German Study Sees Job Boom From Sahara Solar Project

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Submitted by madhu on Fri, 2009-07-03 16:01

- A project linking solar power from the Sahara to energy users in Europe and North Africa could create 240,000 German jobs and generate 2 trillion euros ($2,822 billion) worth of power by 2050, a study published on Thursday found.

thesaurus: 
Deserts
Sahara
Renewable Energy
Wind Energy
Solar Energy
Energy
Electricity
Unemployment
Auto Industry
Power Industry
Africa
Europe
Germany
Main Topic: 
Energy
Name of the Newspaper: 
Planet Ark (Australia)
Mark Content Private(Internal): 
Clipping Type: 
DNB
External URL: 
http://www.planetark.com/enviro-news/item/53614
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Publication Date: 
03/07/2009