BBC - Future - The colossal African solar farm that could power Europe

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BBC - Future - The colossal African solar farm that could power Europe

' ... Hundreds of curved mirrors, each as big as a bus, are ranked in rows covering 1,400,000 sq m (15m sq ft) of desert, an area the size of 200 football fields. The massive complex sits on a sun-blasted site at the foot of the High Atlas mountains, 10km (6 miles) from Ouarzazate – a city nicknamed the door to the desert. With around 330 days of sunshine a year, it’s an ideal location. ... '

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20161129-the-colossal-african-solar-farm-that-could-power-europe?ocid=fbfut
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20161129-the-colossal-african-solar-farm-that-could-power-europe?ocid=fbfut

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