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Harvesting Solar Power in North Africa: Progress or Neocolonialism?

Posted on June 25, 2009

A massively ambitious clean power project is underway in North Africa. The German insurance giant, Munich Re, announced last week that they are currently recruiting several European mega-investors to fund a project called Desertec. The project will build solar farms across North Africa, from Morocco to Egypt. Desertec will use a method called concentrating solar power, or C.S.P., which consists of huge mirrors that generate steam to power turbines. The turbines generate electricity, which will then be sent back to Europe via high-voltage direct current cables.... -- CLICK HERE to Continue Read...

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europe , european , german , investors , solar , solar power
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