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Jojoba Desert Says Power to the Powder
2019-05-29 16:55:00| Happi Breaking News
New component has a silky feel for cosmetics.
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Wind power plant in Atacama Desert fills Chile's clean-energy sails
2016-07-05 13:14:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Deep in northern Chile's Atacama Desert, a remote community of 6,000 people is preparing to host the country's largest wind power plant. The residents of Freirina commune, on the coast of Huasco province, 700 km (435 miles) from the capital Santiago, have traditionally made a living from mining, olive farming, fishing and collecting seaweed. The new wind project marks a turning point for all Freirinas families, according to 35-year-old mayor Cesar Orellana, a clean-energy enthusiast. Having...
Desert tower raises Chile's solar power ambition to new heights
2015-12-22 15:20:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Rising more than 200 metres above the vast, deserted plains of the Atacama desert, the second tallest building in Chile sits in such a remote location that it looks, from a distance, like the sanctuary of a reclusive prophet, a temple to ancient gods or the giant folly of a wealthy eccentric. Instead, this extraordinary structure is a solar power tower that is being built to harvest the energy of the sun via a growing field of giant mirrors that radiate out for more than a kilometre across the ground...
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Ashalim Plot-B Solar Thermal Power Plant, Negev Desert
2015-10-20 01:00:00| Power Technology
The Ashalim Plot-B Solar Thermal Power Plant is being constructed in the Western Negev Desert, approximately 35km south of the city of Beer Sheva, in a site located south of Highway 211.
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Cerro Dominador Solar Power Plant, Atacama Desert
2014-06-10 01:00:00| Power Technology
Cerro Dominador is a 110MW concentrated solar power plant (CSP) being developed by Abengoa. The plant is situated in the commune of Marķa Elena, in the Antofagasta region, Atacama Desert, Chile.
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