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The Ukraine is looking for investors for a renewable power project in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. Solar energy would provide 1 GW of electrical generating capacity, greater than any project completed so far, and other energy sources such as biogas would provide an additional 400 MW, for a total of 1.4 GW (peak, the submitter assumes). The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, the last unit of which which closed in 2000, was rated at 4 GW. The planned project would take advantage of electrical transmission lines originally fed by the nuclear plant.
It is hoped that the Ukraine's dependence on natural gas imported from Russia would be lessened.
The solar portion of the project is expected to cost €1 billion ($1.1 billion). Interest has been expressed by the European Bank for Reconstruction & Development, as well as firms from Canada and the United States.
coverage:
- Gizmodo
- International Business Times
- The Guardian
- Bloomberg (has map of solar irradiation)
(Score: 2, Insightful) by CyberB0B39 on Tuesday August 02 2016, @02:00PM
I would also like to point out that referencing the country of Ukraine as "The Ukraine" is taken as a slight. "The Ukraine" brings back memories of soviet occupation. The country of Ukraine or just Ukraine is most acceptable.
Now you know - and knowing is half the battle.