Deserts Could Become Solar Power Houses - 6/19/06

Some experts believe deserts could become the carbon-free power houses of the 21st century. They argue that an area 800 by 800 km of a desert such as the Sahara could capture enough solar energy to generate all the world’s electricity needs and more. The goal is to actually take that step to begin the next phase to renewable alterative energy sources.

Shafqat Kakakhel, UNEP’s Officer in Charge and Deputy Executive Director, said: "The solar-power potential of deserts can be economically harnessed the world has a future free from fossil fuels."

News Source: http://www.peopleandplanet.net/doc.php?id=2783

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