Es dürfte keinen Zweifel geben, daß in vielen dieser Länder aus den Öleinnahmen genügend Geld vorhanden ist, um CSP-Projekte auch zu finanzieren. Nach dem Öl sehen sie offenbar langfristig die Sonne als unerschöpfliche Anzapf-Quelle und Ressource zur Vermehrung ihres Reichtums.
Zwei kleine Auszüge aus dem von ulm bereits in #113 verlinkten Artikel.
... Egypt’s first large-scale solar development is nearing completion 90 km south of Cairo at Kuraymat. The solar component of the ISCC plant is being built on behalf of the NREA by Solar Millennium, which installed the last of almost 2000 parabolic trough collectors – covering 130 000 m2 – at the 150 MW solar farm in April 2010. The plant’s location gives access to the grid and natural gas pipelines, as well as to water from the Nile. Solar Millennium hopes the project will be a model for solar farms that the Desertec group plans to one day use to supply power to much of North Africa and southern Europe....
...It seems the time really has come for this region to move beyond oil and develop its potential as a renewable energy powerhouse. The scale of the plans in the committed countries is impressive, and political motivation to achieve growth while reducing carbon emissions seems clear. There is certainly scope for the region as a whole to follow the leaders...
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