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- aw3c2 17y agoDon't use weird headlines, use the actual ones. This one should have been named "Sahara Solar-Power Consortium's Plans Advance".
- niels_olson 17y agoAre they really going to use high power direct current transmission lines? Isn't that the least economical way to transmit power?
- lispm 17y agohigh-voltage direct current http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-voltage_direct_current http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-voltage_direct_current Quote: ' For long-distance distribution, HVDC systems are less expensive and suffer lower electrical losses '
- chaosmachine 17y ago"It was sea power and air power on Caladan," he said. "Here, it's desert power. The Fremen are the key."