DESERTEC: EuropeâMiddle EastâNorth Africa Cooperation for Sustainable Energy

Franz Trieb

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DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004444973_011

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The Desertec concept for energy, water, and climate security was published by the Trans-Mediterranean Renewable Energy Cooperation (TREC) a decade ago, in late 2007, in the form of a whitebook presented to the European Parliament. Being as fascinating as it was resilient, it created great expectations and considerable hype that was tangible in many international public and political discussions. Nevertheless, the original concept was lost along the way when a multitude of experts and consultants started to speculate about a futuristic infrastructure called supergrid instead of concentrating on a concrete first point-to-point power line interconnecting a flexible solar power plant in the desert (provider) with a demand centre in Europe (offtaker). The article at hand explains the original concept, the diversions that lead to its failure, and options to restart a concrete business case for a solar energy partnership in the EUMENA region.

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Middle East and North Africa

Climate, Culture, and Conflicts

Series:Â Climate and Culture, Volume: 6

E-Book ISBN:: 9789004444973

Publisher:: Brill

Print Publication Date:: 22 Jan 2021

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