One per cent of the surface area of the world’s deserts would be enough to meet our current electricity needs.

This concept has long been promoted by Desertec, a European network of scientists and engineers, which argues that just 1 per cent of the surface area of the world’s deserts could generate as much electricity as the world is now using.Plans to use concentrating solar power plants in the Sahara to generate and export electricity  is talked about for years.But no good progress have been made.

This concept has long been promoted by Desertec, a European network of scientists and engineers, which argues that just 1 per cent of the surface area of the world’s deserts could generate as much electricity as the world is now using.

Now, it looks as though political will might help move things forward

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ECOLOGIST