Renewable Energy around the World

Class 6South Africa, Kenya, Egypt, and

Morocco

South Africa

Population: 50 millionGNI/capita: $7,410Annual population growth rate: -0.48%People per square mile: 106RECAI

#4 Solar CSP #1-3: US, Chile, China#9 Solar PV #1-8: China, US, Japan, Germany,

India, Chile, Australia, France#15 Overall

Micro-hydro

• https://youtu.be/iHBRf2bUNXU

West Coast I

West Coast One

• Cape Town, South Africa (UPI) Jun 9, 2015• The French government said West Coast One

will offset about 5.6 million tons of carbon dioxide for the next 20 years and help the Zuma government move closer to its 20-year plan to have 42 percent of its electricity needs, or about 17 gigawatts, met by renewable energy. About half of that is allocated to onshore wind.

• http://www.winddaily.com/reports/South_Africa_advancing_wind_energy_plans_999.html

NREL: CSP in South Africa

• http://www.nrel.gov/csp/solarpaces/by_country_detail.cfm/country=ZA

• Bokpoort CSP Project• http://www.acwapower.com/project/15/bokp

oort-csp-project.html

WERPO to build wave energy plant off South Africa

• http://tidalenergytoday.com/2015/08/04/werpo-to-build-wave-energy-plant-off-south-africa/?+update+Tidal+Energy+Today%2C+2015-08-05&uid=1315&emarkconv=997F94F108F1779697433F1315F1418024397F10978

• Wave Electricity Renewable Power Ocean (WERPO) is an Israeli company formed in 2014, promoting its sea wave energy systems around the world.

Kenya

Population: 50 millionGNI/capita: $1,160Annual population growth rate: 2.11%People per square mile: 179RECAI

#4 Geothermal #1-3: US, Indonesia, Japan#34 Overall

Geothermal Kenya

• https://youtu.be/P9X9rhMEo1A

US Power Africa Initiative

• http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2015/07/100-mw-kenyan-wind-farm-will-help-power-africa.html

• We’re changing how we define development… we need to harness all the tools at our disposal – from our diplomacy to our trade and investment policies. -President Barack Obama

• Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) https://www.opic.gov

Even bigger solar deal!

• http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2015/07/skypower-inks-2-2-billion-deal-for-massive-solar-power-plant-in-kenya.html

• This one’s from Canada!

Egypt

Population: 90 millionGNI/capita: $3,140Annual population growth rate: 1.84%People per square mile: 223RECAI

#13 Solar CSP #1-12: US, Chile, China, South Africa, India, Australia,

Morocco, Israel, Brazil, Spain, Italy#39 Overall

Making solar hot water heaters in Egypt

• https://youtu.be/581ekrS7HbA

Morocco

Population: 30 millionGNI/capita: $3,020Annual population growth rate: 1.02%People per square mile: 194RECAI

#7 Solar CSP #1-6: US, Chile, China, South Africa, India, Australia

#27 Overall

Ouarzazate

• https://youtu.be/452czp6_Pok

CSP World Map

• http://www.cspworld.org/cspworldmap

Ouarzazate

DESERTEC

• https://youtu.be/bkb08POcdhs