South African airport to run entirely on solar power

South Africa's George Airport will
soon run of solar-generated power.

George Airport in South Africa has become the first in the continent, and second in the world, to run entirely on solar-generated energy.

The airport, located in the south of the country, is powered by 2,000 solar panels which produce up to 750 kW every day.

Just 400 kW is needed to run all aspects of the airport’s operations, so the surplus energy is being used to supply over 250 local homes.

At night or on rainy days, the system swaps to the national power grid to ensure a constant supply of energy.

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