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Energy from the desert:
Introduction |
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The ambition of our work has been, to examine the possibilities for solving the world problems concerning access to clean energy and fresh water for everybody. We started with studying power generation by converting solar irradiation, directly or indirectly, into electricity. In addition, we touched on subjects as electricity transmission and storage, water pumping, (sea-)water desalination, irrigation, community development and socio-economic development.
During our work we came to the inescapable conclusion, that most desert regions contain abundant and inexhaustible sources of clean energy and fresh water, offering a huge potential for socio-economic development. That is why we shifted our focus from a technological approach towards a socio-economic approach. |