The DESERTEC concept
The DESERTEC concept
The DESERTEC concept is based on the use of solar energy in Earth’s sun belt regions – preferably for solar thermal power plants – to produce environment-friendly electricity for Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. According to calculations performed by DLR, the energy produced in one square kilometere of desert could supply around 100,000 households with 250 million kilowatt hours of electricity per year.
