Concentrated Solar Power in the Sahara Desert

Part of the reason that Bill Paul is so bullish on Northern Africa as a financial center for rrenewable energy is obvious: the Sahara Desert. Especially ripe for concentrated solar power, the desert is the solution to Europe’s thirst for electric power. The challenge, obviously, is transmitting that power under the Mediterranean.

But according to this Reuters report, a solution could be in place in the next five years.