Jordan's solar cogen

The

funding,

if granted,

would

be used

support

20 research

projects

biomass,

geothermal

and solar thermal

production.

Germany

wind-generated 8,000

is a leading

electricity

MW installed

of 18,000

MW.

for offshore

capacity

energy

offshore

wind

country’s

electricity

to cover

demand

mix, with

But Germany double

making

of the

is expected

to reach

its target

by 2005,

account

consumption.

to

ahead of

for

The

the 2005 deadline

8.5%

target

of

SonnenStrom

two joint project

European Commission Framework

in

called for by the

Diiectorate-GeneraJ

Transport and Energy (DG TRE@ 5th

programme

for

within the

for

research,

projects

were approved

have been running

($13.7m).

The

integrate urban

projects

renewable

activities,

Spain,

project

energy

environment

other

systems

and Germany

to

into

the

1.15 MW photovoltaic

partners

solar electricity

from a

plant on

will be one of

Phijnix

SonnenStrom design,

monitoring

output.

competence plant

and planning.

Forum

presented April

This

by the millions

Universal

concept calls

for

The

demands

dedicated

2004.

to many

‘Sustainable

which

The

themes

on

will be

will be

in

Energies

in

EU project.

This initiative

SonnenStrom

in the region

develop

April 2002

official has said. The Minister

MW

to generate

and will be implemented

own and operate (BOO) ‘In iine with government

of

Centre,

the Higher

sources

of Aqaba,

linked and

standardised

plans

to the electric

Ministry

at

a

detailed before

The demand

plant

capacity for energy

least

100

35 kilometres with

job north

the national

The Jordanian

grids

future,

grid is

of Syria and Egypt,

will be connected

Turkey and several North

assessment

by gas or

African

to

countries.

has formed

a committee aspects

of the

The developer will

environmental

impact

construction.

Jordan’s

amounts

to 1,500 MW.

is expected

to grow at

3% yearly in the next decade.

of of the

energy

Saudi solar panels on water pipeline

by 2030.

a 50 kWh

service packages

for

has set itself

of Fiirstenfeldbruck

create

and will be linked

The Energy

of

electricity.

m Quwairah,

in the near

Research

the umbrella

will be assisted

will

.

Energy

under

for Science and Technology.

heavy fuel to generate project

the

said Malek Kabariti,

National

Council

opportun~tles

on a build,

implementation,

functions

Solar energy

100-150

no risk, as it will not share

the

which

project

basis.

the BOO

assumes

&

of Energy

between

provide

of

Urban

District

district

a senior government

area in southern Jordan,

that

100% renewable

in Fiirstenfeldbruck

piant in the Quwairah

build a solar hybrid

proposal.

is the local coordinator

the aim of guaranteeing

Ph6nix

A German firm has submitted a proposal to to

company’s

near Munich

the

sites in other

of photovoltaic

German

the

to

plants

regions.

wili be

‘Ziel (Aim) 21 - the Centre

Fiirstenfeldbruck’

plant

the spread

European

will

know-how

of jointly-owned

and financial

forum

of Fiirstenfeldbruck

and its initiative

supplies

and

and Huelva

European

the concept

total generating

The district

RENET

promote

required

their

with the

Close cooperation of Barcelona

to

owners

and produce

technical

Environment’.

Innovatory

the

plant

to study

between

including

Development

ensure

as a joint

non-home

electric grid, said Kabariti.

to the ‘2004

for the first time in Barcelona

and September

for

technical

result

of visitors

of Cultures,’

for

plans

and makes the highest

design

judged

AG is responsible and

provinces

The

the largest solar plants in Spain.

planning,

Spanish

Fiirstenfeld-

conceived

invest in a solar power

President

in the Barcelona

of Be&s. The MW project

been

in the cost of construction,’

will be installing

the 2 1,000 mz roof of a pergola suburb

aims

on a large scale. Amongst

the seven project

Sweden

The

is +?15,730,000

EUPRES

has

site, enabling

is scheduled

and contracts

since the start of 2002.

total brtdget for both

plant

investment

The

Mineral Resources said that a $200m

technological development and demonstration. These

information.

Jordan’s solar cogen

AG has participated

proposals

bruck

to ensure

output

For further ifl~~ation contact: Andrea Zepf, PhGnix SonnenStrom AG, ~irschbergstrasse 8, D-85254 Sulzemoos, Germany. Tel: +49 8135 938000, Email: [email protected]

is 12%,

easily attainable.

Phiinix SonnenStrom wins e15.7m contracts Ph6nix

public

performance

output

of electricity

the

and

It will be

plants.

for controlling

and visualisation optimal

administration

of photovoltaic

own solar electricity.

to wind energy

a time lag of 10 years.

Renewables

elecrricity

and

by 2030.

its share of renewables

schedule.

total

on-

25%

Biomass has a similar potential in the power

for over

wants

planning,

responsible

of

in the global

of finance, maintenance

electricity

producer

- it accounts

Government

to

wind,

solar and to

in the area

Unitec has received its second order for the Qurayat

water

pipeline

project

in

the

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The order is valued

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