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Thursday, December 2, 2010

Sahara desert project aims to power half the world by 2050

Sun over sahara desertImage via Wikipedia PhysOrg.com) -- A joint project by universities in Algeria and Japan is planning to turn the Sahara desert, the largest desert in the world, into a breeding ground for solar power plants that could supply half the world’s electrical energy requirements by 2050.
http://www.physorg.com/news/2010-12-sahara-aims-power-world.html
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