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Half a Trillion Dollars to Build Huge Desertec Plan?
Desertec has for years been just the pipe dream of an international network of scientists and engineers; an example of some seriously out-of-the-box thinking on climate change prevention. It is the...
View ArticleDesertec Project – a sound alternative to Russian gas pipelines?
Energy demand in Europe is not growing as fast as in other parts of the world but it still constitutes a significant portion of global energy demand. Europe’s share of global primary energy demand is...
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Spanish Solar Company Abengoa to Supply Desertec
Abengoa Solar has signed an agreement to join as a founding member of the inspirational Desertec idea to supply Europe and Africa electricity from a chain of huge solar thermal projects in the Sahara....
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DESERTEC $555 Billion Renewable Energy Project Moving Forward
The huge project to build a $555 billion renewable energy “belt” in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, funded largely by German companies, moved another step forward a few days ago. The...
View ArticleEnergy Efficiency, Net Zero, Plug-Ins & More Win-Win Opportunities
With the United States of America’s ever-mounting trade and budget deficits, unemployment above 10 percent (and, dependent on counting, un- and under-employment above 20 percent), looming peak oil and...
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New Solar Thermal Plant in Egypt Could Yield Clue to Sucess of Massive...
A pyramid-scale solar power plant is well under way in Kuraymat, Egypt, and the 150 megawatt giant could prove to be a key indicator for the success of a much larger project such as the pharaohs could...
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Arizona's Largest Commercial Rooftop Solar System Will Clock in at a Whopping...
In a clear sign of things to come, the state of Arizona is set to host a gigantic 2.4 megawatt solar installation on the roof of a food warehouse packed with energy-gobbling refrigerated space. The...
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Sahara Desert Solar Project (Not DESERTEC) to Power Half the World by 2050?...
If you haven’t heard about this project yet, it is a HUGE, renewable energy project with a ton of cool features. The Sahara Solar Breeder Project is its name, though it has also been referred to as the...
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Molecular Sandwich Could Boost Solar Cell Efficiency by 35%
Working on a molecular level, scientists at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and the University of Colorado are developing a crystalline “sandwich” that could increase the efficiency of solar...
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The Desertec Sahara Solar Dream Didn’t Die After All — It’s Baaaack…
The dream of shipping endless watts of solar power from the Sahara Desert to Europe is still alive thanks to Tunisia and Nur Energie
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