Emirates: project converts landfill into solar park
Uae waste management company Bee'ah plans to build a solar farm in a disused landfill. The project would produce more than 42 megawatts per year.
In a statement, the company, which has government funding, said it plans to build the solar farm on 47 hectares of the closed landfill in the emirate of Xarja, on the outskirts of Dubai.
The facility will reduce Xarja's dependence on fossil fuels and at the same time take advantage of a site that would normally require years of environmental remediation before it could be rebuilt.
