Back in February, I talked about solar power from the deserts, and it looks like this is finally going to become a reality. The $10bn solar power plan backed by a Jordanian prince could provide the EU with a sixth of its electricity needs in the very near future. The concept, dubbed DESERTEC, has many beneficiaries; The EU and North Africa (but mostly the EU) would benefit from the potential billions of watts of power and lower carbon emissions from this renewable source of energy. Believe it or not, waste from the plants is desalinized water which is worth more than its weight in gold in the arid regions of North Africa.
The aim of the project at this point is to bring the cost per kilowatt-hour down to roughly 25¢ or less for it to be more cost-effective than coal.
Read more at The Observer
