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Building solar farms in the desert may have become a common practice, but one new solar plant unveiled on Monday in northern Jordan is anything but ordinary. This 12.9 megawatt plant made up of 40,000 solar panels will provide power to people living in the Zaatari refugee camp, victims of war whose lives were turned upside when the violence reached their doorstep. The solar power plant became the largest ever located inside a refugee camp
Amman, Apr 22 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Andre Pain) Workers of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) prepared on Wednesday medical supplies in the Wehdat refugee camp, southeast of Amman.FOOTAGE OF THE WORK AND TWO STUDENTS FOLLOWING ONLINE CLASSES.
This odd-looking solar powered vehicle was built by one elderly Chinese man, who had only one goal in mind. 64-year-old Wang Yongzhi built the car so that he and his wife Zhang Shuyan could travel through China on a budget. The solar-powered vehicle can cover a distance of over 120 miles with good sunlight and reach a speed of around 30 miles per hour, but the two-seater can also use gas as a backup when the weather is bad.
United Nations special envoy Angelina Jolie visits the Azraq refugee camp in Jordan and calls on world leaders to find a solution to the Syrian crisis. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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