Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Saharan sun's solar power could provide Europe's electricity

Interesting concept, wonder if it's economically feasible, considering the infastructure for the plant itself as well as laying the cable to get the juice.

Speaking at the Euroscience Open Forum in Barcelona, Arnulf Jaeger-Walden of the European commission's Institute for Energy, said it would require the capture of just 0.3% of the light falling on the Sahara and Middle East deserts to meet all of Europe's energy needs.

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