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- Should we solar panel the Sahara desert? http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-34987467 60 comments
- Global Weather Disruption if Sahara Desert Covered in Solar Panels https://www.inverse.com/science/why-turning-the-sahara-into-a-giant-solar-farm-could-damage-the-global-climate 12 comments
- Could the desert sun power the world? Green electricity generated by Sahara solar panels is being hailed as a solution to the climate change crisis http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/dec/11/sahara-solar-panels-green-electricity 223 comments worldnews
- Sahara desert solar panels could provide enough electricity to supply all the power needs of the entire contintent of Europe http://www.consumerenergyreport.com/2009/03/13/sahara-solar-panels-can-power-the-entire-europe/ 76 comments science
- Universities in Japan and Algeria are aiming to provide *half* of the world’s energy before 2050 by "breeding" solar panel plants in the Sahara desert. A little ambitious, perhaps?! http://www.techeye.net/science/scientist-want-to-solve-energy-crisis-with-saharan-sand 49 comments science
- Scientists unearth a consequence of solar panels in the Sahara - Researchers imagine it might be possible to transform the world’s largest desert, the Sahara, into a giant solar farm, capable of meeting four times the world’s current energy demand. https://www.inverse.com/science/why-turning-the-sahara-into-a-giant-solar-farm-could-damage-the-global-climate?utm_campaign=fbproliqinverse&utm_content=vrinti&utm_medium=pro&utm_source=facebook&lsid=g50nziwmq 26 comments science