A rectangular area of the Sahara desert could become the European people's blessed land. EU scientists in this very much like to build a solar power plant, where the entire solar energy to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in Europe. This area smaller than the United Kingdom Wales, but scientists said on the 21st, only 0.3 percent of the Sahara desert sun, enough to provide clean energy in the whole of Europe.
Solar is three times the Nordic
Held in Barcelona of the European Science Forum, the European Commission's energy research agency scientists called for the establishment of solar power station - the gathering of solar energy through solar energy batteries, used to drive turbines or water heating. The solar power station is to find a new EU-China energy part of the project. Scientists of the proposed new solar power station, was French President Sarkozy and British Prime Minister Brown's strong support. Scientists believe that in sub the most effective use of solar energy, because the same solar photovoltaic panels, solar energy gathered in North Africa is the Nordic three times.
Construction of large power grid is the largest expenditure
Including Spain, Portugal and the southern Mediterranean countries have to invest in solar energy utilization of the huge sum of money, Algeria also began the construction of large-scale solar energy, integrated natural gas equipment, is expected to produce energy in 2010. It is reported that Algeria's goal is that in 2020 exports to the European 6,000 megawatts of solar energy into electricity.
The project scientists acknowledged that the new solar power station in North Africa will spend huge amounts of money, it will take a long time. But in the long view, is absolutely the right choice.
"Green Peace Organization," the British branch of the chief scientist Doug Parr high evaluation of the scheme: "This is certainly worthy of, if we want to deal with climate change, massive new energy plan is that we urgently need to change." Jaeger-Walden also of the view that , Large-scale solar power plants can also reduce the tariff burden on consumers. If the plans materialize, the price of each unit of electricity will be substantially reduced.
Source: 成都商报 Jul. 24, 2008
