#video by #China propaganda outlet SMG (Shanghai Eye) on 550-hectare #solar #photovoltaic farm in #Azerbaijan, in Gobustan, 60km southwest of Baku. Construction started in April of last year by #Dongfang Electric Corporation. Surprisingly, it uses solar trackers, so it may be able to get above-average capacity factors. Says it produces 500 million kWh of electricity annually (57 megawatts). Seems to be a pretty desert-climate site, but the total absence of vegetation (in contrast to the dry grass nearby) suggests it’s been bulldozed. The timelapse of construction doesn’t seem to show much in the way of concrete foundations, though the main control building is reinforced concrete with brick infill. Later (?) shots show vegetation has returned around the footings of the panels.
on 02024-11-26right-wing #news #video claiming #UK export controls to Russia over the #Ukraine war have been ineffective because the same exported goods are just flowing in through neighboring countries in the Caucasus and central Asia such as Georgia and “what we would see as the Stans”, while UK luxury car exports to those same countries have “skyrocketed”, “particularly #Azerbaijan”. #Clickbait headline promises information on an announcement of new sanctions, but no such information is available. Fuck you, Sky News.
on 02024-11-26