{"id":15130,"date":"2014-08-05T21:01:23","date_gmt":"2014-08-05T18:01:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/add-energy.ro\/for-the-first-time-in-human-history-a-country-get-100-of-its-electricity-from-the-sun\/"},"modified":"2014-08-05T21:01:23","modified_gmt":"2014-08-05T18:01:23","slug":"for-the-first-time-in-human-history-a-country-get-100-of-its-electricity-from-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/add-energy.ro\/en\/for-the-first-time-in-human-history-a-country-get-100-of-its-electricity-from-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"For the first time in human history, a country get 100% of its electricity from the sun"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tA<\/span> solar project<\/span> with<\/span> a total capacity of<\/span> one megawatt<\/span> was completed on<\/span> the three<\/span> atolls<\/span>, this<\/span> offering<\/span> to<\/span> 1,400<\/span> people<\/span> an amount of 150<\/span>% of the<\/span> country's<\/span> electricity<\/span>.<\/span> Tokelau<\/span> Renewable Energy<\/span> Project<\/span> consists of<\/span> 4,032<\/span> photovoltaic panels<\/span> and<\/span> 1,344<\/span> battery<\/span>-powered<\/span> generators<\/span> using<\/span> biodiesel<\/span> from<\/span> coconut,<\/span> is one<\/span> of the largest<\/span> solar projects<\/span> on Earth<\/span>.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

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\n\tThe project cost<\/span> $ 7.5 million<\/span>,<\/span> a<\/span> huge<\/span> amount<\/span> compared to<\/span> the tiny<\/span> nation<\/span>'s GDP<\/span>,<\/span> which is only<\/span> 300,000 dolars<\/span>.<\/span> However,<\/span> officials<\/span> announced<\/span> savings<\/span> because<\/span> they will not<\/span> have to import<\/span> gasoline and<\/span> diesel to<\/span> offset the high costs<\/span>.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

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\n\tThe original plan was<\/span> for this project to<\/span> generate<\/span> only 93<\/span>%<\/span> of the power needed<\/span>, the rest<\/span> is<\/span> produced<\/span> by burning<\/span> coconut oil<\/span>.<\/span> However,<\/span> panels can<\/span> generate<\/span> 150<\/span>%<\/span> of the energy needs<\/span> of those in<\/span> Tokelau<\/span>, so that<\/span> coconut oil<\/span> will<\/span> only be used<\/span> if<\/span> cloudy days<\/span> and<\/span> in emergency situations<\/span>.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

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\n\tThe total capacity<\/span> of the network<\/span> was estimated at<\/span> 1,400<\/span> Tokelau<\/span> megawatt<\/span>–<\/span>hour<\/span>, reducing<\/span> by more than<\/span> 950<\/span> tons<\/span> of annual<\/span> carbon dioxide<\/span> emissions<\/span>.<\/span> Even if<\/span> Tokelau<\/span> does not contribute<\/span> greatly to<\/span> reduce the emissions<\/span> of greenhouse<\/span> gases,<\/span> global warming<\/span> is one<\/span> acute discution for the<\/span> inhabitants of<\/span> atolls<\/span>.<\/span> Like<\/span> other islands<\/span> in the Pacific<\/span>,<\/span> Tokelau<\/span> is<\/span> threatened by rising<\/span> ocean levels<\/span>.<\/span> Some<\/span> parts of the<\/span> island<\/span> could survive<\/span> rising<\/span> waters<\/span>, but<\/span> the sources<\/span> of drinking water<\/span> have already begun to<\/span> be<\/span> contaminated with<\/span> salt water<\/span> due to rising<\/span> sea levels<\/span>.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

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\n\tTokelau<\/span> is not<\/span> an independent country<\/span> but<\/span> a territory of<\/span> New Zealand<\/span> that comprises<\/span> three<\/span> coral atolls<\/span> halfway<\/span> between New<\/span> Zealand and<\/span> Hawaii.<\/span> Nation<\/span> area<\/span> not exceeding 10<\/span> square kilometers<\/span> and the population<\/span> is<\/span> only<\/span> 1,400 people<\/span>.<\/span> The economy<\/span> depends on<\/span> trade<\/span> with stamps<\/span> and<\/span> Internet<\/span> sites<\/span> –<\/span> in 2012<\/span>,<\/span> one-sixth<\/span> of GDP<\/span> was due to<\/span> sales<\/span> related<\/span> websites<\/span>.<\/span> Tk<\/span>.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

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\n\tFollowing<\/span> a<\/span> small<\/span> economy<\/span>, <\/span>Tokelau <\/span><\/span>is<\/span> dependent on<\/span> financial assistance<\/span> of New Zealand<\/span>.<\/span> Because<\/span> Tokelau<\/span> spent<\/span> more than<\/span> $ 800,000<\/span> annually on<\/span> importation<\/span> of fuel<\/span> for generators<\/span>, solar panels<\/span> represents<\/span> a significant step toward<\/span> energy independence.<\/span> This will allow<\/span> the nation<\/span> to become<\/span> independent<\/span>, being able<\/span> to govern<\/span> (except<\/span> issues among<\/span> foreign policy<\/span> has<\/span> to remain<\/span> in charge<\/span> of New Zealand<\/span>)<\/span>.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

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\n\tOther countries<\/span> obtain<\/span> much of<\/span> their<\/span> energy<\/span> from renewable sources<\/span> are<\/span> Paraguay<\/span> ( which<\/span> is characterized by<\/span> the large number of<\/span> hydroelectric dams<\/span> )<\/span> and Iceland<\/span> (<\/span> geothermal and<\/span> hydroelectric<\/span> )<\/span>.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

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  A solar project with a total capacity of one megawatt was completed on the three atolls, this offering to 1,400 people an amount of 150% of the country's electricity. Tokelau Renewable Energy Project consists of 4,032 photovoltaic panels and 1,344 battery-powered generators using biodiesel from coconut, is one of the largest solar projects on … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,374,33,349,250,31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15130","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-clima-si-mediul-inconjurator","category-climate-and-the-environment-3","category-informatii-din-presa-internationala","category-international-press","category-news","category-stiri-utile-noutati"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/add-energy.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15130","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/add-energy.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/add-energy.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/add-energy.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/add-energy.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15130"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/add-energy.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15130\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/add-energy.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15130"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/add-energy.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15130"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/add-energy.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15130"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}