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The Adani Renewable Energy Park in northern India is unique for several reasons. First, it is a hybrid clean energy project that will harvest electricity from both solar panels and wind turbines. Second, it will be the largest such facility in the world when complete. Third, it will have a nameplate capacity of 30 GW — the Three Gorges Dam in China produces a mere 22.5 GW. Fourth, it is being built in a salt desert near the border with Pakistan where there is not a living soul for more than 20 miles in any direction — so there is no NIMBY backlash to worry about.
The hybrid wind and solar project is being constructed by Adani Green Energy, a division of Adani Group. The company explains the advantage of combining solar and wind power this way.
“Variability in Solar and Wind generation…
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