Let The Sun Shine! by Glenn Greenberg

Magazine: Time for Kids
Edition: 3-4, Vol. 6, No. 21
Date: April 15, 2016
Article: Let the Sun Shine!
Author:  Glenn Greenberg
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1. Ouarzazate is in Morocco.
2. Ouarzazate's power station is called "Noor 1."
3. Noor in Arabic means light.
4. The Government of Morocco plans to build 3 solar power plants.
5. The cost to building 3 power plants is $3.9 billion.
6. The Government of Morocco plans to build 3 power plants by 2018.
7. No, they continue working.
8. The mirrors capture light.
9. The light heats up the liquid that is mixed with water.
10. The light heats up the liquid mixed with water to create steam.
11. Steam powers the engines.
12. Noor 1 produces power 3 hours after the sun goes down.
13. The government wants the power plant to be operational for 20 hours a day.
14. 8 hours is the goal for the power plant to store power per day after sunset.
15. Yes, Morocco has very little oil and gas.
16. 3%
17. Morocco has 3,000 hours of sunlight per year.
18. Hakima El Haite is a Junior Minister for the Environment.
19. Morocco will get its independence from having to buy oil and gas from other countries by the Noor Project or Noor Power Plant 1,2, 3.
20. Solar Energy will help Morocco reduce gases that pollute the environment.

Reference
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouarzazate
http://www.nrel.gov/csp/solarpaces/project_detail.cfm/projectID=270
http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/08/africa/ouarzazate-morocco-solar-plant/