DESERTEC Networks / Renewable Energy / Siemens / /
Continent
America / Africa / Europe / /
Country
Germany / Yemen / Algeria / Tunisia / South Africa / Libya / Egypt / Jordan / United States / Australia / China / Morocco / Spain / India / /
Currency
EUR / / /
Event
Force Majeure / Environmental Issue / /
Facility
National Energy Research Center / /
IndustryTerm
energy provision / wind energy / solar electricity / electricity mix / electricity supply / solar thermal energy / Satellite-based / natural gas / oil and gas / energy sources / energy supplies / electricity generation mix equivalent / finance / oil / energy mix / electricity generators / solar electricity imports / clean energy / clean electricity / energy / energy vector / feedin law / energy need / satellite data / electricity / electricity generation / electricity transmission grid / possible infrastructure / political solution / solar energy / subsidized energy supply / electricity exports / gas and oil / /
NaturalFeature
Red Sea / /
Organization
National Energy Research Center of Jordan / German Federal Ministry for the Environment / Nature Conversation and Nuclear Safety / Spanish government / Hamburg Climate Protection Foundation / DLR TREC / Club of Rome / MENA / Federal Government / Union for the Mediterranean / TREC Network The Trans-Mediterranean Renewable Energy Cooperation / DESERTEC Foundation / European Union / German Aerospace Center / /
Person
Hassan bin Talal / Gerhard Knies / /
Position
collector / parabolic trough collector / /
ProvinceOrState
Gaza strip / California / /
Region
Northern Europe / East Africa / southern Europe / Middle East / North Africa / Central Africa / /
1. The DESERTEC Concept By far the largest, technically accessible source of energy on the planet is to be found in the deserts around the equatorial regions of the earth. The DESERTEC Concept is designed to bring desert