ks energy and sustainable development theresa spitzer, stefan krammer, patrick reiter

KS Energy and Sustainable DevelopmentTheresa Spitzer, Stefan Krammer, Patrick Reiter

SOLAR ELECTRICITY FROM THE SAHARA FOR EUROPE

SOLAR ENERGY

Most environment friendly source of green energy

Technologies: Photovoltaic Solar Thermal Energy Concentrated Solar Power

Most promising technology for large-scale solar power generation in Desserts

Lenses or mirrors concentrate a large area of sunlight onto a small area

Concentrated light is converted to heat which drives a heat engine connected to an electrical power generator

CONCENTRATED SOLAR POWER

CONCENTRATED SOLAR POWER

2003 TREC, Trans-Mediterranean Renewable Energy Cooperative

Desertec Foundation emerged from the Cooperative

2005 – 2007 Researches CDER(Morocco) NREA(Egypt) NERC(Jordan) University of Sana’a and Aden(Yemen) DRL(Germany)

HISTORY OF DESERTEC

HISTORY OF DESERTEC

Result of studies: 15% of European final energy consumption

can be delivered with a „supernetwork“ of renewables

Most energy can be produced with CSP in deserts

Founding of Desertec Foundation in 2009

YIELD OF THERMAL POWER POTENTIAL

Cooperation between EUMENA Europe and Middle East and North Africa

Methods: CSP Photovoltaic Windparcs desalination stations

Until 2020 MENA and until 2050 Europe

AIMS AND VISIONS

400 billion Euros 350 billion for the grids 50 billion for the transport

15-30 eurocents/kilowatt-hour actual production costs

4-5 eurocents/kilowatt-hour if the demand increases

No commercial competitiveness at the moment

COSTS AND FINANCIAL SITUATION

OBSTACLES

Cooling requirement

Temperature and salt

GRID SYSTEM

Most promising Technology is HVDC Voltage about 800kV Cost effective and environmental friendly Transportation losses of only 10-15% HVDC like highways and conventional AC

system as country and city roads

VISION OF THE GRID SYSTEM

POLITICAL OBSTACLES

Instability in Northern Africa and Middle East

Closed border between Morocco and Algeria

Negotiations only in a broader sense Dependency on Northern Africa

Risk of expropriation of assets Reneging on license agreements Corruption and bureaucratic red tape

COMPETITION WITH SMALL-SCALE PARADIGM

Europe has potential of renewables within borders Desertec will lead to monopoly Cost-effective? Faster Implementation

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