An early-morning hot air balloon ride over Melbourne was more eventful than expected on Wednesday, when it crash landed on an apartment rooftop.

No one was injured during the incident, which was filmed by passenger Jayde Magookin as he and 12 other people were bounced over roofs and treetops.

Pilot Nick Brau said the balloon was brand new, but would not fly properly.

Mr Magookin, 34, said the crash landing was “terrifying” but he and the other passengers could laugh about it now.

The balloon – which was on its maiden flight in the Australian city – ended up draped over two rooftops in the southern suburb of Elwood, and pictures showed the basket lying in a carpark.

Mr Brau, who is the director of Liberty Balloon Flights, managed to avoid light poles and overhead cables, but some buildings were damaged as he struggled to maintain altitude.

The pilot said he was not sure what went wrong, and was shaken by the accident as it is “not very pleasant when these things happen.”

An investigation will now be done by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau.

The 500MW Noor Solar Complex is the world’s biggest concentrated solar power plant project.

The Noor Solar Complex is a 500MW solar park located in the municipality of Ouarzazate in the Agadir district of Morocco.

It is the biggest concentrated solar power plant project in the world.

The location of the project offers 2,635 kilowatt per hour of sunlight a year, which is considered to be one of the highest in the world.

The solar park integrates multiple utility-scale solar power plants equipped with various solar technologies.

The Noor solar park includes Noor I, Noor II and Noor III projects, which occupy an area of 2,500 hectares.

The three power plants were grid connected by 2018. The Noor Solar Complex offsets 760,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions a year.

Significance of the Noor Ouarzazate Solar Complex

The Noor solar energy plant was the country’s first renewable energy project.

Four more solar plants were expected to follow, providing a total of 2 GW of power by 2020 to cover the country’s energy demands, which were met by imports to the tune of up to 95%.

Morocco’s solar-power policy was also to help minimize global warming.

As the host of the United Nations Climate Conference (COP22) in November 2016, the country was leading the way.

The Noor I CSP plant created around 1,000 construction employment opportunities and 60 permanent jobs during the operation and maintenance phase.

By offsetting 240,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions per year, Noor I was projected to contribute to the fight against global warming.

Together, Noor II and Noor III were to help reduce 533,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions annually.

When completed, the entire Noor solar complex was expected to reduce global CO2 emissions by an estimated 760,000 tonnes per year.

The Noor Ouarzazate Solar Complex was supposed to deliver solar power to 650,000 local residents from daybreak to three hours after dusk.

That was the country’s peak period for power use.

The electricity capacity was aimed to be 580 MW by 2018, with a storage capacity of 7 to 8 hours, allowing power to be supplied to 1 million residences day and night.

Nigeria’s vice-president Yemi Osinbajo, has advocated for climate justice for Africa.

He noted that a just transition would mean more energy and must include ending global energy poverty.

Osinbajo stated this at a virtual event on climate finance themed “Climate Finance and a Just, Equitable Energy Transition for Africa”, organized by The Atlantic Council.

On Nigeria, the Vice President noted that the country remains committed to the net zero emission by 2060 but would require the support and partnership of other stakeholders.

A cruise ship docked in Sydney Harbor for the first time in more than two years, after a 2020 ban sparked by a mass COVID-19 outbreak was lifted.

On a bright morning, the Pacific Explorer made a dramatic entrance, flanked by tugboats spraying plumes of water and with a large banner that read “We’re Home” draped across its bow.

Crowds gathered at the base of the Sydney Harboor Bridge to watch the arrival of the ship, which began its 18,000-kilometer journey back to Australia nearly a month ago.

Before the pandemic, some 350 cruise ships travelled to Australia carrying more than 600,000 passengers – making the industry worth 5.2 billion Australian dollars to the national economy, according to the Cruise Lines International Association.

The government of Ogun State has signed a $400 million Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a foreign firm, Arise Integrated Industrial Platform, to develop the Olokola Free Trade Zone and Remo Agro Processing Zone.

Dapo Abiodun, the state governor, signed the MoU with Gagan Gupta, the founder and CEO of Arise Integrated Industrial Platform, on Friday at the Exco Chamber of the Governor’s Office in Abeokuta. Gupta stated shortly after the signing ceremony that his organization would concentrate on the Olokola Free Trade Zone and the Remo Agro-Processing Zone.

He explained that the $400 million would be used to complete phase one of the projects, and that the investment would increase by July 2023. According to him, his organization would focus on developing infrastructure in the agro-processing sector at the Olokola Free Trade Zone, the Remo Cluster Area, and the Agro Cargo airport.

Gupta also stated that the group’s intention was to begin work on the industrial zone by the first of July this year, and that the group would also focus more on the upstream sector.

The founder of the Arise Integrated Industrial Platform added that his company would bring equity to the floor by leaving 35% open for national players and the state, saying, “we would be glad to have Ogun State as a partner.” Our ethical moral is that we will have 65% equity and leave 35% open for national players, including Ogun State.

We want the state to be our partner, and the state will take some equity, as will the national players.” Gupta praised the level of information made available to his team by the state government when assessing the zones to be invested in. In his remarks, Abiodun commended the company for selecting Ogun and noted that the project would not only create job opportunities, but would also serve as a training hub, as the company would establish a technical training center to train artisans for the project’s sustainability.

“We are pleased to have found an afrocentric partner who understands the sub-region and all of the issues that affect the people and is willing to spend more than $400 million,” he said. “We are delighted that you have arrived in Ogun State.”

I am pleased that you are establishing two Economic Zones, one in Olokola to deal with mobility and automobiles and the other, the Remo Cluster, to deal with agro-processing. We will be there for you and will leave no stone unturned. We will give you our undivided attention. More investors will come to our state as a result of the infrastructure you will bring.”