In fact, with a vast expanse of available land and abundant sunlight, hot deserts are arguably one of the best places on earth for solar energy production. Some suggest the sun's power in desert regions could store enough energy to provide power 24/7, despite the weather or time of day. Desert solar farm. Image used courtesy of Unsplash
Researchers imagine it might be possible to transform the world’s largest desert, the Sahara, into a giant solar farm, capable of meeting four times the world’s current energy demand. Blueprints have been drawn up for projects in Tunisia and Morocco that would supply electricity for millions of households in Europe.
The world’s most forbidding deserts could be the best places on Earth for harvesting solar power – the most abundant and clean source of energy we have. Deserts are spacious, relatively flat, rich in – the raw material for the semiconductors from which solar cells are made — and never short of sunlight.
Desert-based solar energy has emerged as a promising solution for sustainable power generation. In fact, with a vast expanse of available land and abundant sunlight, hot deserts are arguably one of the best places on earth for solar energy production.
Leveraging the benefits of solar energy production in the desert could be a huge step toward achieving this goal. In fact, covering just 1.2% of the Sahara Desert with solar panels could generate enough energy to power the world.
In fact, around the world are all located in deserts or dry regions. it might be possible to transform the world’s largest desert, the Sahara, into a giant solar farm, capable of meeting the world’s current energy demand. Blueprints have been drawn up for projects in and that would supply electricity for millions of households in Europe.
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