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Deserts Could Power the Whole African Continent

The incredible amount of energy released by the Sun on a daily basis in the African deserts, if harnessed, could not only provide the whole African continent with electrical energy but might also be enough to power some parts of the European continent as well. Calculations show that the Sun produces about 1.5 barrels of petrol worth of energy for every square kilometer of desert. And as it turns out, Africa has plenty of desert areas. "The largest source of energy is the solar radiation and t... Read »
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