European government and industry have been eyeing tracts of sun-drenched, vacant land in North Africa and the Middle East for some time. And now, officials and business executives are beginning to sweat out the details that could see renewable power sprouting in the desert. Full Story »
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A bit Eurocentric, it sounds like Voosen got briefed on this project from his sources and didn't do much more investigation. There's not much in here that convinces me this isn't a European resource-grab that will do little to improve trade among Mediterranean nations (a la the Treaty of Maastricht). The premise is interesting, and I recommend the article, but beware its rosiness.
In fact, according to analysts, nuclear-powered France does not have nearly as much to gain in the energy sector from solar development in North Africa. Far more important ... More »
Very cutting-edge, as per Scientific American; an interesting irony that Europe--ahead of the US in solar development--should look to Africa.
“Europe should be ready to financially support clean power provided by North Africa,” Knies said. Europe will need reliable, always-on electricity in the future ... More »
Sure European energy companies want energy pipelines from North Africa. They want them from Russia too. Pity those pesky other countries are standing in the way, whcih we never hear a thing about here. And the key question, even if you're writing from a solely business perspective: Will ME/NA leaders ever accept any threat to their stranglehold on power brought to them exclusively by oil.
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