Question- Recently, the South Australia government has approved the construction of the world’s largest Solar-Thermal Power Plant. What will be its cost?
(a) 380 million pounds
(b) 400 million pounds
(c) 450 million pounds
(d) 350 million pounds
Answer: (a)
Related Facts:
- On January 10th, 2018, the world’s largest solar thermal power plant was approved.
- The plant being constructed near Port Augusta, South Australia will be made by the US Company Solar Reserve.
- Its construction will start in 2018 and its construction cost will be approximately 650 million dollars (380 million pounds).
- The plant will create jobs options for 650 construction works and 50 other posts.
- This plant will be able to supply power to 90,000 households with full storage of energy for eight hours.
- The plant will consist of 12,000 mirrors focusing light on a 220-meter (700-foot) tower
- Sun light will heat the molten salt to 565 degree centigrade (1050°F) and will produce steam to run the turbine.
- Rotation of the turbine will generate 150 MW of electricity.
- Thus it will be the largest single-tower Solar Thermal Plant in the world.
- Plant is a major step towards becoming of southern state100 percent renewable energetic of by 2030.
Reference:
http://www.iflscience.com/technology/south-australia-approves-worlds-largest-singletower-solar-thermal-plant/
http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/solar-plant-south-australia-world-largest-thermal-panels-tesla-battery-renewable-energy-green-a8153826.html
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/business/worlds-largest-solar-thermal-plant-to-be-built-in-south-australia/articleshow/62454952.cms
https://m.dailyhunt.in/news/india/hindi/samacharnama-epaper-samacnam/dakshin+aastreliya+me+ban+raha+hai+vishv+ka+sabase+bada+saur+tap+vidyut+sayyantr-newsid-79689995
https://www.khabarindiatv.com/world/around-the-world-world-largest-solar-thermal-plantwill-make-in-australia-563547