Categories: In the Media Date: Feb 26, 2015 Title: Forget nuclear - Saharan sunshine for UK baseload power!
The Ecologist - February 2015
As the UK's nuclear dream fades, writes Chris Goodall, investors are turning to the possibilities of 'Concentrating Solar Power' in the Sahara connected to Europe by HVDC power lines. The cost would be much lower than nuclear or offshore wind, and provide reliable baseload capacity. With the UK government's say so, Tunisian sunshine could soon be powering our grid.