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FT.com | FT Energy Source | Solar energy from space, anyone? - 0 views

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shared by Hans De Keulenaer on 02 Sep 09 - Cached
  • Something about this reminds us of Desertec: ambitious, expensive (though not in the same league as the €400bn Desertec), and with a bunch of big name vendors involved (apparently - there is no sign of it on either Mitsubishi’s or IHI’s websites). It’s also a long way off and far from certain.
  • The 1GW station would involve four square kilometres of solar panels. It’s estimated to be about 2,000bn yen ($21bn) and 30 years away, and it would have to become much, much cheaper to get out there:
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How to catch the Sahara's sun for Europe - New Scientist - 1 views

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shared by Colin Bennett on 27 Oct 09 - Cached
  • An ambitious project called Desertec plans to build huge solar power plants in the Sahara desert to feed clean energy to Europe. Political opposition aside, the scheme's backers also face technical hurdles and must decide which of the solar technologies below can deliver on such a scale.
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