Featured in Testing the waters – 07-2011

Dream of a solar Sahara

Desertec: At the conference “Desert Power for the People” concerns were raised over Desertec’s possible impact in the Middle Eastern and North African region. Could this be the swan song for the dream of a solar Sahara? The organization disagrees.
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Plans for a giant solar power plant in the Sahara desert, labeled “the energy megaproject of the 21st century,” have been criticized after unrest seems to have become a constant in the Middle Eastern and North African region (MENA). Critics are now worried about the initiative’s potential lack of impact in the area, accusing it …

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