Arab Spring 'aids Sahara solar power plan'

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Arab Spring 'aids Sahara solar power plan'
Casablanca, Morocco (UPI) Jun 8, 2011 - Critics of the Desertec project, a $566 billion scheme to meet Europe's energy needs by generating vast amounts of solar power from the Sahara Desert, say political upheaval in North Africa has scuppered its short-term prospects. But at a recent conference on the massive project in Berlin, other experts voiced optimism that the pro-democracy turmoil sweeping the Arab world will usher in ... more

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