Desertec dream moves towards reality with Egyptian solar farm
German solar firm hopes that soon-to-be-completed 150MW Egyptian solar farm will provide working template for Desertec solar project
The ambitious dream of providing much of Europe's energy from solar farms located in the North African desert took a small step towards reality last week, after one of the companies involved in the high-profile...
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