Hassi R'Mel

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Hassi R'Mel (Arabic: حاسي الرمل) is a town in Algeria located near the gas field in Africa, as well as the 12th largest one worldwide. It is located in Laghouat Province, and it is the capital of Hassi R'Mel District.

Contents 1 Hassi R'mel integrated solar combined cycle power station 1.1 See also 1.2 External links 1.3 References

[edit] Hassi R'mel integrated solar combined cycle power station

This article or section contains information about a planned or proposed power plant, or power plant under construction. It may contain information of a speculative nature and the content may change as the construction and/or completion of the power plant approaches, and more information becomes available.

The Hassi R'mel integrated solar combined cycle power station is a hybrid power station that is to be built near Hassi R'mel in Algeria, thought to be the first of its kind. The plant will combine a 25 MW parabolic trough concentrating solar power array, covering an area of over 180,000 m², in conjunction with a 130MW combined cycle gas turbine plant, so cutting carbon emissions compared to a traditional power station.^[1] The output from the solar array will be used in the steam turbine.

The construction contract was signed on January 5, 2007^[1]and the plant is to be developed by New Energy Algeria (NEAL), a joint venture between Sonatrach Sonelgaz and SIM.

[edit] See also

• List of solar thermal power stations
• Solar thermal energy
• SolarPACES

[edit] External links

• Hassi R'mel: Parabolic trough integrated with a combined cycle plant in Algeria
• CSP Project Developments in Algeria
• Natural Gas and Algerian Strategy for Renewable Energy
• Assessment of the World Bank/GEF Strategy for the Market Development of Concentrating Solar Thermal Power

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