39-Day Solar Marathon: Dubai Breaks 4 World Records

39 Days Non-Stop

Dubai's solar plant just broke physics expectations Photo Source: Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park's Sustainability & Innovation Centre

4 World Records Set

Photo Source: Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park's Sustainability & Innovation Centre Photo Source: Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park's Sustainability & Innovation Centre One solar park, four different world records. What makes this possible

950MW = 320,000 Homes

Photo Source: Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park's Sustainability & Innovation Centre This hybrid system powers more homes than many small countries use

565°C Molten Salt

Liquid metal hot enough to melt copper stores desert sunlight for nighttime Photo Source: Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park's Sustainability & Innovation Centre

$73/MWh Price Tag

Photo Source: Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park's Sustainability & Innovation Centre Photo Source: Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park's Sustainability & Innovation Centre Lower than most fossil fuel plants. How did they crack the cost code?

15-Hour Storage

Photo Source: Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park's Sustainability & Innovation Centre Sun sets at 6 PM. This plant keeps running until 9 AM next day

1.6 Million Tonnes CO2 Saved

Equivalent to removing 350,000 cars from roads annually Photo Source: Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park's Sustainability & Innovation Centre

77 Square Kilometers

Photo Source: Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park's Sustainability & Innovation Centre Photo Source: Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park's Sustainability & Innovation Centre Larger than Manhattan. Phase 4 alone covers area of 44 soccer fields

600MW parabolic mirrors + 100MW tower + 250MW panels = hybrid power

Photo Source: Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park's Sustainability & Innovation Centre

Phase 7: 1,600MW + 1,000MW Battery

Coming 2027-2029. Will push total capacity to 7,260MW by 2030 Photo Source: Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park's Sustainability & Innovation Centre

Beating Morocco & Spain

Dubai's $73/MWh beats Morocco's $163/MWh. Same tech, better execution Photo Source: Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park's Sustainability & Innovation Centre Photo Source: Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park's Sustainability & Innovation Centre

34% Clean Energy by 2030

Photo Source: Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park's Sustainability & Innovation Centre Dubai's solar marathon is just the beginning. Net-zero by 2050 target

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