Since 2007, the SEPA interdisciplinary board of experts at the JLU Giessen University, Germany, has been looking into the possibility of mutually beneficial cooperation between Europe and Africa in the area of renewable energy.

A modern high-voltage direct current grid enables a low-loss transport of solar energy from Africa to Europe at competitive costs. A small fraction of the Sahara region's solar energy potential is more than enough to cover the African and European energy demand. Especially large-scale solar thermal power stations are adequate to meet these needs. The general technical feasibility of large-scale CSP-projects is endorsed by the SEPA-panel.

Further considerations of juridicial, political, social, geographical, and historical preconditions are being assessed to guarantee a successful implementation of the project. Only then the participation structure can be coequal for the African and European parties.

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