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What's stopping us getting solar power from deserts [1]

Plans to use concentrating solar power plants in the Sahara to generate and export electricity have been on the table for years. Now, it looks as though political will might help move things forward.

Publication Date: 
10/02/2010
Mark Jansen [2]
Ecologist [3]
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Deserts [4], Sahara [5], Renewable Energy [6], Solar Energy [7], Energy [8], Power Industry [9], Africa [10], European Union (EU) [11]

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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/whats-stopping-us-getting-solar-power-deserts
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/mark-jansen
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/ecologist
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/deserts
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sahara
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/renewable-energy
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/solar-energy
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/energy
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/power-industry
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/africa
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/european-union-eu