Very interesting story on PRI about powering Europe with photovoltaic systems in the Sahara because the sun is obviously more consistent (in terms of day-hours and sunny days) and powerful (better angle of incidence). They say all they need is a solar farm the size of Wales...about 0.3% of the Sahara.
There is a telling "what about Africa's power" question raised by the Guardian correspondent... check out the here.
The UK's daily mail had more to say...
This is the kind of optimism we should both embrace and be cautious about at the same time. A nice idea, but who is benefiting?
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