla is somewhere in India. :)

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MagWasTaken t1_j4k3lt8 wrote

We've been able to power the Delorean off solar since 2016

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Spirit-Subject t1_j4kfcyv wrote

Isnt benban in egypt one of them? I read it was 4th.

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No-Asparagus6190 t1_j4ic5x3 wrote

It's cool and all but 14,000 acres to produce 2500MW is a lot of land. Some places can manages that but still unreasonable for a lot of the world.

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Awkward_moments t1_j4il8j6 wrote

You should see land usage per calorie for different foods

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No-Asparagus6190 t1_j4imgge wrote

I can see that being a pretty crazy calorie-to-acre comparison as well. Especially for meat.

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faciepalm t1_j4k0y3y wrote

Some places need to use less land, especially when that land use sucks up local water resources talking specifically about cotton production using water from rivers that fed into the aral sea, which has mostly disappeared in the past 60 years.

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MeMoses t1_j4ipm70 wrote

Although you have to remember that this land is not rendered useless. It can still be used for farming with elevated solar panels, as grazing land or biotopes. And you can use already sealed spaces like parking spaces and houses.

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Mr-Negi- t1_j4l05ut wrote

Yup, plus the solar is unreliable. Nuclear is a far better option.

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