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Solar is certainly not a silver bullet. Putting the same panel in Arizona or Norway will yield a wildly different RoI

• gibolt 4y ago
  However, electricity is easily transmitted, especially compared to oil pipelines. Northern Africa is having a massive solar boon right now, with lines delivering across Europe.
  • ncmncm 4y ago
    Not so much as you would expect. Solar panels have got cheap enough that buying more of them to use locally is cheaper than buying the transmission line. The smart money would be buying ammonia synthesis equipment to site in Africa, instead, to sell to Finland and wherever the wind has let up.
  • adrianN 4y ago
    Dependence on foreign nations for your energy needs is currently not very in vogue.
  • fmajid 4y ago
    Like this proposed project? https://xlinks.co/morocco-uk-power-project/ https://xlinks.co/morocco-uk-power-project/ It blew my mind you can transmit power for 3000km/2000mi with only about 10% loss using high voltage DC power lines.