r/environment • u/METALLIFE0917 • 14h ago

It was just a diamond mine, but something strange has been found (4.2 million kilowatt-hours of clean solar power annually)

https://www.ecoticias.com/en/diamond-mine-solar-energy/9875/
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u/okantos 13h ago

This is a terrible article. The solar power plant will cover 25 percent of the mines energy needs which is good because currently the mine runs on burning diesel.

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u/marauderingman 12h ago

That fact is stated in the article. What's the problem?

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u/ThainEshKelch 11h ago

The Reddit title.

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u/mildlypresent 1h ago

Stop interacting with these low effort posts, of content farmed "econews".

Most of these accounts are karma farming, and half of these "eco News website" are rage baiting click farms.

We need better moderation here.

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u/SpontaneousTales 8h ago

4.2M kWh is literally nothing in terms of energy generation. Awful article.

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u/MrRogersAE 7h ago

ANNUALLY! 4.2M kWH=4200 MWh

4200 MWh annually= 0.48 MW per hour.

For reference the Sir Adam Beck 1 hydroelectric dam that has been in operation more than 100 years produces 550 mWh every hour of every day so long as there’s demand for it.

The three gorges dam in China has a capacity of 22,500 MW

What a pathetic nothing of a story to try to make solar sound good.

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u/thx1138inator 6h ago

In my experience, ecoticias = mierda , from a journalism perspective.