Kuwait’s Public Authority for Applied Sciences and Training (PAAST) announced this week that it was beginning to design the country’s first-ever solar energy station.
According to the center, the $16.16 million endeavor is to be completed by the end of 2013 and is being developed in cooperation with the Kuwaiti firm Pan Arab Consulting Engineers (PACE), the Kuwaiti state news agency reported.
All I can say is it’s about damn time. [Link]
22 replies on “Kuwait to build first solar power station”
Yeah, Finally 😀
I know KISR has been doing a lot of testing and research for solar and wind power the past couple years. Glad to see it’s working out.
about damn time, yep..
This is a small scale project – a station – by a local bureaucratic educational institution.
It’s not a one billion dollar GE solar plant or an Abu Dhabi Masdar like project.
Dont get too excited.
Think of it more as a test. The previous reasons for not using Solar are that Kuwait is too dusty and hot for the cells to work properly, if this small station works out it’s proof that they can institute it on a larger scale.
Going straight into a billion dollar project would be dumb
I’m a little skeptical about this. For one thing, there’s no such thing as the Public Authority for Applied Sciences and Training (PAAST) in Kuwait.
Probably meant PAAET.
Good initiative
Yes but the ‘time’
Could all the hirise also install a solar station.
mike
@She De Lovely, you’re a pleasant thing… wow you put my pessimism to shame.
Brighten up woman, all things start small.
they should add an auto clean functionality ,other wise, sandstorm will reduce efficiency
“They are bginning to design”…
I’m not gonna hold my breath to when they actually ‘begin’ to build it.
But hey, it’s a start. 🙂
At least they are starting somewhere, that’s great news.
Photovoltaics loose about 75% of their efficiency in temps above 38C. Kuwait NEVER gets above 38C now, does it!?
Its about time they took advantage of our solar power…
I bet for 1000000,0000000 KD that you will not see this project started atleast in the next 5 years.
Solar panels just recently proved its efficiency it term of being economical after the development of nano technology.
In the past, they were just fancy, rather than being in mass operation
About time indeed but to be accomplished by end of 2013 is hard to beleive ! :p
Thats Amazing !! Where is this station located ?
fantasy land
I think that’s great!
Excellent news!
That’s great i just hope they actually do it