2024

30.01.2024

In China the Aksa Huidong New Energy Solarparc is now open and will save Millions of Tons of Carbondioxe: 

https://www.focus.de/earth/energie/gigantischer-solarpark-ist-fertig-12-000-solarpilze-ernten-1-700-gwh-strom_id_259623523.html

 

2023

16.03.2023

Dr. Hueck und Timo Bracht talk on the German YouTube-Channel “Breaking Lab”: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jmcgdh_0gyo&t=3s

2022

14.12.2022
 
Thanks to continous lobbying efforts, a cable is now planned and financed. It will connect Italy and Tunisia: 
 
 
16.6.2022
 
Michael Schröder und Timo Bracht present the Desertec Concept in Rome: 
 
 

 

2021

 

 

19.6.2021

Advancements in technology, especially heat storage, improve the attractivness of Solarthermal Plants. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvdENQ5KMjo

 

2020

28.11.2020

The fourth Phase of the Al Maktoum Solar Park is breaking world records: 

Highest Solar Tower, cheapest PV-Power (2,4 Cent/kWh) and one of the cheapest CSP-Tarifs (7,3 Cent/kWh). The CSP-Pricetag includes storage and in contrast to solar, no extra costs for SmartGrid-Components or Phaseshiftors are necessary: 

https://www.mbrsic.ae/en/about/mohammed-bin-rashid-al-maktoum-solar-park/

24.01.2020

The DESERTEC Foundation conducted a feasibility-study on cables to Europe: 

 

Desertec Kabel Analyse
 

2017

03.12.2017

Dirk Steffens and the Terra X Team visit the Noor Solar Parc: 

12.11.2017

This is an interview with Dr. Franz Trieb (In German): 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NPbNpNCD1s

2017

In those to articles, Dr. Franz Trieb and other scientists are analysing the effect of energy from the deserts on the energy transformation: 

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/316097394_Wege_zur_regenerativen_Stromversorgung