Can North Africa Light Up Europe with Solar Power? – Glass Energy Electronics

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Can North Africa Light Up Europe with Solar Power?

A plan to power Europe via massive solar arrays in the North African desert is more than a mirage but less than a reality

By Lisa Friedman and ClimateWire  | June 20, 2011

Part of the plan is to erect a network of solar plants that generate electricity by concentrating the heat from sunlight to make electricity, generating 100 gigawatts or the equivalent of 100 large nuclear power plants. Another part is to develop a grid of high-voltage transmission lines that can carry the power from Morocco, Jordan, Tunisia, Egypt and Algeria to power-hungry markets in Europe.