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> Can we do the same in Europe and put massive solar panels in the desert of North Africa and import the energy northwards ? Yes, they’re actively working on i

> Can we do the same in Europe and put massive solar panels in the desert of North Africa and import the energy northwards ? Yes, they’re actively working on it: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medgrid https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medgrid

xvilka 2y ago
Unlike European supergrid there are not many news about this project. And given that last mention was in 2013 and completion date is set for 2020-2025, it looks abandoned.
- Tade0 2y ago
  There's another attempt currently in the works: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xlinks_Morocco%E2%80%93UK_Power_Project https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xlinks_Morocco%E2%80%93UK_Po...
cinntaile 2y ago
Is this really still a thing? There hasn't been any news in many years now.
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seb1204 2y ago
There is or also was https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desertec https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desertec
paganel 2y ago
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- mschuster91 2y ago
  If anything, covering a decent chunk of the Sahara with solar panels may be the only thing capable of stopping or at least reducing the speed of desertification. It's a virtually dead "eco"system anyway, it can't be fucked up more than it already is.
  - justinclift 2y ago
    > ... it can't be fucked up more than it already is. Oh, there's probably a bunch of ways to make it worse. ;) The pro-nuclear crowd is going to want somewhere to dump a bunch of extremely toxic waste. That stuff could probably make it worse. ;)
  - paganel 2y ago
    The desert is still a living ecosystem, that was my point. And quite a pristine one. I guess not anymore, because we need to “save” nature by destroying the few bits of pristine nature we still have left. > It's a virtually dead "eco"system anyway, it can't be fucked up more than it already is. That is just wrong on many levels.

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> Can we do the same in Europe and put massive solar panels in the desert of North Africa and import the energy northwards ? Yes, they’re actively working on i

by throwup238 2y ago

xvilka 2y ago
Unlike European supergrid there are not many news about this project. And given that last mention was in 2013 and completion date is set for 2020-2025, it looks abandoned.
- Tade0 2y ago
  There's another attempt currently in the works: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xlinks_Morocco%E2%80%93UK_Power_Project https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xlinks_Morocco%E2%80%93UK_Po...
cinntaile 2y ago
Is this really still a thing? There hasn't been any news in many years now.
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seb1204 2y ago
There is or also was https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desertec https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desertec
paganel 2y ago
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- mschuster91 2y ago
  If anything, covering a decent chunk of the Sahara with solar panels may be the only thing capable of stopping or at least reducing the speed of desertification. It's a virtually dead "eco"system anyway, it can't be fucked up more than it already is.
  - justinclift 2y ago
    > ... it can't be fucked up more than it already is. Oh, there's probably a bunch of ways to make it worse. ;) The pro-nuclear crowd is going to want somewhere to dump a bunch of extremely toxic waste. That stuff could probably make it worse. ;)
  - paganel 2y ago
    The desert is still a living ecosystem, that was my point. And quite a pristine one. I guess not anymore, because we need to “save” nature by destroying the few bits of pristine nature we still have left. > It's a virtually dead "eco"system anyway, it can't be fucked up more than it already is. That is just wrong on many levels.