1. Sending African Sunlight To Europe, Special Delivery.
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CLERY, DANIEL
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SOLAR energy , *ELECTRIC power production , *TECHNOLOGICAL innovations , *ELECTRIC power distribution , *SCIENTIFIC development , *RENEWABLE energy sources - Abstract
The article discusses the construction of solar power plant in North Africa, called Desertec, which is part of a multinational effort to supply North Africa, the Middle East, and Europe with solar power for electricity production. Topics include a brief historical overview of the project's growth, Desertec's use of concentrating solar power (CSP) technology, which uses reflectors of various shapes and configurations to produce heat for electric power production, and the use of high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission to move the power from Africa to Europe.
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- 2010
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