The age-old dream of transforming North Africa (Mena) and the Middle East into a giant solar farm to power Europe may finally become a reality. In June of this year, Tunisia-based TuNur filed a request to export 4.5 gigawatts (GW) of solar energy to Europe. That’s enough to power 5 million homes or 7 million electric cars! If the joint venture between UK-based solar specialist Nur Energie and Tunisian and Maltese investors proves successful, the energy landscape in Europe will forever be changed. Said...
from Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building http://inhabitat.com/new-north-african-solar-farms-to-send-4-5-gigawatts-of-energy-to-europe
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