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Some of the Facilities in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and nearby urban areas for the 2016 Summer Olympics could be powered in part by electricity from a solar thermal plant constructed on a small island just off the Brazilian coast.

by Robert L. Reid, Senior Editor; Civil Engineering Magazine, ASCE World Headquarters, 1801 Alexander Bell Drive, Reston, VA.,



2010


Serial Information: Civil Engineering—ASCE, 2010, Vol. 80, Issue 5, Pg. 28-28


Document Type: Editorial

Subject Headings: Urban and regional development | Islands | Electric power | Developing countries

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