The Sultanate of Oman is building the largest wind farm in the Gulf States region. The $125 million, 50-megawatt project is a joint development between Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy company, Masdar , and Oman’s Rural Areas Electricity Company (RAECO). Estimated to generate enough clean electricity to power 16,000 homes and mitigate 110,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide per year, the project is also remarkable for the language used to promote it: the Gulf States are looking to a low-carbon, post-oil future . Read the rest of Masdar Helps Oman Prepare for the Post-Oil Era With the Gulf’s First Wind Farm Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: “wind power” , “wind turbine” , Masdar , oman , post-oil future , renewable energy , uae , united arab emirates , wind farm
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Masdar Helps Oman Prepare for the Post-Oil Era With the Gulf’s First Wind Farm
