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Germans Implementing Super Solar Plant in North Africa's Desert? WHY NOT THE US!

RangerDanger90 said:
There are plans being laid out for a 400 Billion Euro (568679911658.49 USD) Super Solar Plant installation in North Africa's desert.

It will provide about 20-25% of Europes energy needs!
If Europe has 731,000,000 people, 182,750,000 will be theoretically satisfied!

If the US has a population of 304,059,724, then it would satisfy 61.24% of our needs!

Why dont we spend 568.68 billion US dollars and install a mega super solar power plant in the middle of a desert in the SouthWestern US?

We would definitely reduce power plant emissions!!! =)

Remember, I factored in the amount of energy to each individual member of the population as a fair ratio in energy consumption.

Because fossil fuel costs are on the rise, this becomes a prettier picture! =)

Because the Europeans want to install this super solar plant in North Africa, it is going to be more of a risk because the plant will be subject to immense political strain and blockades. Scenarios include that a country will cut off the whole solar plant militarily and that African nation will then charge everyone that uses the power generated from that plant, in end, it may turn into a fiasco and a 400 billion euro gift to that nation and a line of income as it profits from the plant. It may also generate armed conflict as germany sends in troops. It may be a lifesaver or it may be a firecracker just waiting for the fuse to be lit.

In the US, we have a far lesser risk of that happening, unless Nevada, Arizona, and California secede from the Union, which is always a possibility ;)
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Interestingly it is Spain and Portugal that are fast becoming the solar power houses for Europe - nearer, nearly as much solar input and more politically stable

Here is a link showing the big solar array in Spain
Powering 20,000 Homes: The World's Largest PV Solar Farm Opens : TreeHugger
 
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