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Africa’s Largest Wind Farm Begins Operation in Morocco

Mila Luleva — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 18:36:00 +0000

Solar power has established solid grounds in Africa with numerous projects picking up speed, being backed up by Google and other major investors. Now, the time has come for wind to receive the well-deserved attention, with Africa’s biggest wind farm starting to generate electricity in Southwestern Morocco. The wind farm occupies a huge area of […]

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Solar Impulse, World’s First Solar Powered Airplane Preparing for 48h Trip to Morocco

Ovidiu Sandru — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 07:20:53 +0000

Solar Impulse, the world’s lightest electric plane, powered entirely by solar panels, will take off this spring and head for Morocco, where it will mark the start of building the country’s five solar complexes that will generate a total of 2 GW of electricity. Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg, the company’s two founders (and both […]

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Morocco Planning to Harvest 2 GW of Solar Power by 2020

Cristi — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 17:20:00 +0000

More and more governments show high interest in investing in clean energy sources. With 3,000 hours of sun per year, Morocco is now planning to invest in the harvesting of solar power.

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