„Es ist das Richtige Signal zur richtigen Zeit. Um die Energiewende mit mehr sauberem, CO2-freiem Strom zeitnah zu schaffen, braucht Europa ein modernes, leistungsfähiges Stromnetz.“

A unique industry initiative to develop a reliable, sustainable and climate-friendly energy supply from the deserts in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is now taking shape. 

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12 companies today signed a Memorandum of Understanding in Munich to establish a DESERTEC Industrial Initiative (DII).

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Environmental minister Christian von Boetticher and President of the German association of the Club of Rome Max Schön: “German Federal States support the DESERTEC Project.”

DESERTEC concept taken up: industry engages in unique project for clean power from deserts. 

German Association for The Club of Rome (Hanover, December 13th 2008)  

"Ökonomie gegen Ökologie auszuspielen ist sinnlos" – Das DESERTEC-Konzept schafft Klimaschutz, günstigen Strom und Arbeitsplätze, verspricht der Club of Rome.

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Open letter by Dr. Gerhard Knies (DESERTEC Project Director at The Club of Rome) (Hamburg, December 5th 2008)

Solar Plan (MSP) becomes the flagship project of the Union for the Mediterranean

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German Association for The Club of Rome (Hanover, April 24th 2008)

DESERTEC: 10,000 Solar GigaWatts – Clean Power from Deserts for the World

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German Government advocates the import of solar electricity from deserts

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Letter from German government (PDF), inofficial English translation (DOC / PDF)

Program Forum "10,000 Solar GigaWatts" (PDF); April 23th and 24th at Hanover Fair

TREC (Hamburg, March 27th 2008)

Solar Mediterranean Union – Way to Energy and Climate Security?

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