Sahara Desert could become home to solar-power plants.

News Type: Other — Seeded on Tue Nov 27, 2007 8:02 PM EST

Article Source: News at Nature

science, environment, middle-east, europe, energy, africa, solar-energy

The power needs of Europe, the Middle East and North Africa could be met by an ambitious idea to network renewable energies across the region. The cornerstone of the plan, developed by a group of scientists, economists and businessmen, involves peppering the Sahara Desert with solar thermal power plants, then transmitting the electricity through massive grids.

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