The airport has 2 thousand solar panels that generate up to 750 KiloWatts of power each day. The airport only needs 4 hundred a day. Authorities are looking to convert more airports into solar powered ones. George Airport manager Brenda Vorster welcomed the project, adding that the second phase start within the next year.
domingo, 9 de octubre de 2016
Africa's first solar powered airport operational in George
Africa's first solar-powered airport is operational. George Airport in
South Africa is only the second in the world to use solar energy. The
initiative is spearheaded by the country's Department of Transport and
the Airports Company of South Africa. Solar panels convert solar energy
into direct current electricity.
The airport has 2 thousand solar panels that generate up to 750 KiloWatts of power each day. The airport only needs 4 hundred a day. Authorities are looking to convert more airports into solar powered ones. George Airport manager Brenda Vorster welcomed the project, adding that the second phase start within the next year.
The airport has 2 thousand solar panels that generate up to 750 KiloWatts of power each day. The airport only needs 4 hundred a day. Authorities are looking to convert more airports into solar powered ones. George Airport manager Brenda Vorster welcomed the project, adding that the second phase start within the next year.
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